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ENG Vs WI 3rd Test: Match Highlights, Key Moments And Videos

England players celebrating a WI wicket in the third Test (x.com)England players celebrating a WI wicket in the third Test (x.com)

Hosts England walloped the visiting West Indies team by 10 wickets at Birmingham’s Edgbaston Cricket Ground to seal their three-match Test series by a 3-0 margin.


Here’s the timeline of how ENG vs WI panned out in Birmingham:


ENG vs WI Highlights: Woakes, Atkinson Limit WI To 282 After Brathwaite, Holder 50s

Winning the toss and batting first, West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite listed a testing 61 from 86 balls as English pacemen Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson wreaked havoc on the other end. Jason Holder charted 59 in the middle-order and shared a 109-run partnership with wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva (49 from 99 balls) to take West Indies past the 200-run mark.

Woakes and Atkinson cleaned up the West Indies tail to finish with figures of 3-69 and 4-67 respectively. Express fast bowler Mark Wood also chipped in with two wickets while young spinner Shoaib Bashir bagged the final wicket on offer to fold up West Indies for 282.


ENG vs WI Highlights: Ben Stokes, Joe Root Overcome Seales To Mount English Lead

West Indies speedster Jayden Seales took three English wickets with the new-ball alongside Alzarri Joseph (4-122) and Shamar Joseph (2-63). Their collective new-ball brilliance subjected England to lose half their side at just 54 on the board.

Thereafter, Joe Root (87 off 124 balls) and captain Ben Stokes (54 off 69 balls) smacked blistering half-centuries while wicketkeeper Jamie Smith top-scored with a career-best 95. Chris Woakes added 62 rapid runs from his end as England ended up charting 376 in 75.4 overs to mount a 94-run first innings lead.


ENG vs WI Highlights: Mark Wood Takes Five To Skittle WI For 175

English pacemen Chris Woakes and Gus Atkinson once against came up clutch with the new-ball to pulverise West Indies top-order at 53-3. However, visiting opener Mikyle Louis and number five Kavem Hodge recorded fighting half-centuries before Mark Wood claimed each of the final five West Indies wicket to claim figures of 5-40 from 14 overs. Wood’s spell helped England demolish West Indies for just 175 in 52 overs to set up an 82-run target for themselves.


ENG vs WI Highlights: Ben Stokes, Duckett Gun Down 82 In 7.2 Overs

Opening the innings in place of injured Zak Crawley, captain Ben Stokes blasted 57* runs from just 28 deliveries with nine boundaries and two sixes.

Ben Duckett also smacked 25* from 16 balls as England gunned down their 82-run target in just 7.2 overs with all 10 wickets intact.