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England team after series win.
The last and third match of the three-match Test series between England and West Indies was played at Edgbaston. England won the third match by 10 wickets. With this the English team won the series 3-0. Host England had already clinched the series by winning 2 consecutive Tests. Now, by winning the third test, England made a clean sweep of West Indies.
England won the first match by 114 runs and the second by 241 runs. The team’s fast bowler Gus Atkinson took 22 wickets in the series. He was chosen Player of the Series. Whereas Mark Wood, who took 7 wickets in the match, received the Player of the Match award.
Gus Atkinson was named Player of the Series.
Mark Wood received the Player of the Match award.
West Indies scored 282 runs in the first innings
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss in the third Test and decided to bat first. Windies scored 282 runs in the first innings. Captain Brathwaite scored the highest score of 61 runs on behalf of the team. Jason Holder scored 59 runs, Joshua de Silva scored 49 runs. Gus Atkinson took maximum 4 wickets for England. Apart from them, Chris Woakes took 3 wickets, Mark Wood took 2 wickets and Shoaib Bashir took 1 wicket.
Jamie Smith scored 95 runs in the first innings for England.
In reply to West Indies’ 282 runs, England scored 376 runs. Jamie Smith scored the highest score of 95 runs for England. Joe Root played a brilliant inning of 87 runs. Chris Woakes also played an inning of 62 runs. Whereas captain Ben Stokes scored 54 runs. Alzarri Joseph took maximum 4 wickets for West Indies. Jaden Seals 3, Shamar Joseph
2 and Gudakesh Moti got 1 wicket.
Windies all out for 175 runs in second innings
West Indies could not reach the score of 200 in the second innings. The team was all out on the score of 175 runs. Mark Wood took 5 wickets for England. Due to England’s first innings lead of 92 runs, West Indies could give England a target of only 87 runs. In the second innings for West Indies, Michael Lewis scored 57 runs and Kavem Hodge scored 55 runs.
Mark Wood took 5 wickets for England in the second innings.
England chased the target in only 7.2 overs
England chased the target of 82 runs in 7.2 overs without losing any wicket on the third day. Captain Ben Stokes came to open for the team and played an unbeaten inning of 57 runs in 28 balls with the help of 9 fours and 2 sixes. Whereas Ben Duckett returned unbeaten after scoring 26 runs.
Ben Stokes played an unbeaten inning of 57 runs in 28 balls in the second innings.
