WI vs ENG, 2nd Test: England lead West Indies by 136 as draw in Barbados

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West Indies captain Craig Brathwaite saluted the audience as soon as he left the field after scoring 180 runs on the fourth day of the second Test.

England led the West Indies by 136 runs and were setting up a second declaration to try and force the result in the second Test at Kensington Oval.

West Indies were eventually bowled out for 411, trailing by 96 runs, and England openers Zack Crowley and Alex Lees added 40 for no loss in 15 overs before ending in poor light on the fourth day.

In Antigua last week, England led by 153 runs on the final day and set West Indies a winning target of 286 runs in 71 overs. West Indies did not take the bait and the Test was safely drawn.

England’s strategy in Barbados should not change, and neither should the end result on the same flat pitch. West Indies captain and opener Craig Brathwaite disappointed England for the third day in a row until he was bowled out for 160 after nearly 12 hours.

He started the day on 109 and his team at 288-4.

Nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph supported him for 1 1/2 hours until he was dismissed for 19 by Ben Stokes, the only wicket in the morning session. Jason Holder After lunch, Rash was dismissed off the second ball by Hack, allowing England pacer Saqib Mahmood to take his maiden Test wicket on debut.

Brathwaite was handling the third new ball of his innings when he came across spinner Jack Leach, thrashed him and heard his off-stump burst. The captain scored 160 runs in 489 balls at his home ground and it included 17 fours.

West Indies were still 122 runs short of England’s first declaration at 509-7, and Kemar Roach Then fell for 1. But Joshua da Silva, who was dismissed for 3, made the West Indies tea and was the last man on 33 off 112 balls.

He was trapped by Leach, who led England with 3-118 in 69.5 overs, more than double the number of overs bowled by anyone else. In the second turn of the bat, England’s Crawley reached 21 and Lies reached 18 stumps.