Liam Livingstone FIFTY: Livingstone vs Archer – Liam Livingstone went on a rampage as he went on to hammer 3 sixes off fellow countrymen Jofra Archer as Punjab Kings amassed 214 runs on the board. However the highlight of the show was Livingstone hammering back to back 3 sixes as he remained unbeaten on 82 from 42 deliveries. He along with Jitesh Sharma finished powerfully for PBKS as the duo went on to register a fine 119 partnership stand. Follow Indian Premier League 2023 LIVE Updates on InsideSport.IN
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Liam Livingstone however didn’t start to hammer from the very first delivery when he came to the crease. He played 10 balls to settle down well and then went on the charge. His brilliant knock consisted of 7 fours and 4 sixes with a strike rate of 195. Out of the 4 sixes, three of them came in 19th over of the game.
The destructive middle order batter for Punjab Kings hammered Archer as PBKS went on to pass 200 run mark. Prior to these huge sixes, Livingstone also registered his maiden fifty in IPL 2023.
Liam Livingstone Triple Sixes
1st Six – First ball of the 19th over. Jofra Archer keen to dismiss Livingstone and attempts to fool the batter with a slow delivery. Livingstone judges it well, waits patiently for the ball to arrive and then wacks it with a cross to hit a big 91-meter sixer. Straught down the long-on region and into the crowd.
2nd Six – Next ball and same result, but this time a 92 meter six. Fast and full length delivery outside the off region. Liam Livingstone makes necessary adjustment to get under the ball and he dispatches the ball back into the crowd over the long on region.
3rd Six – The size of the sixes keep on increasing. Jofra Archer slows down the pace and changes the length of the ball. Short ball, Livingstone anticipates it yet again and down he hammers it over long-on and right into stands.
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