{"id":102699,"date":"2024-07-26T19:37:15","date_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:37:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/west-indies-triple-strike-rocks-england-in-third-test-at-edgbaston-cricket-news-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2024-07-26T19:37:15","modified_gmt":"2024-07-26T19:37:15","slug":"west-indies-triple-strike-rocks-england-in-third-test-at-edgbaston-cricket-news-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/07\/26\/west-indies-triple-strike-rocks-england-in-third-test-at-edgbaston-cricket-news-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"West Indies’ triple-strike rocks England in third Test at Edgbaston | Cricket News – Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NEW DELHI: Jason Holder showcased his all-round skills as the West Indies<\/a> fought back valiantly in the final session of the opening day of the third Test at Edgbaston, despite England‘s strong position.
Holder’s crucial 59 runs helped the West Indies recover from a precarious 115-5 to post a respectable total of 282 all out, giving them a glimmer of hope in the series they trail 2-0.
The West Indies’ resurgence continued as Holder took two excellent slip catches, contributing to England’s shaky start, which saw them lose both openers in consecutive deliveries and end the day at 38-3, still 244 runs behind, reported AFP.
Zak Crawley fell for eight, edging a loose drive off Jayden Seales to Holder at second slip, while Ben Duckett played on to Alzarri Joseph on the very next ball.
Nightwatchman Mark Wood also departed for a duck, edging Seales to Holder, leaving Ollie Pope and Joe Root to resume England’s innings on Saturday.
Earlier in the day, the West Indies had made a promising start, reaching 76-0 after winning the toss on a favorable batting surface.
However, they experienced another batting collapse, reminiscent of their struggles in the previous two Tests, losing five wickets around the lunch break.
Holder and Joshua Da Silva (49) steadied the ship with a vital sixth-wicket partnership of 109 runs, but the tail failed to contribute significantly. Gus Atkinson (4-67) and Chris Woakes (3-59) were the pick of the English bowlers.
The West Indies’ opening pair of Kraigg Brathwaite and Mikyle Louis started cautiously before Brathwaite found his rhythm, driving Woakes for two boundaries in the fifth over.
Louis provided solid support as Brathwaite, playing in his 92nd Test, reached a well-crafted half-century off 70 balls.
However, England fought back, dismissing Louis (26), Kirk McKenzie, and Alick Athanaze before lunch, with Brathwaite unbeaten on 56.
The West Indies needed their captain to convert his start into a substantial score, but he fell for 61, gloving a Mark Wood delivery down the leg side.
Kavem Hodge, fresh off a maiden Test century at Trent Bridge, was dismissed in unfortunate fashion, leaving a Woakes delivery that clipped the top of off stump.
With the West Indies in trouble at 115-5, Holder launched a counter-attack, taking on the English bowlers and reaching a 92-ball fifty.
Da Silva fell one run short of his half-century, caught behind off Woakes, and Holder’s innings was eventually ended by Atkinson, who clean bowled him.<\/div>\n