England allrounder put everyone in surprise as he single-handedly gifted Knight Riders a win in the ongoing campaign of ILT20 2025. Ahead of the IPL 2026 season, the batting performance by Liam Livingston will definitely caught franchise officials attention.

Brilliant batting by Liam Livingston for Abu Dhabi Knight Riders

In the 2025 season of ILT20, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders defeated the Sharjah Warriors by 39 runs. Liam Livingstone batted brilliantly for the Knight Riders, helping the team to gain an important victory. Batting first, the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders scored 233 runs. Sharjah Warriors were then able to score only 194 runs.

Opener Alex did not perform well for the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and was dismissed for 32 runs. Alishan Sharafu was also dismissed for 34 runs after this. After this, Liam Livingstone and Sherfane Rutherford made a partnership of 95 runs. These two players thoroughly tore apart the bowlers. Livingstone scored a total of 82 runs in 38 balls, which included two fours and eight sixes. The bowlers of the opposing team could not stand in front of him. He scored runs at a strike rate of 215.79.

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Dwaine Pretorius bowled the final over for Sharjah Warriors. Liam Livingstone was explosive in this over. He hit a six off the first ball. He then ran for two runs off the second ball. He then hit four consecutive sixes off the next four balls. In this way, he scored a total of 32 runs in the over, displaying excellent batting. Rutherford scored 45 runs off 27 balls. It was because of these players that the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders managed to post a massive total of 233 runs.

Later, while chasing the target, Tim David definitely scored a half-century for Sharjah Warriors and played an innings of 60 runs. Dwayne Pretorius scored 39 runs. Except these two players, the rest of the players could not perform well and the team could only score 194 runs in the stipulated 20 overs. In the end, Adil Rashid scored 25 runs in 11 balls. He hit two fours and two sixes in his innings. But he could not help the team win. Olly Stone, George Garton and Andre Russell took two wickets each for the Abu Dhabi team.