West Indies opener Kraigg Brathwaite bats throughout play on day two of the primary cricket check between the West Indies and New Zealand in Hamilton, New Zealand, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020.
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West Indies surrendered the Richards-Botham Trophy with a demoralising 241-run defeat within the second Check at Trent Bridge.
West Indies, set an unbelievable 385 for victory, battling to 61 with out loss on the finish of the primary hour with captain Kraigg Brathwaite on 47 and opening companion Mikyle Louis on 17 simply earlier than the drinks break.
Nevertheless, when Louis chipped the primary ball following the break from seamer Chris Woakes (2-28) and was caught on the wicket, West Indies misplaced ten wickets for 82 runs, stumbling to 142 all out inflicting them to lose the Check with a day to spare within the three-Check sequence with the rating 2-0.
Twenty-year-old off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, in solely his fifth Check, obtained a career-best 5 for 41, turning into the youngest-ever English bowler to take a five-wicket haul at residence, with Gus Atkinson supporting with two for 49.
Resuming the fourth morning at 248 for 3 of their second innings, England was dismissed on the stroke of tea for 425. Former captain Joe Root scored 122 and Harry Brook contributed 109, the pair extending their fourth wicket stand to 189 earlier than being separated.
Root, started the morning on 37 and reached 81 not out at lunch, earlier than finishing his thirty second Check hundred, dealing with 178 deliveries.
Brook, resumed on 71, confronted 132 balls and struck 13 fours, earlier than turning into the day’s first casualty, off Seales who was West Indies’ finest bowler with 4 for 97.
Root then placed on 30 for the seventh wicket with Woakes (12) and 41 for the eighth with Atkinson (21 not out) earlier than he was out, by Kirk McKenzie off medium pacer Jason Holder.
Seales completed off the innings rapidly with the 2 last wickets as England misplaced their final three for simply six runs.
Tasked with endeavor a difficult complete, Brathwaite and Louis rigorously crafted the foundations of the chase with a half-century opening stand.
Brathwaite belted eight fours in a 48-ball knock whereas Louis confronted 40 balls, hanging two boundaries.
Kirk McKenzie edged a reduce at Bashir and was taken by wicketkeeper Jamie Smith for one and Brathwaite adopted off Woakes, leaving the Caribbean facet on 74 for 3.
With one run added, first innings century-maker Kavem Hodge was lbw to Bashir on the fourth ball with out scoring and left-hander Alick Athanaze was out on 1 edging low to Root off Bashir.
Kevin Sinclair was caught for one and West Indies stumbled additional at 91 for six. Jason Holder’s counter-attacked with 37 off 42 balls belting 4 fours and two sixes, however the final result was inevitable.
Wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva (14) and Alzarri Joseph perished three balls aside in a single over from Atkinson. Holder was then bowled off stump to Bashir.
Shamar Joseph lasted 11 balls earlier than lacking a heave at Bashir and having his stumps rattled.
The ultimate Check bowls off at Edgbaston on Friday.
