England’s Liam Livingstone celebrates hitting his half-century in the course of the second One Day Worldwide match between England and Australia at Sophia Gardens, Cardiff, Friday, Sept. 13, 2024.
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Liam Livingstone and Jacob Bethell shared 90 runs off 47 balls to guide England to a Twenty20 series-tying win over Australia at Sophia Gardens.
The collection winner can be selected Sunday (September 15, 2024) at Previous Trafford.
Set 194 to win, England slipped to 79-3 when Phil Salt walked into an obvious lure laid by fellow stand-in captain Travis Head, holing out to Matthew Quick, however Livingstone and Bethell broke the again of the chase.
Bethell’s dismissal for 44 off 24 balls with the end line in sight disrupted England however Livingstone carried them to the brink of victory with an excellent 87 off 47, together with 5 sixes and 6 fours.
He was bowled with the scores tied and Brydon Carse senselessly slogged within the air subsequent ball to offer part-timer Quick, who had beforehand taken solely two worldwide wickets, a shock maiden skilled five-wicket haul.
Nonetheless, Adil Rashid steered to backward level for the only England wanted for a three-wicket win with six balls to spare and to tie the collection 1-1.
Livingstone, in his fiftieth T20, earlier took 2-16 from three overs whereas Carse, barely a fortnight on from his return to cricket after a three-month ban for breaching betting laws, additionally impressed with a few wickets as he crammed in for Jofra Archer, breaching 90 mph (145 kph).
Head, the skipper within the absence of an in poor health Mitch Marsh, was once more electrical on the high of the order with 31 off 14 balls whereas Jake Fraser-McGurk’s 50 — his first worldwide fifty — was adopted by Australia plundering 60 from the ultimate 5 overs to complete on 193-6.
Salt started the reply initially watchful, then belted three successive leg-side sixes off Aaron Hardie earlier than Sean Abbott silenced the gang with two wickets in three balls.
Will Jacks under-cooked a pull on 12 and Abbott’s nip-backer breached Jordan Cox’s defences. Livingstone was crushed by a magnificence first up after which survived a evaluate for lbw in an eventful over.
Undeterred, Livingstone cleared deep midwicket off Marcus Stoinis then bought some payback on Abbott with three fours in an over as England closed to inside two of Australia’s powerplay rating, aided by a few fumbles on the rope by Fraser-McGurk.
Head’s gamble to introduce Quick’s part-time off-spin reaped rewards, with Salt miscuing to fall for 39 off 23 balls.
Requiring 104 from the final 10 overs, Livingstone put the hammer down, scooping Cameron Inexperienced for six earlier than twice depositing Stoinis into the gang for a 27-ball fifty.
Bethell bought into the act with a swing off gradual left-armer Cooper Connolly earlier than taking down Australia’s premier spinner Adam Zampa.
Bethell, in simply his second T20, used his ft brilliantly to disrupt Zampa’s rhythm and took him for 4-6-4-4. However with 25 wanted off the final 4 overs, he missed a reverse sweep off Quick.
Quick snared Curran in the identical over and whereas Livingstone belted a six then a 4 off the spinner to degree the scores, each he and Carse blotted their copybook earlier than Rashid bought England residence.
Printed – September 14, 2024 10:31 am IST
