Cricket Scores, Oct. 22: Sri Lanka Chase 430 Despite Brook’s 202

Cricket scores for Oct. 22

Harry Brook hit 202 from 116 balls in Rawalpindi, the first one-day international double century by an England man, and it still wasn’t enough. Sri Lanka chased England’s 429-4 down with one ball to spare, Janith Liyanage finishing it with a six off the penultimate delivery, Sky Sports reported. Sky called it the second-highest successful chase in ODI history.

In Gqeberha, the second Test ended on day five with South Africa winning by an innings and 31 runs, even though rain wiped out most of the first two days and the first session of the last. That leveled the series at 1-1, ABC News reported.

All final results

The day’s matches between full-member nations come from Wikipedia’s 2026-27 international calendar, and each result is from at least two of the sources listed. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Zimbabwe’s tri-series in the UAE had no match on Oct. 22.

Sri Lanka beat England by two wickets

Brook’s 202 included 21 fours and 10 sixes, Sky reported, with Joe Root adding 69 and Will Jacks an unbeaten 66. England’s 429-4 was its fourth-highest ODI total.

Sri Lanka’s chase was built on depth. Rathnayake made 130, and Avishka Fernando and Dasun Shanaka both fell for 97, Shanaka’s coming from 50 balls. Liyanage’s 61 not out from 27 balls closed it, with Sri Lanka needing 8 from the final over, according to Sky. Radio Pakistan confirmed the target was reached in 49.5 overs with eight wickets down.

South Africa beat Australia by an innings

South Africa were 110-6 in their first innings before Temba Bavuma’s 179 carried them to 425-9 declared, Outlook India reported. Marco Jansen then took five wickets as Australia collapsed for 99.

Following on, Australia did better. Head scored 121, his 13th Test hundred, and nightwatchman Scott Boland batted 166 balls for 40, according to ABC. Wiaan Mulder broke through, removing Head, Boland and Pat Cummins, and Kagiso Rabada took 4-77 as Australia were bowled out for 295.

India’s record chase in Christchurch

India’s chase of 226 was the highest successful run chase in its T20I history, the ICC said. After an opening stand of 93, India slipped to 122-4 before Shreyas Iyer (42) and Naman Dhir (42 not out from 15 balls) finished the job with two balls left. New Zealand’s 225-4 was its highest T20I total at home, ANI reported. For the full story, see our explainer on India’s record chase.

What it means

• Run rates: the two white-ball games produced 1,314 runs. Sri Lanka scored at about 8.6 runs an over across 49.5 overs, and India at about 11.7 an over in its T20 chase.
• Pakistan tri-series: Pakistan has beaten both Sri Lanka (by 37 runs on Oct. 18) and England (by 87 on Oct. 20), Sky reported, so England have lost both their games so far. The final is Oct. 31.
• South Africa vs. Australia: with the series at 1-1, the third Test in Cape Town decides it.
• New Zealand vs. India: India lead the five-match series 1-0.

What’s next

• Oct. 24: New Zealand vs. India, 2nd T20I, Christchurch.
• Oct. 25: Pakistan vs. England in Lahore, then Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka on Oct. 27 and Sri Lanka vs. England on Oct. 29, according to Sky.
• Tuesday, Oct. 27: South Africa vs. Australia, 3rd Test, at Newlands in Cape Town.
• The remaining T20Is are on Oct. 27 in Wellington, Oct. 30 in Auckland and Nov. 1 in Hamilton, the ICC said.