2nd Test
Day-4 Evening Session Highlights:
Shoaib Bashir’s five wicket haul has helped England to a series victory
England scored 416 (1st Innings) & 425 (2nd Innings), where as West Indies scored 457 (1st Innings) & 143 (2nd Innings).
So, finally England beat West Indies by 241 runs.
England registered a massive win by 241 runs in the second Test at Trent Bridge by the end of Day 4, clinching the series on the back of a five-wicket haul from Shoaib Bashir.
England set West Indies a target of 385 to win after Joe Root and Harry Brook hit centuries, before their bowlers engineered a collapse in the final session to bowl West Indies out for just 143.
West Indies kickstarted the run chase impressively, putting England on the back foot early with Kraigg Brathwaite dealing in boundaries in the first ten overs.
In contrast to his usual approach, Brathwaite raced to 30 off just 24 balls as the openers put on 54 in the first ten overs – their second half-century stand in the Test match.
However, once England struck on the first ball after the drinks break, West Indies suffered a monumental collapse and lost all their momentum.
Bashir took just three balls to make a breakthrough, and Chris Woakes got one to slightly move off the surface to find the outside edge of Brathwaite.
That big wicket reduced West Indies from 61/0 to 74/3.
Things went from bad to worse for the visitors as Bashir struck again, making it four wickets in four overs for England.
Alick Athanaze, who struck a fluent 82 in the first innings, edged one to the slip fielder to give Bashir his third wicket.
With first innings centurion Kavem Hodge also back in the pavilion, there was no way back for West Indies.
Gus Atkinson dented them further with a double-wicket over before Bashir completed his five-fer to put an end to West Indies’ misery.
Earlier in the day, Root and Brook continued to dominate the West Indies attack, carrying on from where they left off on Day 3.
Brook completed his century, but West Indies staged a fightback in the second half of the session by picking three crucial wickets, including that of the centurion.
However, with the lead already beyond 300, England were in a safe zone.
Root rallied with the lower order in the post-lunch session, completing his ton and extending the lead to 384, ensuring England were firm favorites to secure the victory.
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