England had lost the wicket of Dan Lawrence (91) off the last ball on Wednesday, so Stokes landed at the crease and started off on a flyer. Stokes soon put down the West Indies attack with his crisp shot.
The second day of the second Test between West Indies and England at the King’s Oval was named after the English batsmen. England declared their innings by scoring 507 runs for the loss of 9 wickets.
At the end of the day, West Indies scored 71 runs for the loss of 1 wicket. On the one hand, Joe Root scored 153 runs in 316 balls with the help of 14 fours, while Ben Stokes played a brilliant innings of 120 runs.
None of the Windies bowlers managed to put pressure on the guests. Veerasamy Parmal took the highest 3 wickets for West Indies.
The second day of the second Test between West Indies and England at the King’s Oval was named after the English batsmen. England declared their innings by scoring 507 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. At the end of the day, West Indies scored 71 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.
On the one hand, Joe Root scored 153 runs in 316 balls with the help of 14 fours, while Ben Stokes played a brilliant innings of 120 runs. None of the Windies bowlers managed to put pressure on the guests. Veerasamy Parmal took the highest 3 wickets for West Indies.
Stokes was playing comfortably at the start of his innings but began to change gears in the 107th over when he hit spinner Veerasamy Parmal for a boundary and a six. Stokes did not stop here. He scored 20 runs in an over against the tall pacer Alzarri Joseph. In the match, Stokes also crossed the 5,000-run mark in Test cricket.
Captain Root looked calm at the other end amidst the fireworks of Stokes’ bat and remained at the crease. At the end of the first session, Root reached his 12th 150 plus score in Tests with a single off Jason Holder.
In response to 507 runs, West Indies had a poor start in the first innings. Opener Campbell returned to the pavilion after scoring only 4 runs. He was made his victim by Matthew Fisher.
After this, captain Craig Brathwaite and Shamar Brooks played carefully and did not let the team get any further setback till the end of the day. Brathwaite is unbeaten on 28 off 79 balls, while Brooks is playing 31 runs off 83 balls. The first match of the 3-Test series ended in a draw.