Punjab Kings (PBKS) and Indian Premier League's (IPL) sixer king Liam Livingstone is back to his usual tricks back in his home country of England. Playing for Lancashire against Derbyshire in the T20 Vitality Blast in Manchester, England, the 28-year-old continued his pinch-hitting form to smash 75 off just 40 deliveries. Courtesy of his impactful batting, the Dane Vilas-led Lancashire reached a massive total of 219/6 in 20 overs and registered a 17-run victory.
Livingstone demonstrated such abilities during his recent stint with PBKS in IPL 2022 as well. The England international batter had a massive strike rate of 182.08 and finished the season with 427 runs in 14 games under his belt. However, there was another highlight of his innings that attracted the attention of cricket fans in England and on social media.
While the 28-year-old Livingstone was batting on 21 off 14 balls, he hit Scottish left-arm spinner, Mark Watt, for a huge six over deep mid-wicket. The ball landed in a construction area and the commentators said on air, "How on earth do you find the ball in the middle of all that?"
However, the ball was found quite easily by the construction workers and was duly returned. "Shoutout to the builders who helped retrieve the match ball," Vitality Blast acknowledged the workers' effort in a tweet.
Livingstone displayed similar skills in the recently concluded IPL 2022 season. In a match against champions Gujarat Titans (GT), he hit a monstrous 117m six off the bowling of Mohammad Shami. The fast bowler had bowled a short-of-length delivery that pitched on off stump, to which Livingstone swung hard and the ball got deposited into the top tier of the Dr. DY Patil Sports Academy in Mumbai.
Such was the monstrosity of that six that even Shami was left astounded, as he was seen smiling as the ball was sent sailing. In the Punjab dugout, Livingstone's teammate and skipper Mayank Agarwal jumped out of his seat and was left astounded.
