New Delhi. The third Test between England and West Indies was played in Birmingham. England registered a spectacular victory in this match. England defeated West Indies by 10 wickets. With this, England defeated West Indies 3-0 in the series. England needed 87 runs to win the third Test. England achieved this easy target in just 7.2 overs. Ben Stokes hit a brilliant fifty.
In the third Test, West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first. In the first innings, West Indies scored 282 runs for the loss of 10 wickets. This included Craig Brathwaite’s 57 runs. Then England scored 374 runs in the first innings thanks to Joe Root’s 87 and Jamie Smith’s 95 runs. In this way, England’s team got 92 runs ahead of West Indies. In the second innings, West Indies batted first and scored only 175 runs. This included Michael Lewis’s 77 and Kavem Hodge’s 55 runs.
Now it was England’s turn to chase. England needed 87 runs to win. In the second innings, Ben Stokes and Ben Duckett came out to bat first for England. Ben Stokes hit a brilliant fifty. He scored 57 runs in 28 balls. After this, Ben Duckett scored 25 runs. England achieved this easy target in 7.2 overs and won the match. England had also won brilliantly in the first and second Tests.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 28, 2024, 21:28 IST