In the second ODI at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium in North Sound, Antigua, on Saturday (November 2, 2024), England overcame West Indies by five wickets to level the series 1-1. Chasing a challenging target of 329, England found their hero in Liam Livingstone, whose blistering 124* off 85 balls eclipsed Shai Hope's composed 117 for West Indies. Livingstone’s knock, backed by solid contributions from Phil Salt (59), Jacob Bethell (55), and Sam Curran (52), powered England’s chase, nullifying the best efforts of Akeem Forde, who took 3-48. English's aggressive finish in the final overs left Indies unable to hold them back, setting the stage for a thrilling decider. Get the match highlights right here (More Cricket News)
With Hope's outstanding 117, Keacy Carty's 71, and Sherfane Rutherford's 54 taking them to 328 for 6, West Indies hoped for a strong defence. This set England the daunting task of achieving the second-highest ODI run-chase ever in the Caribbean.
But with this victory, England took Livingstone's masterly knock to set up a great decider at Barbados, with the series wide open.
Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie who had impressed in the opening ODI by 4 for 41 managed his worst figures of the entire tournament as he fell for a brutal onslaught that would come at the hand of Livingstone, which put him under such hammer that he could concede a bad 14 and 16 consecutively in four straight overs.
Jayden Seales also suffered at the hands of Livingstone, who hit 26 runs off one over, while debutant Shamar Joseph was dispatched for 24. No bowler was spared as Livingstone launched a blistering attack, smashing nine sixes among his 14 boundaries.
Toss Update
England captain Liam Livingstone won the toss and elected to bowl first against West Indies.
Playing XIs
West Indies: Brandon King, Evin Lewis, Keacy Carty, Shai Hope (capt and wk), Sherfane Rutherford, Shimron Hetmyer, Roston Chase, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Matthew Forde, Jayden Seales.
England: Phil Salt (wk), Will Jacks, Jordan Cox, Jacob Bethell, Liam Livingstone (capt), Sam Curran, Dan Mousley, Adil Rashid, Jofra Archer, Saqib Mahmood, John Turner.
The Windies had cruised to an eight-wicket win in the first ODI at the same venue. Chasing a DLS-adjusted target of 157 runs, the home team achieved it in 25.5 overs, losing just their openers Evin Lewis and Brandon King in the process.
