Joshua Da Silva and Shamar Joseph Propel West Indies to a 41-Run Lead Against England
Joshua Da Silva and Shamar Joseph gave the West Indies a big advantage by making vital runs for the tenth wicket in an exciting turn of events, on July 20, 2024, at Trent Bridge, during the 2nd Men’s Test against England.
On the third morning of the second Test at Trent Bridge, Joshua Da Silva’s unwavering half-century and some late-inning brutality from Shamar Joseph put the West Indies 41 runs ahead of England. Da Silva took the wicket at number 71 and left 82 not out.
Lunch West Indies 457 (Hodge 120, Da Silva 82*, Athanaze 82, Woakes 4-84) lead England 416 (Pope 121, Duckett 71, Stokes 69) by 41 runs.
Shamar Joseph was dismissed for 33 off 27 balls on the last ball of a prolonged opening session, leaving Da Silva unbroken at 82 having amassed fifty runs to his overnight score. Together, they amassed 71 runs in 78 balls for the tenth wicket.
With three wickets in as many balls, Chris Woakes led England’s bowling attack with plenty of swing. However, West Indies would have been happy with their improved batting performance on the second day, which was spearheaded by Alick Athanaze’s 82 and centurion Kavem Hodge, giving them hope of tying the series.
With the second new ball, England bowled just one over on the second evening, but under much cloudier skies on Saturday morning, the hosts broke through with just 15 deliveries. Jason Holder was removed by a combination of Woakes and Jamie Smith, who prodded one outside off stump to be caught behind. After a wild session at the crease, Holder managed to reach 27 off 76 balls with just four more runs than his overnight total.
Ollie Pope dove at short cover, giving Kevin Sinclair a chance to run out on two, but his shy at the stumps at the non-striker’s end went wide. But Sinclair could only muster two more runs before Harry Brook’s brilliant countermove at gully off Gus Atkinson took him out.
On 7, Ben Stokes skied a shorter ball from Atkinson and should have been caught, but he squandered the opportunity by racing in from cover and diving with his right hand outstretched.
Just before the morning drinks break, Mark Wood, who had left the field late on the second day due to cramps after his fast-paced efforts went unappreciated, returned to the field at the start of play and had the ball in his possession once more.
But shortly after the interval, Woakes found himself on a hat-trick as Jayden Seales was bowled for a first-ball duck and Alzarri Joseph’s resistance ended with him chasing a wide one outside off stump and feathering to keeper Smith. Shamar Joseph moved into a fuller one and deflected the ball to the off side in order to survive the hat-trick ball.
After playing slowly for the first ninety minutes, Da Silva reached his fifty with great force, using Wood’s extra pace to steer the ball past the boundary at deep extra cover.
11th No. In the subsequent over, Shamar Joseph stood up to Woakes admirably, smashing a four-ball burst of four over mid-off. Da Silva then hit another six from Wood over deep third to push the West Indies above the 400-run barrier.
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Afterwards, Shamar Joseph sent broken roof tiles raining down on onlookers seated in the stands below at backward square leg and then four through fine leg to take 16 off the over and put West Indies 10 in front. England’s first innings 416 thrashing Atkinson for six in front of square drew his side level.
After hitting three straight fours and then a heave over long-on for six, his third maximum of the innings, Da Silva amassed eighteen runs off one Joe Root over.
After 20 overs of labor, Wood eventually got the wicket he had been chasing when Shamar Joseph sent a leading edge high to mid-on, where Atkinson made a catch.
