BIRMINGHAM, England – West Indies confronted a crushing defeat, struggling a 3-0 sweep in opposition to England within the Richards-Botham Trophy Collection.
The decisive blow got here from England’s tearaway quick bowler Mark Wooden, who dismantled the decrease half of their batting line-up, establishing a 10-wicket victory within the third and ultimate Take a look at on Sunday.
Opener Mikyle Louis top-scored for the Caribbean aspect with 57 runs, supported by Kavem Hodge’s 55. Nonetheless, a devastating spell from Wooden after lunch despatched the guests crashing to 175 all out of their second innings, about an hour after the interval on the third day at Edgbaston.
West Indies have been 151 for 5 at lunch, however Wooden’s harmful spell, yielding 5 wickets for 40 runs from 14 overs, extinguished any hopes of a fightback, leaving England needing solely 82 runs to win.
Quickest fifty by an England batsman in Exams
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Including insult to harm, England captain Ben Stokes opened the batting with Ben Duckett after common opener Zak Crawley injured his hand making an attempt to take a slip catch off Wooden. Stokes dominated the West Indies bowlers, scoring the quickest fifty by an England batsman in Exams, reaching the milestone off simply 24 balls with 9 fours and a six.
The match ended about quarter-hour earlier than tea when Stokes, on 57 not out, hit a brief, flat supply from West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite over the backward sq. leg boundary for six. Duckett remained unbeaten on 25.
West Indies additionally lost the first Test inside three days by an innings and 114 runs at Lord’s, and the second Take a look at inside 4 days by 241 runs at Trent Bridge.
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“For positive, wanting again, I believed the 282 we acquired within the first innings wasn’t sufficient,” Brathwaite stated throughout a post-play interview. “It was a greater pitch than 282, however we fought again effectively. Our self-discipline wasn’t adequate general.”
He added, “We weren’t disciplined sufficient with the ball. If you have a look at the odds and groupings of balls, they weren’t adequate to place any batting group underneath strain for lengthy intervals.”
Three wickets – one every to Stokes, off-spinner Shoaib Bashir, and pacer Gus Atkinson – earlier than lunch left West Indies reeling after they resumed from their in a single day whole of 33 for 2, nonetheless 61 runs behind.
Wooden’s searing tempo
Alick Athanaze was lbw to Bashir within the first half hour of play, including solely 5 to his in a single day rating of seven. The Caribbean aspect reached the drinks break on 96 for 3, a lead of solely two runs. Louis drove Stokes by way of mid-off for his fourth boundary to take the full previous 100 and hit Bashir over long-on for his first of two sixes, reaching his maiden Take a look at fifty from 85 balls.
Nonetheless, Louis was caught at second slip by Stokes after nibbling at a supply outdoors off-stump shortly after the break. Jason Holder then guided Hodge to his fifty from 56 balls earlier than being trapped lbw by Atkinson for 12 within the third-last over earlier than lunch, a dismissal confirmed after an unsuccessful assessment.
After lunch, Wooden’s searing tempo, management, and reverse swing proved an excessive amount of for the West Indies decrease order, taking 5 wickets in a sensational six-over spell that value simply 9 runs.
Jayden Seales was named the West Indies Participant-of-the-Collection, whereas Gus Atkinson was named the England Participant-of-the-Collection.
The West Indies will return to the Caribbean to arrange for a two-Take a look at collection in opposition to South Africa, beginning August 7 at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Tobago, with the second Take a look at scheduled to start on August 15 on the Guyana Nationwide Stadium.
