West Indies scratched out a first-innings lead of 28 runs towards England on day two of their series-deciding third check in Grenada.
Joshua da Silva anchored West Indies’ restoration from 128-7 in reply to England’s opening 204.
The wicketkeeper turned the primary batter within the check to a half-century as he reached stumps on 54 not out and his aspect 232-8 when unhealthy mild ended play 4 overs early.
Da Silva performed the anchor function fantastically, first with all-rounder Kyle Mayers, then with quick bowlers Alzarri Joseph and Kemar Roach, who was 25 not out.
Da Silva and Roach had an unbroken partnership of 55 from 17.1 overs, together with six overs dealing with the brand new ball.
England’s last-wicket stand of 90 on Thursday seemed much more monumental as West Indies stuttered in its reply on the full of life pitch. But, if something, West Indies’ tail was extra spectacular.
Mayers hit 25 runs in a 33-run stand with Da Silva simply earlier than tea, his workforce’s finest partnership for the reason that first hour. But when Mayers was Ben Stokes’ second wicket, England appeared to have undermined West Indies’ fightback simply because it was igniting.
But Da Silva and Joseph placed on 49 collectively, Joseph main them with 28.
Roach arrived with West Indies nonetheless needing 27 extra runs to tie England. He and Da Silva have been as much as it.
They earned West Indies the lead lower than two overs earlier than the brand new ball, then two overs into the brand new ball Da Silva obtained his fourth check fifty, after patiently dealing with 143 balls.
The fifty stand adopted and about two overs later stumps have been pulled for unhealthy mild. Da Silva walked in when West Indies was in hassle at 95-6.
England wasted the brand new ball firstly of the day and West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell had no issues within the first hour.
But they and Shamarh Brooks have been passed by lunch, because the softened ball was extra to England’s liking.
Brathwaite and Brooks have been trapped and Campbell, not lengthy after being struck on his helmet by Craig Overton, was out to the identical bowler after an England evaluate revealed he gloved one down the leg aspect.
After lunch, Bonner survived being given out due to a evaluate however the injury was minimal. He was out for 4 to Chris Woakes, who was then gifted a second wicket by Jason Holder for a duck.
That doubled the collection tally of wickets for Woakes, who has been criticized for his lack of penetration with the brand new ball within the absence of James Anderson and Stuart Broad.
Woakes even obtained a 3rd wicket when he trapped Jermaine Blackwood. Overton and Stokes additionally had two every.
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With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
