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Liam Livingstone once again showcased his explosive batting prowess, smashing 63 not out off just 27 balls in the fourth ODI against Australia at Lord's on Friday.
England's dominant batting display helped them level the five-match series against Australia, securing a resounding 186-run victory in the fourth ODI. Captain Harry Brook scored a dazzling 87 and Livingstone smashed the fastest ODI fifty at Lord's as England posted a daunting 312/5 from their 39 overs before World champions Australia capitulated in the evening chill under the floodlights to 126 all out.
Livingstone's innings was capped off by a sensational blitz against Mitchell Starc, the leading wicket-taker among active fast bowlers. In a remarkable display of power hitting, the England right-hander hit four sixes and a boundary in the final over, taking 28 runs off the Australian pacer.
This is the most runs an Australian bowler has conceded in a single over of an ODI. Starc eventually finished with figures of 0/70 from his quota of eight overs.
Livingstone's blistering knock included seven sixes and three fours, blazing his way to new records at Lord's.
He raced to his fifty in just 25 balls, the fastest in ODIs at this iconic ground.
Additionally, his innings featured the most sixes in an ODI at Lord's, equaling Andrew Flintoff's record.