England’s Joe Root scores a century in the 2nd bowling round of the first Test against the West Indies.
Antigua:
The first test match between the West Indies and England takes place in Antigua. England won the toss and elected to bat first.
Accordingly, England, who batted first, were all out for 311 in the first innings. Burstow took 109 runs.
Jaden Seals of the West Indies dropped 4 wickets. Holder, Aljari Joseph, Keemer Roach each dropped 2 wickets.
The next West Indies were all out for 375 in the first innings. Banner scored 123, Broadweight 55 and Holder 45.
For England, Ben Stokes, Leach and Overton each dropped 2 wickets.
Subsequently, England trailed by 64 runs in the second innings. The match was stopped early due to rain in the second half of the match. By the end of the 4th day England had taken 217 runs for the loss of a bat. Crawley was on the field with 117 and Joe Root with 84.
In this case, the last day of the game took place yesterday. Joe Root, who played well, scored a century. Crawley was out for 121 and Root for 109. The other players came out on short runs.
Thus England declared with 349 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the second innings.
Following this, the West Indies batted with a target of 286 to win. Starters Broadweight were out for 33 and Campbell for 22. The next Brooks 5 came out on the run.
Finally at the end of the 5th day the West Indies took only 147 runs for 4 wickets. The team’s Banner was on the field with 38 and Holder with 37. Thus the first test match ended in a draw.
The Man of the Match award was given to West Indies player Banner. The 2nd Test match between the two teams starts on the 16th in Barbados.
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