By Admin 
Harry Brook Hits Century Against Sri Lanka: The last and decisive match of the 3-match ODI series between England and Sri Lanka was played on Tuesday i.e. 28 January. The England team made a comeback after losing the first match in this series. The English team won the second match and then batted first in the decisive match and scored a huge score of 357 runs. The captain of the team, Harry Brook, who lost the first wicket in the form of Ben Duckett for just 19 runs, gave a tough challenge to Sri Lanka by scoring a century in a dashing style. Along with him, experienced batsman Joe Root (111 not out) also scored a brilliant century.
England won the toss in the decisive match
England won the toss and decided to bat first in the series decider. In this match, the English team got the first blow in the form of Ben Duckett on the score of just 19 runs. After this, the second wicket fell at 40 runs and after the third wicket fell at 166 runs, Harry Brook came out to bat on the field. Along with experienced batsman Joe Root, he not only handled the innings but also scored runs quickly.
One hundred runs in just 57 deliveries…🤯
Take a bow, Harry Brook👏 pic.twitter.com/1IbP1uyiUC
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Captain Harry Brook scored a stormy century
English captain Harry Brook played a brilliant inning against Sri Lanka which changed the course of the match. When England’s third wicket fell at 166 runs, Brook came and took over the innings. He scored a half-century in 40 balls, hitting 3 fours and as many sixes. After this he changed gears and completed his century in the next 17 balls. Brook scored a century in 57 balls, hitting 8 fours and 6 sixes. He played a explosive inning of 136 unbeaten runs by hitting 11 fours and 9 sixes in 66 balls.
Harry Brook made a explosive partnership with Joe Root
Before Harry Brook came on the field, the Sri Lankan team seemed to be dominating the match, but as soon as Brook came on the field, he hit shots openly and after completing his half-century, he created havoc. Made an explosive partnership of 191 runs for England with Joe Root on just 113 balls. This partnership of both changed the map of the match, due to which the England team won by 53 runs in the decisive match against Sri Lanka.