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WI vs ENG | 3rd Test | West Indies' dominating victory leaves England in disarray

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Continuing their poor run of form in the longest game format, England has convincingly lost the Grenada Test by 10 wickets against the West Indies. This defeat is England's 11th loss in their last 17 tests, which signifies their misery in red-ball cricket in recent times.  


At the end of the third day, England were on the verge of defeat as they were reeling at 103 for 8, thereby having a lead of just 10 runs with two wickets in hand. Although the two unbeaten English batters tried their best to frustrate the home side by batting nine overs in the first session, their effort went in vain, with Kemar Roach dismissing Chris Woakes in the very first ball of his new spell. it didn't take England a long time to lose their last wicket, which Roach also picked in the form of Jack Leach in his very next over. 


The Windies openers seemed to hurry to finish things off as they chased the target of 28 in less than five overs. While the captain Kraigg Brathwaite scored 20 with the help of three boundaries, the other opener John Campbell remained not out on 6. The young Windies keeper-batter Joshua Da Silva was adjudged the 'player of the match for his stunning hundred in the 2nd innings. On the other hand, the Caribbean captain Kraigg Braithwaite, who topped the list of highest run-getters in the series with 341 runs at an astonishing average of 85.25, was handed the 'man of the series award. 

The primary reason behind England's loss was the abysmal performance of the English batters across the Test match. Crumbling at 90 for eight at one stage, England were saved by their lower order in the first innings. However, the bowlers could not hide the batting unit's failure in the second innings as the visitors managed to post just 120 after being rattled by the exceptional seam bowling of the West Indies pace battery, led by Kyle Mayers. This crushing series defeat has certainly pushed England to a new low and left the ECB to ponder a lot over how they can enhance their performance in test cricket. 


On the other hand, this victory is highly significant from the West Indies' point of view. The Kraigg Brathwaite-led side will take the impetus from their success in this series, which was much needed to boost the entire team's confidence. The performances of young guys like Joshua Da Silva, Jayden Seales, Kyle Mayers were encouraging as they proved that they have the potential to make the men-in-maroon great in Tests once again. 


Brief scores: England 2nd inns- 120 all out, Lees- 31, Bairstow- 22, Mayers- 5/18, Roach- 2/10 

West Indies 2nd inns- 28-0, Braithwaite- 20*, Campbell- 6* 

Result- West Indies won by 10 wickets.

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