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Second ODI, Antigua
West Indies 328-6 (50 overs): Hope 117 (127); Turner 2-42
England 329-5 (47.3 overs): Livingstone 124* (85); Forde 3-48
England triumph by 5 wickets; bid level astatine 1-1
A spectacular maiden one-day planetary period from stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone helped England decision West Indies by 5 wickets and instrumentality the three-match bid to a decider.
Chasing a formidable 329 successful Antigua, Livingstone's 124 from 85 balls saw the tourists location with 15 balls to spare.
Phil Salt and Jacob Bethell had deed half-centuries for England earlier the skipper and Sam Curran's resilient fifth-wicket concern near England needing 100 runs from the past 10 overs.
Livingstone brought up his 50 successful 60 balls earlier accelerating to bring up 3 figures conscionable 17 balls later.
Earlier, Windies skipper Shai Hope had scored 117 from 127 balls to assistance the hosts rebuild aft losing some openers early.
Hope was ably supported by Keacy Carty (71) and Sherfane Rutherford (54).
It means the bid volition beryllium decided successful the 3rd and last ODI successful Barbados connected Wednesday.
Questions would person been asked of Livingstone, who is deputising for the injured white-ball skipper Jos Buttler, if England had mislaid a 2nd crippled successful a enactment nether his captaincy.
The stand-in skipper had utilized 9 bowlers successful the archetypal innings without managing to stem the travel of runs and, possibly surprisingly, failed to utilise the afloat 10 overs from his astir experienced accelerated bowler, Jofra Archer.
But helium much than made up for it with the bat arsenic his unbeaten 124 from 85 balls guided England to an improbable win.
Livingstone joined Bethell successful the mediate with his broadside 107-3 successful the 21st over. When his young batting spouse departed for 55, the Lancashire all-rounder took afloat control.
He brought up his half-century successful 60 balls earlier moving up a gear, hitting 3 consecutive sixes disconnected Gudakesh Motie soon aft passing 50.
Livingstone lone request 17 balls much to get his maiden ODI century, with Curran fitting nicely into his slipstream with a run-a-ball 52.
After Curran departed successful the 46th over, the 31-year-old deed debutant Shamar Joseph for 3 sixes and a 4 successful the pursuing implicit to easiness immoderate nerves and all-but seal the triumph and boost a young broadside which had mislaid 12 of their erstwhile 18 matches successful this format.
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