{
  "id": 17111438,
  "title": "Pavan Rathnayake's 118 fails to save Sri Lanka against England",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/29/pavan-rathnayakes-118-fails-to-save-sri-lanka-against-england",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-29T19:10:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Gulf News",
    "slug": "gulf-news",
    "url": "https://gulfnews.com/sport/cricket/pavan-rathnayakes-118-fails-to-save-sri-lanka-against-england-1.500728845"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "In Lahore, England secured a 55-run victory over Sri Lanka in a dead rubber match, winning by 55 runs. Pavan Rathnayake's century proved futile, as England posted a formidable 386-5 in their 50 overs. Rathnayake, who earlier scored 130 in Rawalpindi, managed to score 118 off 77 balls, but it wasn't enough to chase down Sri Lanka's target. England opener Ben Duckett scored his highest ODI score of 167, while spinner Liam Dawson took career-best figures of 4-49. Kusal Mendis contributed with 71 off 89 balls, including five sixes. Despite the loss, Sri Lanka remains optimistic for their final against Pakistan on Saturday, with England having only one win in four games.",
  "summary": "England outlast Sri Lanka despite Rathnayake's hundred in dead rubber",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}