WATCH: Extra loud cheering from West Indies dressing room after series win against England
West Indies registered a memorable win over England in the third and final Test on Sunday (March 28). With this victory, they also sealed the three-match Test series 1-0 with the first two matches ending in a draw. It didn’t take long for them to wrap up the proceedings on the fourth day.
They already had England on the mat at 104/8 and scalped the remaining two wickets to bundle them out for 120. The West Indies openers Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell then comfortably chased down the 28-run target within five overs. Fittingly, skipper Brahtwaite scored the winning runs with a four off Chris Woakes.
Soon after the ball reached the boundary, the Caribbean players erupted in unison to celebrate their victory. Former skipper Jason Holder was leading the celebrations with extra loud cheering as the players and support staff members in the dressing room hugged each other.
Indeed it was a special series win for West Indies and it was evident from their celebrations. The hosts also continued to have a lid over Joe Root and his men at home in the longest format of the game.
Here’s the video:
#WIvENG #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/CxJ95Ilaj0
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) March 27, 2022
England struggle miserably on a tricky Grenada pitch
As far as the match is concerned, the visiting batters struggled to get hold of the surface in Grenada after losing the toss. They were reeling at 114/9 in their first innings before a 90-run stand between number 10 and 11 batters, Jack Leach and Sqaib Mahmood, took them to a respectable total of 204.
Even West Indies found themselves at 128/7 in response. But they had a proper batter in Joshua Da Silva in the middle who stitched partnership of 49 runs, 68 runs and 52 runs for the 8th, 9th and 10th wickets respectively. Da Silva scored his maiden Test century as the home side took a vital 93-run lead in the first innings.
Kyle Mayers then showed off his skills with the ball to pick up a sensational five-wicket haul and left England helpless in their second essay. Another batting failure meant the writing was on the wall fo