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England vs Australia 2nd T20I: England defeated Australia by three wickets in the second T20I match at the Sophia Gardens in Cardiff on Friday, September 13.

They chased down a huge target of 194 runs in 19 overs to bounce back in the three-match series and level it by 1-1.

Liam Livingstone played a match-winning knock of 87 runs in just 47 balls on the back of six fours and five sixes.

Chasing a challenging total, England lost their first two wickets inside the powerplay as Will Jacks (12) and Jordan Cox (0) departed cheaply.

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Skipper Phil Salt stitched a 45-run stand for the third wicket with Livingstone before his dismissal for 39 runs in 23 balls in the ninth over.

He smashed two fours and three sixes before Sean Abbott got the better of him.

Jacob Bethell then joined Livingstone in the middle and the duo took on the Aussie bowlers to take their side closer to the target.

They put up a remarkable partnership of 90 runs before Bethell missed out on his first T20I fifty as he was dismissed for 44 runs in just 24 deliveries by Matthew Short in the 17th over.

Bethell hit four boundaries and three sixes during his fiery knock.

Livingstone had done enough for his side before he departed in the 19th over off Short.

Jamie Overton remained unbeaten on four runs whereas Adil Rashid scored the winning run.

Earlier, Australia posted a huge total of 193/6 in their 20 overs after being put into bat first.

Travis Head, who was the stand-in skipper for the visitors in the absence of Mitchell Marsh, once again provided a fiery start to his side.

He smashed 31 runs in just 14 balls on the back of four boundaries and two sixes. Short scored 28 runs in 24 balls.

Jake Fraser-McGurk was the top run-getter for Australia as he smashed his maiden T20I fifty before getting dismissed on the very next delivery.

Josh Inglis played a crucial knock of 42 runs in 26 deliveries with the help of five fours and a six.

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Aaron Hardie remained unbeaten on 20 runs off nine balls, hitting two fours and a six.

Livingstone for his 87-run knock and two wickets was adjudged as the Player of the Match.

The third and final T20I match of the series will be played at the Old Trafford in Manchester on Sunday.