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Second T20, Sophia Gardens, Cardiff
Australia 193-6 (20 overs): Fraser-McGurk 50 (31), Inglis 42 (26); Livingstone 2-16
England 194-7 (19 overs): Livingstone 87 (47), Bethell 44 (24); Short 5-22
England triumph by 3 wickets; bid level astatine 1-1
Liam Livingstone smashed a superb 87 from 47 balls to pb England to a series-levelling three-wicket triumph implicit Australia successful the 2nd T20.
The big-hitting all-rounder marked his 50th T20 planetary quality successful benignant arsenic helium took 2-16 with the shot earlier bludgeoning six fours and 5 sixes successful making conscionable his 2nd T20I half-century.
Livingstone enactment connected 90 with Jacob Bethell, successful conscionable his 2nd planetary game, arsenic England chased down 194 with six balls to spare successful Cardiff.
Bethell played second-fiddle to Livingstone aboriginal connected but exploded into beingness arsenic helium took talismanic Australia leg-spinner Adam Zampa for 20 successful an implicit during an eye-catching sound of 44 from 24 balls.
There was a flimsy wobble aft Bethell was dismissed but Livingstone settled it down, falling lone erstwhile the scores were level, arsenic part-time spinner Matthew Short took a singular 5-22.
Jake Fraser-McGurk was the standout for Australia with the bat, hitting his maiden planetary fifty, with Josh Inglis adding 42 arsenic the visitors posted a challenging 193-6.
But England were up to the task, equalling the highest palmy T20 pursuit astatine Sophia Gardens and mounting a caller T20 planetary grounds to acceptable up a decider astatine Old Trafford connected Sunday.
More to follow.
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