England vs New Zealand, 2nd ODI Stats Review: Liam Livingstone’s highest score, Trent Boult’s 100th ODI, and other stats

Liam Livingstone achieved his highest score of 95* while Sam Curran racked up 42 off 35 lower down the order as England beat New Zealand comfortably by a margin of 79 runs in the 34-overs per side contest at The Rose Bowl in Southampton. Daryl Mitchell continued his red-hot form as he smashed 57 but failed to take his side over the line as the series is now leveled 1-1 with two games to go.

Talking about how the game unfolded, skipper Tom Latham won the toss, and the Kiwis elected to field first in overcast conditions. Seamer Trent Boult, who appeared in his 100^th one-day international match, rocked the England top order early with three quick wickets. Bairstow and Joe Root got dismissed for six and zero, respectively, while Ben Stokes amassed only one, with all falling prey to Boult. Matt Henry dismissed Harry Brook for two as England got in trouble at 28/4.

Captain Jos Buttler mustered 30 while Moeen Ali contributed with his 33-run knock, but it was all about Livingstone and Curran then. The duo added 112 runs for the seventh wicket to take their side to a challenging total of 226/7 in 34 overs. Livingstone smashed nine fours and a six in 78 deliveries on his way to his highest score in the format.

In reply, Finn Allen got out for a duck, while the centurion from the last game Devon Conway made only 14. Will Young looked good for his 33 off 39 until he ran himself out. Latham and Glenn Phillips failed to contribute as they scored 19 and two runs, respectively. Pacers David Willey and Reece Topley snared three scalps each to bundle out the BlackCaps for 147 in 26.5 overs. For his magnificent knock, Livingstone grabbed the Player of the Match award.

Meanwhile, here are some of the important stats and numbers from the 2^nd ODI between England and New Zealand:

95* - Liam Livingstone registered his highest score of 95* in ODIs. His previous best of 66* came against the Netherlands in 2022.

100 – Trent Boult appeared in his 100^th one-day international match. He became the 25^th New Zealand player to achieve the feat.

14.85 – Joe Root has now managed to score just 104 runs in seven innings at a poor average of 14.85, and with the highest score of 86 in ODIs since 2022.

3 – Livingstone recorded the third-highest score of 95* for England at no. seven in the 50-over format. Joe Buttler is at the top for smashing 121 against Sri Lanka in 2014 while Moeen Ali is in the second spot for scoring 102 against West Indies in 2017.

472 – Daryl Mitchell has now slammed 472 runs in his last six innings at an average of 94.40 with three centuries and one half-century.

147 – New Zealand recorded their third-lowest total of 147 against England. Their previous two lowest scores 134 and 135 came in Christchurch and Wellington, both in the year 1984.

101 – Moeen Ali reached the milestone of 100 wickets in one-day internationals. He became the third English spinner after Adil Rashid (184) and Graeme Swann (104) to grab the feat.

190 – Boult has picked up the second-most wickets (190) after 100 ODI games. Mitchell Starc tops the chart with 196 scalps.

3 – Finn Allen has now been dismissed for a duck thrice in his last four ODI matches.

112 – Livingstone and Sam Curran scripted the second-highest seventh-wicket partnership for England against New Zealand. Buttler and Adil Rashid are at the top for sharing a 177-run stand in Birmingham in the year 2015.

95* - Hard-hitter Livingstone also registered the highest score of 95* at no. seven in ODIs in Southampton. He surpassed Matthew Wade’s knock of 71* against England in 2015.