West Indies beat England by 10 wickets in the third Test to win the series. The Caribbeans reached the target of 28 runs given by England on the fourth day on Sunday without losing any wicket. After the first two Tests were drawn, the Windies won the series 1-0.
England finished the third day with 103 runs for the loss of 6 wickets. Today, on the morning of the fourth day, the team lost the remaining two wickets just to add 18 runs to the collection. The visitors were all out for 120 runs. The victory target in front of the Windies is only 26.
Kyle Meyers of Windies took 5 wickets with the ball. Kemar Roach took 2 wickets. England’s three batsmen can run in double digits with the bat. Alex Lees scored 31, Johnny Bairstow 22 and Chris Oakes 19 runs.
Chasing 28 runs, the Caribbeans reached the target without losing a wicket in 4.5 overs. Captain Craig Brathwaite scored 20 not out and John Campbell 6 not out.
Earlier, England scored 204 runs in the first innings. The Windies scored 296 in their first innings.
Centurion Joshua da Silva won the match. Craig Brathwaite was the best in the series.
Short Score:
England:
First Innings: 204/10 (Shakib 49, Leach 41 *; Joyden 3/40, Meyers 2/13, Joseph 2/33, Roach 2/41).
Second Innings: 120/10 (Lis 31, Bairstow 22; Meyers 5/18, Roach 2/10).
Windies:
First Innings: 296/10 (Joshua 100 *, Campbell 35; Oaks 3/59, Stokes 2/46, Shakib 2/45, Overton 2/61).
Second Innings: 26/0 (Brathwaite 20 *, Campbell 6 *).
Result: Windies won by 10 wickets.
Series: Windies win 1-0.
Match winner: Joshua the Silva.
Series Best: Craig Brathwaite.
