England batter Liam Livingstone hit second quickest ODI half-century off 17 balls

Liam Livingstone smashed a fifty off 17 balls to file the joint second-fastest fifty in one-day internationals. He completed with an unbeaten 66 off 22 balls towards Netherlands as England registered a world file rating of 498/4 off 50 overs.

Liam Livingstone scored a surprising half century towards Ireland. (Courtesy: Reuters)

HIGHLIGHTSLiam Livingstone of England hit an ODI half-century off 17 balls vs NetherlandsLiam Livingstone now holds the file for the joint second-fastest ODI fiftyLivingstone and Buttler (162 not out) added an unbroken 91-run partnership off simply 5.2 overs

Liam Livingstone of England hit a half-century off solely 17 balls towards the Netherlands to file the joint second-fastest half-century in one-day internationals. Liam Livingstone got here inside putting distance of breaking AB de Villiers’s file however missed out.

Liam Livingstone was concerned in a barnstorming partnership with Jos Buttler, who failed to interrupt his personal file for the quickest ODI hundred by an Englishman. Buttler now owns the file for the three quickest ODI a whole lot for England after reaching the milestone off 47 balls.

Jos Buttler had gained the Orange Cap for Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2022 and he continued his red-hot type for England within the first ODI towards Netherlands in Amstelveen on Friday.

Liam Livingstone was in breathtaking type for Punjab Kings when he smashed 437 runs from 14 matches at a strike-rate of 182.08. He had additionally hit 4 quickfire half-centuries however his heroics weren’t sufficient to assist PBKS guide a spot within the 2022 IPL playoffs.

England additionally broke the file for the best ODI rating after they completed with 498 for 4 off 50 overs. This is the best whole throughout males’s and girls’s one-day internationals.

Jos Buttler completed with an unbeaten 162 off solely 70 balls; his innings was studded with 7 fours and 14 sixes. Liam Livingstone, in the meantime, remained not out on 66 off simply 22 balls and his innings was laced with 6 fours and 6 sixes. The two batters had been concerned in an unbroken stand of 91 runs off simply 5.2 overs for the fifth wicket.