Harry Brook became the first England batter to score an ODI double century, striking 202 off 116 balls as England posted 429 for 4 against Sri Lanka in the third match of the Pakistan ODI Tri-Series at Rawalpindi on October 22. Reports put his 200 as coming up in just 114 balls, which would make it the fastest double century in ODI history, surpassing Shubman Gill's 117-ball mark set against the West Indies in Guwahati less than a month earlier.
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl, a decision that backfired badly once Brook got going. He finished with 21 fours and 10 sixes before being caught behind the wicket off Janith Liyanage's bowling, and his 202 passed Ben Stokes' previous England record of 182, struck against New Zealand at the Oval in September 2023. Brook is also reported to be the first batter to score an ODI double century at this Rawalpindi venue.
Brook did not do it alone. Joe Root contributed 69 and Will Jacks an unbeaten 66, with England's 429 for 4 reported as the highest ODI total ever recorded on Pakistani soil. Earlier in the innings, Tom Banton had made a brisk 50 before Dunith Wellalage's left-arm spin accounted for him, but the middle overs belonged entirely to Brook.
Records for the fastest ODI double century have now changed hands twice inside a month — Gill set the previous mark against West Indies on September 30, and Brook has already gone past it. That turnover says as much about the state of modern ODI batting as it does about either individual innings, and sets up Brook's score as an instant reference point in the format's history. For England, the total also puts real distance between themselves and a Sri Lanka side already under pressure after Pakistan's strong start to the tri-series.
Set 430 to win, Sri Lanka's reply was still in progress as this article was being written. Whatever the final result, Brook's innings is the headline from the tri-series so far, with the completed chase to be covered separately once the scorecard is final.
Brook's innings is a reminder that in conditions like Rawalpindi's, top-order batters capable of batting through 40-plus overs carry outsized fantasy value over bowlers chasing containment. Sri Lanka's chasers, by contrast, look like value picks only if the top order survives the powerplay against England's new-ball attack.
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Brook's score and the records referenced in this article are verified against same-day and freshly re-checked reporting as of October 22, 2026; exact ball counts vary slightly by source, and Sri Lanka's chase was still in progress at the time of writing.
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