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West Indies vs England, third Take a look at: Joshua Da Silva’s fightback provides hosts an serve at stumps of Day 2

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Chasing England`s 204, West Indies slipped to 95-6 half of hour sooner than tea and had been in hazard of being bundled out. Alternatively, Da Silva mustered your complete braveness and abilities he would possibly possibly in discovering and came to his facet`s rescue with a well-constructed 54 now not out that guided West Indies to 232-8 on the discontinuance.

Joshua Da Silva`s nonetheless, unbeaten half of-century pulled West Indies out of deep anxiousness and earned them a indispensable first-innings lead, as the house facet produced a good fightback against England on Day 2 within the all-vital third and closing Take a look at match on Friday.

Chasing England`s 204, West Indies slipped to 95-6 half of hour sooner than tea and had been in hazard of being bundled out. Alternatively, Da Silva mustered your complete braveness and abilities he would possibly possibly in discovering and came to his facet`s rescue with a well-constructed 54 now not out that guided West Indies to 232-8 on the discontinuance.

Crucially, he chanced on an ally in Kemar Roach with whom he has up to now added 55 for the ninth wicket. Roach has up to now scored an functional 25 now not out off 63 balls with four boundaries.The partnership became as soon as one of three anchored by Da Silva, the 23-365 days-worn also placing on 33 for the seventh wicket with Kyle Mayers who made a breezy 28, while adding a extra 49 for the eighth wicket with Alzarri Joseph who also struck 28.

The tail has wagged all another time in Grenada __

West Indies had been 95/6 but emerge from Day 2 with a first-innings lead.#WTC23 | #WIvENG | https://t.co/8vvmZqjdsh pic.twitter.com/kbVoZsmObQ

— ICC (@ICC) March 25, 2022

Da Silva has up to now faced 152 balls in fair over 3 and half of hours on the crease and counted four fours, the final of which – an stunning clip to the ropes at mid-wicket – raised his fourth Take a look at half of-century within the fifth over sooner than the discontinuance.

Earlier, left-handed opener John Campbell struck 35 as he led a 50-flee opening stand with captain Kraigg Brathwaite (17), after West Indies launched their first innings first and indispensable of play. The stand kept England without success within the indispensable hour but issues rapid fell apart within the 2nd, altering the shape of the contest.Brathwaite fell within the 2nd over after the indispensable drinks destroy, playing wait on to one from medium pacer Ben Stokes (2-40) and he became as soon as adjudged leg-sooner than wicket.

The left-handed Mayers then hit four fours and a six in a free-scoring 39-ball knock but with tea already beckoning, drove Stokes to mid-on.Unbeaten on 5 at tea with Da Silva on six and West Indies on 134-7, Joseph lashed two fours and a six off 59 balls sooner than he fell caught within the wait on of off Overton, fair sooner than drinks. Nonetheless any hopes of wrapping up the West Indies innings below 200 had been then foiled as Roach dug in for the following 63 balls and 80 minutes, to ogle the house facet to a lead.

Brief Rankings: West Indies 232/8 (da Silva 54*, Roach 25*) lead England 204 (Mahmood 49, Leach 41*, Seales 3-40) by 28 runs.

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