Watch: Liam Livingstone goes WILD after taking a screamer to dismiss Matthew Short in CT 2025
Published - 22 Feb 2025, 09:10 PM | Updated - 22 Feb 2025, 11:41 PM
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The 31-year-old England National Cricket Team all-rounder Liam Livingstone bagged a huge wicket of Australia National Cricket Team opener Matthew Short on Saturday, February 22.
Liam Livingstone was delighted after taking the wicket during his team's ICC Champions Trophy 2025 opener, and he celebrated wildly at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
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Liam Livingstone dismisses Matthew Short for 63
Batting first, England posted a huge total of 351/8 on the board. Chasing the target, Matthew Short played a brilliant innings for Australia and he took the English bowlers to the cleaners.
Short started off well and despite losing his partner Travis Head in the 4th over, he didn't lose his focus. After spending some time in the middle, he got set and it looked like he would play a big innings.
He completed his half-century off 47 balls, and following that, he played cautiously. However, his stay in the middle ended in a tragic fashion as he was dismissed by Liam Livingstone in the 23rd over.
On the second ball of the over, Liam Livingstone bowled a poor tossed-up delivery to Short, who drove it back to the bowler flat and low.
Liam Livingstone was sharp in his follow-through as he quickly went towards his left and took an amazing low catch to dismiss Short for 63 runs off 66 balls. After taking the catch, Livingstone went berserk, and he celebrated wildly.
Watch: Liam Livingstone goes berserk after taking a screamer
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England performed poorly in their last ICC Champions Trophy match
In their last ICC Champions Trophy match on June 14, 2017, England delivered a poor performance against Pakistan. It was the first semi-final of the competition in Cardiff where the Three Lions faced an 8-wicket loss.
England entered the match as strong favorites, but they struggled to adapt to the conditions and were outplayed in all facets of the game.
Batting first on a dry and slow surface, England scored only 211 before getting bowled out. England had a promising start in the match with Jonny Bairstow (43) and Joe Root (46) setting a decent platform, but the middle order failed to capitalize on it.
The likes of Eoin Morgan (33) and Ben Stokes (34 off 64 balls) also struggled against Pakistan's bowling attack. Hasan Ali (3/35) led the charge, supported by Junaid Khan (2/42) and Rumman Raees (2/44), to bowl England out for the low score.
While defending the total, England desperately needed early breakthroughs, but they were unsuccessful. Pakistan's openers, Azhar Ali (76) and Fakhar Zaman (57) dominated right from the start and stitched up a stunning 118-run partnership. After their dismissal, Babar Azam (38) and Mohammad Hafeez )31) led the Men In Green to an amazing victory with 77 balls to spare.
With the loss, England's dream to win the Champions Trophy was shattered and English skipper Eoin Morgan had admitted that they had not prepared for a used pitch
