Liam Livingstone and Jofra Archer are no strangers to each other on the cricket field, and Livingstone proves this by anticipating a slower short ball from Archer. With ease, he waits for the ball and sends it soaring into the long-on stands for a 91-meter maximum – a proper tonk.
Archer attempts to switch up his strategy by going full and swinging the ball just outside off, but Livingstone stays focused and smacks it high and mighty for a 92-meter sixer over long-on.
It’s clear that no matter what Archer throws at him, Livingstone is not backing down as he loads up on his right hip and crushes a short ball deep into the long-on stands, showing that the result won’t change no matter the line, length, or pace.
A stunning partnership between Liam Livingstone and Jitesh Sharma sees them rack up an unbeaten 119 runs off just 53 balls. Punjab Kings have put themselves in a great position to climb to second place in the league table, thanks to their incredible batting display.
Now it’s up to their bowlers to defend the score, having been 78/2 at the end of the first 10 overs before scoring a whopping 136 off the last 10. The momentum for the Kings began in the opening over, as Akash Madhwal conceded 16 runs, including a no-ball.
Although Ben Short was out in the next over to Piyush Chawla, the arrival of Jitesh proved to be the perfect catalyst for Livingstone. Jitesh wasted no time and took on Jofra Archer in the 13th over, scoring 21 runs and restoring momentum for the home team. From there, the Kings never looked back, and the onslaught continued without mercy.