After a rain-delayed toss, England got off to a flying start on a typically batting-friendly Lord’s pitch. Phil Salt and Ben Duckett laid a solid foundation, with the latter impressing by scoring a fluent 63 off 62 balls. By the 10-over mark, England had reached 48, thanks to Duckett’s efforts, as Salt and Will Jacks struggled to find the rhythm. The real momentum shift came when Harry Brook blasted 87 from just 58 deliveries, providing England with a significant boost. Australia’s bowling troubles deepened when Liam Livingstone delivered a breathtaking display, smashing Mitchell Starc for 28 runs in the final over
Mitchell Starc began the last over and started with a full delivery, and despite Livingstone losing his bottom hand mid-shot, he lofted it over long-on for a six. On the next ball, Starc bowled a slower, shorter one around off and Livingstone swung hard but missed, resulting in a dot ball. Undeterred, Livingstone continued his onslaught when Starc pitched a fuller delivery on leg stump, flicking it effortlessly over deep square leg for another six. The following ball was a full toss and Livingstone smoked it over long-off, bringing up his fifty to a standing ovation from the Lord’s crowd and pushing England past 300. Starc was still reeling as he bowled a shorter ball, but Livingstone pulled it with authority over deep square leg for a third consecutive six, sending the crowd into raptures. Finally, on the last ball of the over, Starc went full and wide outside off, but Livingstone sliced it over backward point for a boundary, wrapping up a blistering 28-run over and pushing England’s total to 312/5. The onslaught quickly caught social media’s attention, with Twitter buzzing about Livingstone’s heroics.
Incredible over
Lol
Liam Livingstone hitting Mitchell strace as a club bowler 😵😱😱#ENGvsAUS #EnglandCricket pic.twitter.com/QfwocSF4F6
— Kashif Malik (@SportsK89857) September 28, 2024
Liam livingstone is the kind of player you cannot drop or ignore, he can single handedly win matches for the team.
— Alok Mishra (@thenameis_alok) September 28, 2024
Against the spin
All the things going in the way of Liam livingstone (retained)
But the only issue will be his spin playing ability in middle order, which we need the most from any middle-order batter.— Tarun (@saddapunjab10) September 28, 2024
In an over
Liam Livingstone scored 28 runs against Mitchel Starc in an over👍👍👍👍 pic.twitter.com/0gcEvtWyMj
— Zain Ali (@Za_in_AL) September 28, 2024
Liam Livingstone smashed 28 runs in an over of Mitchell Starc.
– This is the most runs conceded by Mitchell Starc in an over in ODI match #ENGvsAUS pic.twitter.com/tWMY31l2Tc— THIRD MAN 👨⚖️ (@cricupdatesonX) September 28, 2024
No hype for him
What a finish!
6,0,6,6,6,4 – WHAT A INCREDIBLE FINISH BY LIAM LIVINGSTONE…!!
He smashed 28 runs in last over against Mitchell Starc. He scored 62(27) with 3 fours and 7 sixes against Australia in 4th ODI Match. 🏏🔥#AUSvsENG pic.twitter.com/tFmsRtY3Tr— 𝙍𝘼𝙎𝙃𝙄𝘿 𝙎𝘼𝙔’𝙎 🇵🇰 (@Babarian56r) September 28, 2024
Liam Livingstone is an incredible asset to have in team ,Gun batter ,decent bowler and awesome fielder ,lucky England #ENGvsAUS
pic.twitter.com/XPcYvNkbQK— Dår Äàbid🏴☠️ (@daraabid008) September 28, 2024
Can’t wait
