Sri Lanka chased down 429 to beat England by two wickets in Rawalpindi ODI despite Harry Brook's record double century.
England scored 429-4 after being put in to bat, with captain Harry Brook making 202 off 116 balls, the fastest ODI double century and the first by an England player. Sri Lanka reached 430-8 with one ball to spare, the second-highest successful ODI chase, as Janith Liyanage hit a six off the penultimate delivery. Pavan Rathnayake scored 130 and Dasun Shanaka 97 for Sri Lanka.
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Divergence score
2 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 2 outlets placed this story
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The Telegraph
Al Jazeera
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
The Telegraph
Harry Brook hits historic double century – but England still lose to Sri Lanka
Brook's milestone framed as wasted in defeat · negative
Al Jazeera
Sri Lanka beat England to overcome Harry Brook hitting fastest 200 in ODIs
Sri Lanka's chase as the headline story · positive
First to report
- Al Jazeerafirst
- The Telegraph+36 min
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The split, in one line
Both outlets agree on the facts; the difference is emphasis, with one leading on Brook's historic double century and the other on Sri Lanka's record chase.
How each outlet covered it
No left-right split here
Coverage clusters in the center and international press. Here is each take as it stands.
Center & international coverage
“Harry Brook hits historic double century – but England still lose to Sri Lanka”
“Sri Lanka beat England to overcome Harry Brook hitting fastest 200 in ODIs”
5 tracked claims across 2 outlets
Fact ledger
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Corroborated
Harry Brook scored 202 off 116 balls, the fastest ODI double century and the first by an England player
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