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On Day 1 of the ongoing third Test between West Indies and England, the visitors’ last-wicket stand frustrated the hosts with a 90-run partnership. On Day 2, the hosts returned the favour with the🅰 seventh, eighth and ninth-wicket stands forming 33, 49 and 55* runs, respectively, despite the light being an issue.
West Indies started pretty well with captain Kraigg Brathwaite (17) and John Campbell (35), adding 50 runs fo♈r the opening stand. However, the dismissal of Brathwaite opene💖d the floodgates as the home team was reduced to 95/6 in 35.4 overs.
The lower-order then took up the responsibility, especially wicketkeeper-batter Joshua da Silva, who played an inspirational knock to save Windies fr🐼om the blushes, helping them finish the ꦯsecond day with a lead of 28 runs.
The final three wickets cost England as many as 137 runs as West Indies reached 232/8 before light stopped play just ahead of the scheduled close time. Da Silva smashed a crucial half-century and is currently unbeaten at 54 along with Kemar Roach (28 not out). Kyle Mayers (28) and Alzarri Joseph (28) made valuable contributions to save West Indies from what could be a major embaꦫrrassment.
For the tourists, Chris Woakes picked up three wickets for 48 runs in 20 overs, including six maidens. Similarly, Craig Overton (2/71) and Ben Stokes (2/40) bagged a couple of scalps each.
“I hope there is an English batter who can stand up and make that key score tomorrow. Joshua da Silva showed today you could cash in when the bowlers tired. It has been a tough series with back-to-back Test matches and time in the field, but you have to put that to one side and be on the money. As a team, we try to have a session-by-session mentality. We need to turn up tomorrow and win that first hour,” said Woakes after the end of the day’s play as quoted by BBC.
Here is how Twitter reacted:
WI lead going into Day 3⃣.
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket)
Strong work from our bowling u𒊎nit taking 8⃣ wickets in the day. lead by 2⃣8⃣ at the closღe.
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— England Cricket (@englandcricket)
Good stuff from Joshua Da Silva, who has turned 95 fo🃏r 6 into a first-innings lead for West In𓄧dies.
— Husky Trades (@Huskky_Trades)
STAT ALERT: WI v Eng in Grenada is the first Test ever played in w🐲hich both sides have been 6 down for under 100, and then recovered to pass 200.
— Andy Zaltzman (@ZaltzCricket)
Terrific batting by Da Silva and Roach but England’s pro✨blems finishing off the tail rear their head yet again
Need to finish thi🍌ngs off ♔quickly tomorrow and get batting
— Rob Johnston (@RobJ_Cricket)
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Joshua Da Silva has a 🧸special talent to bat with tai𒀰l-enders in Test cricket.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns)
Excellent ha⛄lf-century from Joshua da Silva (54*) and a very handy 55 unbroken sta🍌nd of 55 with Roach gets WI to 232-8 at stumps, a lead of 28
Test is moving nicely!
— ThePoppingCrease (@PoppingCreaseSA)
50 for Joshua Da Silvꦺa. Fought hard in last couple of innings in Barbados. But this is the best from him. One his best in hi💛s career.
— Kaushik (@CricKaushik_)
Joshua da Silva is a solid player. A great half꧙ century. Low order cont꧂est going on this match!
— naeemah (@NaeemahBenjamin)
A gutsy, crucial knock 50 from Joshua Da Silva.
It hasn’t been easy having to al▨ways bat with the tail but today he proved his unwavering fight and leade𒅌rship at the crease guiding the tail.
32,33,30* in his previous 3 inns. with 263 balls faced.
It was only a matter of time.— Nikhil Uttamchandani (@NikUttam)
