f 66 balls me unbeaten 136 run ki dhamakedar innings kheli, jiske dum par England ne teesre ODI me Sri Lanka ko 53 run se hara kar series 2-1 se jeet li. Yeh England ki 3 saal baad pehli overseas bilateral ODI series win hai.
Match R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo me khela gaya, jahan England ne pehle batting karte hue 357/3 ka bada score khada kiya.
🟢 England ki innings ka haal
England ki shuruaat achhi nahi rahi.
- Ben Duckett sirf 7 run bana kar out
- Rehan Ahmed 24 run par pavilion laut gaye
Ek samay England 40/2 par tha aur Sri Lanka match me wapas aata hua lag raha tha. Yahin se Joe Root ne innings ko sambhala.
⭐ Joe Root ka class
- 111 run (108 balls)*
- ODI career ka 20th century
- Middle overs me innings ko mazboot base diya
Root ko Jacob Bethell (65 runs) ka bhi accha saath mila. Dono ke beech 126 runs ki partnership hui.
🚀 Harry Brook ka toofan
Jacob Bethell ke out hone ke baad Harry Brook ne poori bowling attack ko dhwast kar diya.
- 136 runs (66 balls)*
- 11 fours, 9 sixes
- Strike rate: 206+
- Century sirf 57 balls me
Brook aur Root ke beech 191 runs ki unbeaten partnership hui. Aakhri 10 overs me England ne 130 runs thok diye. England ne Sri Lanka me pehli baar ODI me 300+ score banaya.
🔵 Sri Lanka ka chase
Bade target ke jawab me Sri Lanka ne aggressive start liya.
- Pathum Nissanka – 50 runs (sirf 24 balls)
- Kusal Mendis – 20 runs (9 balls)
Sirf 8 overs me score 85/1 pahunch gaya. Lekin beech ke overs me wickets girne lage.
🥇 Pavan Rathnayake ki fighting century
- 121 runs (115 balls)
- 12 fours, 1 six
- Akele ladte hue team ko sambhala
Par England ke spinners ne pressure banaye rakha:
- Adil Rashid ne Asalanka aur Hasaranga ko out kiya
- Liam Dawson aur Will Jacks ne bhi important wickets li
Aakhir me Sam Curran ne Rathnayake ko yorker par clean bowled kar match khatam kar diya.
📉 Sri Lanka ke liye bada jhatka
- Sri Lanka ne 5 saal baad ghar par ODI bilateral series haari
- Bowling aur death overs execution par sawal
- Middle order consistency ki kami saaf dikhi
📈 England ke liye naya signal
- Harry Brook ki aggressive captaincy ka impact
- White-ball cricket me England ki possible comeback shuruaat
- Young players ke saath strong intent
🧾 Brief Scores
England: 357/3 (50 overs)
- Harry Brook 136*
- Joe Root 111*
- Wanindu Hasaranga 1/76
Sri Lanka: 304 (46.4 overs)
- Pavan Rathnayake 121
- Pathum Nissanka 50
- Liam Dawson 2/48
Result: England won by 53 runs
Series: England won 2-1
