Stand-in skipper Liam Livingstone powered a stunning first England century to take his side to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the second ODI and the three-match series to a decider.
Livingstone had fallen two runs short of fifty during an eight-wicket defeat in the series opener at the same venue on Thursday as England were bundled out for 209 in 45.1 overs.
But pressed on two days later with a superbly-paced maiden ODI ton as the tourists eclipsed West Indies’ 328-6 – in which Shai Hope struck a 17th century – with 21 balls to spare to make Wednesday’s Barbados finale winner-takes-all.
Livingstone – deputising as captain for Jos Buttler (calf) – and Sam Curran (52 off 52) joined forces at 160-4 with the ask 169 from 132 balls and initially absorbed pressure before Livingstone exploded from the 41st over onwards, turning a 60-ball fifty into a 77-ball century.
The 31-year-old, who put on 140 from 107 balls with Curran, went six-crazy at the backend, thumping Motie, Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph into the stands.
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