West Indies held on to attract the primary Test after England made a daring declaration on the ultimate day at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
That England got here inside six wickets of profitable on a sluggish pitch with an undermanned bowling assault — seamer Mark Wood was injured — was testomony to its tenacity.
West Indies additionally deserved credit score for holding out after being decreased to 67-4. Nkrumah Bonner and Jason Holder stored England at bay for the final 36 overs, however not with out some drama.
After England captain Joe Root notched his twenty fourth Test century and was out for 109, England declared its second innings at 349-6 simply earlier than lunch and tempted West Indies with a profitable goal of 286 from 70 overs.
But West Indies misplaced too many wickets after lunch and went into survival mode, ending on 147-4. Bonner was 38 not out after going through 138 balls and Holder 37 not out after 101.
Spinner Jack Leach was the principle tormentor.
In the forty ninth over, he rapped Holder on his again pad on 13 however England did not evaluate.
England used its final evaluate within the 53rd over when Leach thought he obtained Holder’s edge, however no edge was discovered.
In the 58th, Bonner was given out lbw off Craig Overton, however Bonner reviewed. It confirmed an inside edge and the out was overturned.
That was England’s final probability, as Bonner and Holder held out for an unbeaten stand of 80, after their key stand of 79 within the first innings.
West Indies made 375 and 147-4 in reply to England’s declared 311 and 349-6.
England completed its second innings within the morning, resuming on 217-1.
Zac Crawley added 4 runs to his in a single day rating earlier than he was yorked by Holder on 121, and Root moved from 84 to 109 then was bowled by Alzarri Joseph.
Root daringly declared two overs later, and if the West Indies was teased to go for the win, it did not final lengthy.
Three of the 4 overs to lunch have been maidens.
Opener John Campbell was let off within the eighth over when he was dropped within the slips by Crawley off Leach.
Campbell and captain Kraigg Brathwaite posted their second 50-run opening stand then departed in consecutive overs.
Brathwaite was lbw to Ben Stokes within the twenty sixth over for 33 off 82 balls, then Campbell was dismissed by Leach, caught by Overton at mid off.
Leach obtained Shamarh Brooks proper on tea for five at 65-3, and Jermaine Blackwood proper after for two at 67-4.
Leach bowled 14 maidens in his 30.1 overs of labor and took 3-57. But he could not value out Bonner or Holder.
The second of three Tests begins on Wednesday in Bridgetown, Barbados.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
