In the second Test at Trent Bridge, West Indies have reversed their fortunes after a dismal batting display in the first Test at Lord’s. It was considered a solid score to put pressure on the visitors after England “bazballed” their way to 416 runs in the first innings. But the team captained by Kraigg Brathwaite turned in a fantastic display with the bat, having learned from their past errors.
At that point, Alick Athanaze and Kavem Hodge took charge of the circumstance and assisted the West Indies in rising again. England was under pressure as the pair cobbled together a 175-run partnership, as they appeared to be at a loss for a while. With Athanaze scoring 82 runs off just 99 balls and Hodge smashing a fantastic century, the West Indies took command.
The captain himself got off to a solid 48-run start. But Kirk McKenzie and Mikyle Louis fell short, and at one point the West Indies were 84/3. Since their batting unit faltered a few times in the first Test, they needed to perform exceptionally well after losing three quick wickets.
Interestingly, Kavem Hodge celebrated his first-ever century in international cricket with utmost poise. In the meantime, the 31-year-old received a standing ovation from the spectators.
Eventually, Chris Woakes overcame him and scored 120 runs. The fans gave him another standing ovation as he made his way back to the dressing room, and the cricket player expressed their gratitude.
Joshua Da Silva and Jason Holder assumed charge of the matter following his dismissal. After Day 2, both batted with confidence and were not out for 23* and 32* runs, respectively. At stumps, West Indies are losing by 65 runs with a 351/5 score. On the third day, England will be looking to take early wickets; if not, the visitors can go for victory, like they did when they played Australia at the Gabba earlier this year.
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Here’s how Twitter reacted:
Kavem hodge outstanding inning , real intent 💥#ENGvsWI
— AB K Bhat (@KarimBhat) July 19, 2024
Flat pitches in T20s, Flat Pitches in ODIs and Now Flat pitches in Test Cricket as well. Officially, the game is no more for bowlers now, in any Format.
Shameful from England! #ENGvsWI
— Saifullah Khan (@Saif_speaks88) July 19, 2024
England trying their best to take the game to day 4 & 5 that’s why they are letting WI chip away the lead.
It’s all BAZBALL!! Innit @benstokes38 #ENGvsWI— TEAM BLACK 🐲 (@patrikbateman62) July 19, 2024
The West Indies batting lineup have shown a great display of strength . Especially Hodge and Athanaze . All you need is to bat and bat. This is what you want in test cricket. A real competition from both sides. #ENGvsWI #Testcricket #CricketTwitter #Englandcricket #Testmatch
— sreekar (@nyalkalkars) July 19, 2024
Da Silva is taking the game on ! It’s the first time I have seen him play this positively. #EngvsWI
— Aditya (@Aditya82313733) July 19, 2024
Match Summary:-
Windies have surprised & shocked everyone.They have made an unexpected comeback,they just need 75 more runs to level the score.#WIvENG #ENGvWI#WIvsENG #ENGvsWI pic.twitter.com/Lm4jscvRHq— Taha (@Taha75618) July 19, 2024
#ENGvsWI 2nd Test. Shaping up to be a cracker this one. WI 351/5 and rattling along at a good lick. This is what great Test cricket is all about!
— Andy Burge 🇬🇧🇪🇺 (@AndyGJBurge) July 19, 2024
Brilliant Brilliant from the West Indies. To score more than 350 in the day and lose only 5 wickets, they would be over the moon with this effort. Not many expected this rearguard from them after the 1st test. A bit like Gabba test#ENGvWI #WIvENG #ENGvsWI
— Vivek Yadav (@Vivek67320134) July 19, 2024
A brilliant day of test cricket at Trent Bridge ❤️#ENGvsWI
— Dinesh here 🙋♂️🇿🇦 (@dinesh_offl_06) July 19, 2024
Considering how 1st Test went this has been a great day for WI. 351/5 in response to 416 is above expectations. game nicely poised.#EngvsWI
— Garfield Robinson (@garfieldrob01) July 19, 2024
Mark Wood when the weather isn’t cloudy#ENGvsWI #MarkWood pic.twitter.com/nmU5C27Nst
— RAHUL (@CVV_009) July 19, 2024
Day 3, first season, is going to be very important. #ENGvsWI
— Caught & Bowled (@caught1bowled) July 19, 2024
That god almighty, we bat out a day in test cricket, 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾#ENGvsWI
— reenel joseph🇬🇩🇹🇹 (@joseph_reenel) July 19, 2024
After a looooong time, West Indies had a very good day in Test Cricket!! 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻#ENGvsWI
— Prasanna (@ak_prasanna) July 19, 2024
Fantastic day of test cricket today. England somewhere missing Anderson in the bowling line-up but that’s considerable. Windies boys came with a good batting effort this time.#EngvsWi
— AMEYA MAHADIK (@ameyamahadik30) July 19, 2024
Day 2: Stumps
Kavem Hodge’s classy maiden Test century of 120(171) propelled West Indies to 351-5, leaving them trailing by just 65 runs.#ENGvsWI #KavemHodge pic.twitter.com/UnbiKF8Vyj
— CricTracker (@Cricketracker) July 19, 2024
Congratulations Kavem Hodge on a maiden Test ton 💯#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/myTzBoMgPX
— England’s Barmy Army 🏴🎺 (@TheBarmyArmy) July 19, 2024
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