Harry Brook’s brilliant century, England beats Sri Lanka

New Delhi: England captain and leading batsman harry brook Created a new history by scoring a strong century in the third and final ODI against Sri Lanka. The match took place at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, where Brook performed brilliantly while batting at the fifth position. This innings further highlighted his ability as the captain of the English team.

Brook scored unbeaten 136 runs in just 66 balls, with his strike rate crossing 200. He hit 11 fours and 9 sixes in his innings. It is noteworthy that he completed his century in just 57 balls, which became the fastest ODI century for England as captain. Before this record eoin morgan Who did this against Afghanistan in 2019.

Slow start, then rain of runs

Brook started off cautiously. At one time he had scored 46 runs on 39 balls. After this he gained momentum and scored 90 runs in the next 27 balls. Brook completely defeated the Sri Lankan bowlers in the last overs of England’s innings. Out of the last 69 runs, he scored 68 runs single-handedly, due to which the bowlers appeared completely helpless.

Scored 101 runs in the last 10 overs alone

He alone scored 101 runs in the last 10 overs of the match. While his score looked ordinary as the 40 overs approached, by the 50 overs he rained shots all around the ground. Thus, Brook’s name has been added to the list of batsmen who have performed exceptionally well in the death overs.

De Villiers’ record still stands

Still holds the record for scoring most runs between 41 and 50 overs in ODI cricket. AB de Villiers The name is K, who scored 121 runs in this phase against West Indies in 2015. Rohit Sharma And jos buttler Giants like are also included in this list. Now harry brook has also made its place in this exclusive club.

Big partnership of Root and Brook

Brooke Joe Root Made an important partnership of 191 runs in 113 balls for the fourth wicket. During this, Root scored 46 runs in 47 balls and in the end he scored unbeaten 111 runs in 108 balls. jacob bethel Also contributed 65 runs. England won the toss and batted first and scored a huge score of 357 runs for 3 wickets.