London: West Indies defeated England by four wickets in the Southampton Test. West Indies gave England a target of 200 runs at a loss of six wickets thanks to Blackwood's brilliant 95 runs. After winning the toss and batting first, the English team returned to the pavilion with a total of 204 runs. For England, captain Stokes scored 43, Butler 35, Bess 31 not out and Burns 30, while West Indies captain Holder made 6 for 42 and Gabriel made 4 for 62. The way was shown.
In reply, the West Indies batted well and took a 114-run lead with 318 runs. For the visitors, opener Braithwaite scored 65, Dorich 61 and Ruston Chase 47. England captain Stokes took 4 wickets, Anderson 3 wickets, Base 2 wickets and Wood 1 wicket while Joffra Archer could not take any wicket.
In the second innings, England scored 313 runs. For England, Crawley scored 76, Burns 42, Sable 50 and Ben Stoke 46. West Indies' Gabriel took 5, Chase and Joseph took 2 and 2 while Jason Holder took one wicket. At the start of the second innings, the West Indies struggled and the first four players could not go into double figures, but then Chase and Blackwood played brilliant innings and paved the way for the victory and the West Indies set a target of six wickets. Got it.
