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The second One-Day International (ODI) of the New Zealand Tour of England 2023 unfolded at The Rose Bowl, where England locked horns with New Zealand. In a rain-curtailed encounter, England emerged victorious by a margin of 79 runs, showcasing their dominance i🌳n both batting and bowling departments.
England Innings: 226/7 (34 overs)
England’s innings witnessed a mixture of spectacular strokes and calculated partnerships. Liam Livingstone was the star of the show, scoring a magnificent 95 runs off 78 balls, anchoring the innings with 9 fours and 1 six. Jos Buttler (30 runs off 25) and Sam Curran (42 runs off 35) provided valuable contributions to propel England to a competitive tꩵotal of 226-7.
However, New Zealand bowlers, led by Trent Boult (3 wickets for 37 runs) and Tim Southee (2 wickets for 65 runs), managed to keep Engl☂andღ from posting an even more substantial total.
New Zealand Innings: 147/10 (26.5 overs)
Chasing a target of 227, New Zealand’s batting order faced a stern test from England’s bowlers. Daryl Mitchell (57 runs off 52) played a resilient innings, but the rest of the Kiwi batsmen struggled to build substantial partnerships. England’s bowlers put up a formidable performance, with Reece Topley (3 wickets for 27 runs) and David Willey (3🔴 wickets for 34 runs) being the standout performers.
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Ultimately🐎, the Blackcaps were bowled out for 147 in 26.5 overs, falling short of the target by 79 runs.
Player of the Match
Livingstone’s brilliant knock earned him the well-deserved ‘Player of the Match’ award.
Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Walked in ꦿat 55/5, took England to 226/7 in a 34-over🍌 game against 🇳🇿 with a blistering 95* (78) 🔥
A knock for the ages at the Ageas Bowl from🎃 Livingstone! 🤌
— Punjab Kings (@PunjabKingsIPL)
Outstanding from Liam Livingstone. His highest ODI score of 95* helped rescue England from a precarious scenario in Southampton. From 55-5 to 226/7 in a 34 over match. Excellent support from Sam Curran. New Zealand will feel like they've let England get away here.
— Aatif Nawaz (@AatifNawaz)
🏴 ENGLAND WIN 🏴
An amazing bounce back in Southampton 👏
— England's Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy)
Today’s Liam Livingstone is the one we all hoped to watch regularly since he broke onto the scene. Becaᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚuse he has given us doubts…
Please just do this consistently until the e♛nd of the WC 🙏
It’s a very 🌳big ask of course but he’s surely near his very destructive best🔯 today.
— WG RumblePants (@WG_RumblePants)
Battingல Liam 🌞Livingston…. Bowlingல Reece Topley Come Back… ! 🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️🧘🏽♂️
— Cricket Anand 🏏 (@cricanandha)
What a comeback by Tent Boult!
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
Trent Boult returned to international cricket on his 100th ODI game after 1 year and took 3 wickets and bowled a maiden over. Boult has 2nd most wickets after 100 ODIs.
He's the nightmare for top order batsmen for a reason. One of the Greatest bowlers of all time 🐐⚡— Shahbaz Sharif (@dvincentstrange)
Last two knocks of
Liam Livingstone
52(40)
95(78)
Amazing performance by him&md🐠ash; 𝗶𝘀𝗵𝗶.🏴 (@kohlifangirl17꧙8)
England beat New Ze♑aland by 79 runs in 2nd ODI match and now this ser𒀰ies leveled with 1-1.
What a comeback by England in this match, At one point they was 55/5 and from then England won the match – Liam Livingstone the Hero for England…!!!
— CricketMAN2 (@ImTanujSingh)
ENGLAND WIN 🙌
A superb bowling dဣisplay sees N𓆉ew Zealand bowled out for 147 🤝
Three wickets ap﷽iece for Reece Topley and David Willey 💥
— The Ageas Bowl (@TheAgeasBowl)
Engla﷽nd won by 79 runs (34 Overs per side 🤪due to rain):
— betvisa68.com (@CricketTimesHQ)
W . W . . .
A double-wicket maiden in his second oꦅver! Starting his 100th ODI in style 🔥
— BLACKCAPS (@BLACKCAPS)
