"Brathwaite leads West Indies to dominant victory" #cricket #westindies #englandcricket

"It was highly appropriate as well as some beautiful sporting poetic justice that West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was not only at the wicket at the denouement of this Test Match but in fact scored the winning runs that gave his side a momentous victory and a 1–0 triumph both today and across the 3 Test Match series. 90 minutes was all it took in this morning’s session as England doggedly extended their overnight lead of just 10 runs to 27 and for the West Indian openers Brathwaite and John Campbell to rattle off the 28 runs required for victory. Chris Woakes gained a “life” when he successfully reviewed a catch against him but 1 run later was miraculously caught at Leg Slip by Jason Holder.

It was a ridiculous catch, with Holder grabbing it one handed and seemingly behind him! 6 runs later and Jack Leach’s 55 ball stay at the crease ended with another wicket for Kemar Roach and another catch behind the stumps for Joshua Da Silva.

Just 28 runs were required and Brathwaite and Campbell clobbered them in double quick time.

Brathwaite was rightly named as the “Man of the Series” and the official stamp applied for the series top run scorer and far and away the most impressive player across all 3 Test Matches.

He’s seemingly batted all day, every day!"

The above is an extract from the chapter being read here and the final day and final nail in the England cricket coffin of their 1-0 series defeat in the West Indies and in the winter of 2022.

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