New Delhi: Harry Brook, Liam Livingstone and bowlers stepped up as England defeated Australia by 186 runs in the 4th ODI at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Friday, September 27. The hosts also levelled the five-match ODI series on 2-2 with the final match of the series scheduled to take on Sunday at the County Ground in Bristol.
Brook, Livingstone light up Lord’s
Explosive knocks from captain Brook and Livingstone helped England to post 312 runs in 39 overs. The England skipper missed out on his second ODI century, scoring 87 runs off 58 balls with the help of 11 boundaries and one maximum. Opener Ben Duckett gave the hosts a good start and scored 63 runs off 62 balls.
Jamie Smith also scored 39 runs off 26 balls, but Livingstone’s fiery knock powered Three Lions to post a big total on the scoreboard. The all-rounder scored an unbeaten 62 runs off 27 balls, his remarkable knock was laced with three boundaries and seven maximums. He also smashed Mitchell Starc for 28 runs in an over, including four maximums and a boundary.
England Bowlers dismantle Australia’s batting line-up
Chasing the target of 313 runs, the visitors got off to a decent start as captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis stitched a 68-run partnership for the first wicket. But Brydon Carse dismissed Head for 34 runs. After Head’s wicket, Australia suffered a big collapse and lost 9 wickets for 58 runs.
Matthew Potts removed Steve Smith cheaply and Jofra Archer dismissed Marsh for 28 runs. The visitors got all out for 126 runs in 24.4 overs. Potts took 4 wickets in the match and Carse picked up three wickets. Jofra Archer also took two wickets.
‘Taken all the positives from first two matches’: Harry Brook
England captain Harry Brook said that his team took all the positives from the first two games of the series and brought them to the last two matches. He also praised Livingstone and said he showed what he is capable of.
‘We have taken all the positives and the momentum we had from the first two games and brought them to the last two games. Ducky (Duckett), we know how good he is, up top he’s unbelievably tough to bowl to. We know what Livi is capable of at the back end and he showed it beautifully tonight. It’s just identifying times when we need to put pressure on them more. If we get a boundary early on in the over, then we know that there’s probably a chance to try and apply more pressure there’ Brook said in the post-match presentation.
England defeated Australia by 186 runs in the 4th ODI to level the 5-match series at the Lord’s Cricket Ground in London on Friday. Cricket Sports News: Latest Cricket News, Cricket Live Score, Sports Breaking News from Sports Today
