Cricket – Third Take a look at – England v West Indies – Edgbaston Cricket Floor, Birmingham, Britain – July 28, 2024 England’s Ben Stokes in motion
Motion Photographs by way of Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
West Indies suffered a 3-0 sweep by the hands of England within the Richards-Botham Trophy Collection after quick bowler Mark Wooden dismantled the Windies batting lineup, organising the hosts for a 10-wicket win within the third and last Take a look at at Edgbaston, Birmingham on Sunday.
The West Indies started the third day’s play on 33 for 2, Alick Athanaze (12) was the primary man to go to go away the West Indies on 53 for 3.
West Indies then received a fruitful 72-run partnership for the fourth wicket between opener Mikyle Louis (57) and Kavem Hodge (55).
Louis was dismissed by Stokes, with new batsman Jason Holder (12) being trapped lbw by Gus Atkinson (two for 28) to see the Windies going to lunch at 151 for 5 with a 57-run lead at that stage.
After lunch, Wooden took the sport into his personal palms to take the final 5 wickets of West Indies with a devastating spell of 5 for 40 that despatched the guests crashing to 175 all out of their second innings on the third day of the match.
Wooden grabbed the wickets of Joshua Da Silva (5), Windies vice-captain Alzarri Joseph (two), Hodge, Jayden Seales (duck) and Shamar (4).
Windies then suffered additional when Ben Stokes got here to open the batting with Ben Duckett. Stokes raced to an unbeaten 57 off simply 28 balls, hitting 9 fours and two sixes in his innings because the hosts knocked off the 82-run goal after simply 7.2 overs.
Not one of the West Indies bowlers had been spared and Stokes smashed pacer Shamar Joseph over mid-wicket for a six to set a document for the quickest 50 by an England batsman in Assessments and the joint third-fastest total off solely 24 balls.
West Indies additionally misplaced the primary Take a look at that ended three Fridays in the past – inside three days – by an innings and 114 runs at Lord’s, and the second Take a look at that completed final Sunday – inside 4 days – by 241 runs at Trent Bridge.
Seales was named the West Indies Participant-of-the-Collection and Atkinson was named the England Participant-of-the-Collection.
