2024-09-15 11:10:37
Published: 14:36, 14 September 2024
The series between Australia and England is the height of madness. It is also ongoing in the three-match T20 series. England could not take advantage in the first match. And in the second match, they made up for it and equalized the series. Liam Livingstone is the key behind England’s victory. His all-round performance saw England win by 3 wickets.
This match against Australia was Livingstone’s 50th T20I of his career. This star played a stormy innings of 87 runs off 47 balls in the match. His innings had 6 fours and 5 sixes. He also took two wickets with the ball. Livingstone was also the man of the match.
Batting first in the match, Australia scored 193 for 6 in Jack Fraser-McGurk’s fifty. Fraser-McGurk scored his first career international fifty with 50 off 31 balls. Besides, wicketkeeper Josh English played an innings of 42 runs off 26 balls.
Chasing the target, England lost 3 wickets before 80 runs. Then Livingstone and Jacob Bethel resisted. The duo put on 90 runs off 47 balls for the fourth wicket. Bethel, who scored 44 off 24 balls, was bowled by Short. Even though Livingstone was out earlier, England had no problem getting the win.
England also made a record in this victory. This was their highest run chase win against Australia in T20Is. The series deciding match between the two teams will be tomorrow Sunday (September 15), venue Manchester.
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