Liam Livingstone beats the fastest ODI half century for England
While Liam Livingstone was just one ball short of AB de Villiers' record, he matched Kusal Perera, Sanath Jayasuriya and Martin Guptill on the elite list.
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Posted - 2022-06-17T21:05:58+06:00
Updated - 2022-06-17T21:05:58+06:00
Liam Livingstone continues to intimidate bowlers with his batting superiority. The right-hander equaled the record for second-fastest ODI 50 on Friday. He achieved the milestone during his team's ongoing first ODI in the three-game series against the Netherlands in Amstelveen.
The inaugural ODI between England and the Netherlands proved historic for the visitors as they rolled 498 runs in their odds of 50, breaking all limits and recording the highest ODI total in the game's history. It was a memorable outing for the sluggers, but a special one for Liam Livingstone, who smashed the second-fastest ODI in half a century and equaled Sanath Jayasuriya, Martin Guptil and Kusal Perera's record of 17 balls at fifty.
Reaching his half-century in just 17 balls, Livingstone joined the likes of Kusal Perera, Sanath Jayasuriya and Martin Guptill on the elite list. Meanwhile, he missed AB de Villiers' world record for the fastest ODI 50 by just one ball.
Livingstone notched 66 from 22 balls in the run-fest which saw England post a mammoth total of 498/4, beating the Netherlands first. This is the world record for the highest team total. England bettered their own record of 481/6 set against Australia in 2018.
Speaking of the game, Netherlands captain Pieter Seelaar won the draw and invited visiting England to beat first. The hosts had a brief moment of joy when they caught Jason Roy's wicket early on and reduced the Three Lions to 1/1. What followed, however, was absolute carnage from the English batters as Philip Salt and Dawid Malan added 222 runs for the second wicket to keep the Netherlands at bay.
While Salt left with 122 balls from 93, Malan scored 125 balls from 109. Jos Buttler further compounded the problem for the Netherlands with his 162 instead of 70, while Livingstone not only tormented the bowlers but also took the opportunity to put his name in the history books.