New Delhi. England, who played their first Test match after James Anderson’s retirement, have made an interesting start against West Indies. The English team, which lost a wicket in the first over of the match, scored 134 runs for the loss of 2 wickets till lunch. The first two hours of the match belonged to Ben Duckett. The left-handed batsman was batting as if he had come thinking that he would tear apart the West Indies bowlers. As if he was playing in the T20 World Cup…
The second test match between England and West Indies started on Thursday. English opener Jack Crowley became the victim of Alzari Joseph in the very first over. He could not even open his account. But this did not make any difference to his fellow opener Ben Duckett. This 29-year-old opener brought the badgeball strategy from paper to the field and hit a flurry of fours.
Ben Duckett completed his fifty in just 32 balls, which included 11 fours. From this, one can guess how lethally Ben Duckett was batting. However, his innings lasted only till the 19th over. On the last ball of this over, Shamar Joseph got him caught by Jason Holder. Ben Duckett scored 71 runs in 59 balls before getting out, which included 14 fours.
This is Ben Duckett’s 22nd Test match. He has previously scored 1467 runs in 21 Test matches at an average of 39.64. The most special thing is his strike rate. Ben Duckett has scored runs at a strike rate of 84.50 in his Test career so far, which is better than the strike rate of many legends in ODI matches.
Tags: England vs West Indies, Test cricket
FIRST PUBLISHED : July 18, 2024, 19:16 IST
