The second Check between West Indies and England at Kensington Oval in Barbados ended with the hosts securing a draw, due to their skipper Kraigg Brathwaite’s lionhearted batting.
After England declared their first innings at 507/9, that includes respective centuries from Joe Root (153) and Ben Stokes (120), West Indies managed 411 runs in response, due to Brathwaite’s gritty knock of 160 from 489 deliveries. Center-order batter Jermaine Blackwood additionally starred with the bat, scoring a significant 102 off 215 balls.
The guests then declared their second innings at 185/6, organising a goal of 281 runs. It appeared that the victory was in England’s sight after the short wickets they picked, decreasing the hosts to 93/5.
Nonetheless, Brathwaite once more stood like a rock and saved his aspect from the defeat, scoring an unbeaten 56 to encourage West Indies to a dramatic draw. In complete, Brathwaite confronted 673 balls within the contest (112.1 overs) – essentially the most by a West Indies batter in a Check match, surpassing Brian Lara’s 582 in opposition to the identical opposition in 2004.
Transient Scores:
England 507/9 dec & 185/6 dec (Zak Crawley 40, Daniel Lawrence 41; Veerasammy Permaul 2/29, Jayden Seales 2/34) drew with West Indies 411 & 135/5 (Kraigg Brathwaite 56*, Joshua Da Silva 30*; Jack Leach 3/36, Saqib Mahmood 2/21).
“Wonderful to listen to that (concerning the file of going through most balls in a Check for West Indies), clearly put loads of work by the years and actually joyful to do it in entrance of my house floor and my household, very grateful for that. When Jermaine got here in, he had the proper angle to combat, and as we speak once more, Jermaine and Joshua Da Silva, we would like that angle and combat. England have been good, after which for us to get to 400 and present that combat until the tip, It’s only a begin, however for us, it’s vital to be taught as fast as potential on the job,” stated Brathwaite after the match.
Right here is how Twitter reacted:
5 days of grit, dedication and giving all the things for one another.
We attract Barbados, however we head to Grenada able to repeat our efforts and angle.
Scorecard: https://t.co/N282Bi8Apj
🏝 #WIvENG 🏴 pic.twitter.com/FtgxFc78Sj
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) March 20, 2022
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite confronted 673 deliveries through the Bridgetown Check.
That’s extra deliveries than any England cricketer confronted throughout your entire Ashes collection – Joe Root was essentially the most with 667 balls over 5 Assessments.#WIvENG pic.twitter.com/H2Snn6oPkh
— Nic Savage (@nic_savage1) March 21, 2022
Most minutes batted in a Check match:
1015 – Hanif Mohammad 🇵🇰 v WI, 1958 (approx)
956 – Stephen Fleming 🇳🇿 v SL, 2003
955 – Kraigg Brathwaite 🏝️v ENG, 2022For West Indies:
955 – Kraigg Brathwaite v ENG, 2022
813 – Kraigg Brathwaite v SL, 2021#WIvENG— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) March 21, 2022
A really outstanding landmark as a Check batsman.👏🏿
@K_Brathwaite has now confronted extra balls in a Check match than each @BrianLara & Sir Garry Sobers.👏🏿#WIvENG #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/2VepDlpIzX— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) March 20, 2022
Captain Kraigg Brathwaite has steered West Indies to a hard-earned draw 👏
The collection is heading to a decider in Grenada.#WTC23 | #WIvENG | https://t.co/bnf0fU7dtG pic.twitter.com/DZsE0K0jCU
— ICC (@ICC) March 20, 2022
Kraigg Brathwaite on this Check:
656 balls confronted, false shot share 7%
No different batsman on this Check has matched Brathwaite’s management share.#WIvENG
— The CricViz Analyst (@cricvizanalyst) March 20, 2022
Good time to repeat my favorite Kraigg Brathwaite stat. He has now performed 76 Check matches. For the reason that introduction of T20 cricket in 2003, he’s the one man who has performed 50plus Assessments with none type of 20 overs cricket (not even at home degree). Purist. #WIvEng
— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) March 20, 2022
Everybody on their toes for Kraigg Braithwaite after a 799 minute innings for 160 👏#WIvENG
— England’s Barmy Military (@TheBarmyArmy) March 19, 2022
One other draw take a look at for England they usually proceed to be on the backside of the ICC Check Championship Factors Desk after claiming solely 11.67% of the factors contested.
Australia is #1 71.42% factors whereas Pakistan is #2 with 61.11% factors.#WIvENG #PAKvAUS
— Israr Ahmed Hashmi (@IamIsrarHashmi) March 20, 2022
A memorable gritty effort from the West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite – confronted 673 balls within the Check match with 160 runs in first innings and 56* runs in second innings. Nicely performed, captain. #WIvENG pic.twitter.com/Fx7atZyAn4
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) March 20, 2022
Congrats to Kraig Brathwaite on his monumental batting on this 2nd take a look at. Excessive powers of focus. Let’s attempt for a end result within the third take a look at fellas. 👏🏼 #WIvENG
— Jesse J 🇹🇹 (@JesseJoFuentes) March 20, 2022
