New Delhi. When West Indies scored 457 runs in the second Test against England and took a lead of 41 runs in the first innings, it seemed that this match was going to be very exciting. But first Joe Root’s brilliant century and then Shoaib Bashir’s ‘punch’ helped England to shatter the hopes of the visiting team. England gave West Indies a target of 385 runs to win the second Test match. In response, the Windies team collapsed at 143 runs. With this victory, England has taken a 2-0 lead in the 3-match Test series.
The second Test match between hosts England and West Indies was played in Nottingham. Host England batted first and scored 416 runs thanks to Ollie Pope’s (121) century. West Indies scored 457 runs in response. Kavem Hodge played an innings of 120 runs for West Indies. England, which was 41 runs behind in the first innings, scored 425 runs in the second innings. Joe Root (122) and Harry Brook (109) played a major role in taking England to this score.
After scoring 457 runs in the first innings, West Indies was expected to perform well in the second innings. Captain Craig Brathwaite (47) and Michael Lewis (17) strengthened this hope of Windies by making an opening partnership of 61 runs. All hopes were dashed as soon as opener Lewis was out. West Indies, who lost their first wicket at 61 runs, soon lost their score to 91 runs for 6 wickets. All-rounder Jason Holder (37) struggled a bit amid the fall of wickets, but he could not save West Indies from a bad defeat.
English off-spinner Shoaib Bashir played a big role in forcing West Indies to lose this match, as he dismissed 5 batsmen in the last innings of the match. Chris Woakes and Gut Atkinson took 2-2 wickets each. Ollie Pope, who scored a century in the first innings, was chosen as the Player of the Match. Pope also scored 51 runs in the second innings.
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 22, 2024, 08:49 IST
