New Delhi. The West Indies team, which lost the first Test against England in just 3 days, has made a strong comeback in the second match of the three-match series. On the basis of Ollie Pope’s century, the host team scored 416 runs in the first innings, while West Indies scored 457 runs in reply and gained a crucial lead of 41 runs. Kavem Hodge scored a century while Alick Athanaze and Joshua de Silva scored fifties to ensure the team’s lead.
The Test match being played between West Indies and England in Nottingham has been excellent so far. The batsmen showed their strength in the first three days of play. After losing the toss, England came out to bat first and made a comeback after losing the first wicket early and scored 416 runs. After Jack Crowley flopped, Ben Duckett played an innings of 71 runs and handled the innings. After this, Ollie Pap strengthened the hold of the English team in the match by scoring 121 runs in 167 balls. Captain Ben Stokes also played an innings of 69 runs. For West Indies, Alzari Joseph took 3 wickets while Jayden Seals, Kevin Sinclair and Kavem Hodge took 2-2 wickets each.
An exciting end to great 1st innings and lead!
We going into the 3rd innings 4️⃣1️⃣ runs ahead.#ENGvWI , #MenInMaroon , #apex pic.twitter.com/jgXCFwRgLj
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