However, Liam Livingstone persisted in pummeling the Kiwi bowlers and rotating the strike as needed. New Zealand would have been anxious to demonstrate their superiority in the second ODI on September 10 after a strong showing in the first ODI. The start of the game was delayed significantly due to the teams’ prolonged absence from the field due to heavy rain. The umpires ultimately decided that the game would be a 34-over-per-side encounter.
After winning the toss, Tom Latham decided to bowl first. It was Trent Boult’s first ODI game in nearly a year, and he was back in the New Zealand starting lineup. The left-arm seamer was being his normal self, swinging the ball both ways and giving the England batters a ton of trouble. Ben Stokes, Joe Root, and Jonny Bairstow were all taken out by him in the first five overs, bringing the total for the hosts to 8/3.
Harry Brook left soon after as well, with England holding a precarious 28/4 position. Jos Buttler, the captain of England, attempted a counterattack, but his 25-ball, 30-run innings came to an end when Mitchell Santner removed him. In the middle, Liam Livingstone joined Moeen Ali and launched a counterattack. Before the left-hander went out for trying to play a huge shot off Tim Southee, the pair added 48 runs.
Sam Curran proved to be the ideal partner for him, attempting to give him as many strikes as possible while still occasionally hitting limits. The pair put together a crucial 102 run partnership in 77 balls to help England over 200.
Liam Livingstone finished the game unbeaten with 95 off 78 balls, while Curran was bowled out for a solid 42 off 35 balls in the penultimate over.
New Zealand lost Finn Allen for a duck while attempting to reach a target of 227. Gus Atkinson dismissed Devon Conway for 14 off 24 balls because he couldn’t get going. Will Young appeared to be in good shape with his 39-ball 33, but David Willey’s excellent fielding allowed him to be run out. After being reduced to 55/3 in 11.1 overs, New Zealand required a strong partnership.
Tom Latham and Darl Mitchell’s 56-run partnership stabilized the situation, but the final seven wickets fell for only 36 runs as Willey and Reece Topley concluded with three-wicket hauls. Atkinson contributed one scalp while Moeen claimed a few wickets.
Let’s look at how ‘X’ users responded to the contest that was canceled due to bad weather:
STUNNER SANTNER๐ฏ#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/GTOU78AUAE
โ Appaso Arge ‘JAIN’๐ฎ๐ณโข (@ArgeappasoJain) September 11, 2023
England clinches a commanding 79-run victory against New Zealand in the second ODI! Liam Livingstone’s career-best 95* and superb bowling by seamers helped level the series at 1-1. #ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/qhlFAxFueE
โ Muhammad Areeb Uddin Sheikh. #AreebCricketWorld (@areeb_7official) September 10, 2023
Last two knocks of
Liam Livingstone
52(40)
95(78)
Amazing performance by him#ENGvNZ pic.twitter.com/QkrvLunD3yโ ๐ถ๐๐ต๐ถ.๐ด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ (@kohlifangirl178) September 10, 2023
Despite such good bowling by Trent Boult, New Zealand lost the match.#ENGvNZ
โ Aslam Khan (@AslamKh28256682) September 10, 2023
@KumarSanga2 โTrent Boult makes batting looks easy or strange ?โ ๐๐ #ENGvNZ
โ Srihari โฎ๏ธ (@Srihari_08) September 10, 2023
Trent Boult is the most entertaining batter ever
โ stuart broad apologist (@cricketpun_duh) September 10, 2023
You just know it’s Trent Boult’s work every time you see a football scorecard in cricket. pic.twitter.com/m1wpjZAKJn
โ avg NF enjoyer (@scoopshot63) September 10, 2023
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