West Indies vs England 2nd ODI Highlights: The England team has gone on a tour of West Indies to play a three-match ODI series. The second match of this series was played on 2 November. This match was played at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. In which captains of both the teams, Shai Hope and Liam Livingstone scored centuries. In this match, England captain Liam Livingstone’s century played an important role in giving his team a spectacular victory. England has leveled the series at 1-1 by winning the second ODI by 5 wickets.
A century battle was seen between the captains
West Indies captain and wicketkeeper Shai Hope played a brilliant century. Hope scored 117 runs in 127 balls at a strike rate of 92.13, which included 8 fours and 4 sixes.
On the other hand, England captain Liam Livingstone scored the first century of his ODI career. Livingstone scored unbeaten 124 runs in 85 balls at a strike rate of 145.88, which included 5 fours and 9 sixes.
Simply BRILLIANT!
A first ODI 100 for @liaml4893and at the perfect time!
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West Indies vs England 2nd ODI Highlights
Batting first, West Indies team scored 328 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs. Shai Hope put his team in a strong position by scoring a century. Along with him, Casey Carty scored 71 runs, while Sherfane Rutherford also contributed 54 runs. In the last overs, Matthew Ford took the score forward by hitting three consecutive sixes and took West Indies to a strong target.
In reply, England did not have a good start and Will Jacques was out after scoring 12 runs. After this, Jordan Cox also got out after scoring 4 runs. Then Phil Salt and Jacob Bethel tried to take over the team. Salt scored 59 runs in 59 balls and Bethel scored 55 runs in 57 balls. The team faltered a bit after Salt’s dismissal, but Livingstone and Sam Curran changed the course of the match by making a partnership of 140 runs in 107 balls. When England needed 100 runs in the last ten overs, Livingstone took the team closer to victory by scoring 78 runs in just 28 balls. England won this match by 5 wickets with 15 balls remaining.
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