England vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 4: As it happened

At the end of the day's play, the hosts have taken a 170-run lead over the Caribbean side, with Jofra Archer (5) and Mark Wood (1) batting at the crease.

By Zee Media Bureau | Last Updated: Sunday, July 12, 2020 - 00:00
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The West Indies bowlers staged a late fightback to reduce England to 284 for eight in their second innings against West Indies at stumps on the fourth day of the opening Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Stadium in Southampton on Saturday.

At the end of the day's play, the hosts have taken a 170-run lead over the Caribbean side, with Jofra Archer (5) and Mark Wood (1) batting at the crease.

Resuming at yesterday's score of 15/0, Burns (42) and Sibley (50) provided a perfect start to the side's second innings by sharing a crucial 72-run partnership for the opening wicket.

Subsequently, Zak Crawley (76) and skipper Ben Stokes (46) stitched a 98-run stand for the fourth wicket to help England cross 250-run mark before the Caribbean side bounced back to leave England with just two wickets in hand.

For West Indies, Shannon Gabriel bagged three wickets, while Alzarri Joseph and Roston Chase claimed two wickets each. Jason Holder also chipped in with a wicket.

Here are the highlights:

 

11 July 2020, 23:37 PM

STUMPS!

11 July 2020, 23:35 PM

West Indies bowler staged a late fightback to reduce England to 284 for eight at stumps on the fourth day of first Test in Southampton. However, the hosts have taken a 170-run lead over the Caribbean side by the end of the day's play. England 248/8 (104 overs)

11 July 2020, 22:53 PM

Dom Bess and Ollie Pope are currently batting at the crease.

11 July 2020, 22:49 PM

WICKET!! England have now lost sixth wicket as Jos Buttler was clean bowled by Alzarri Joseph on the second ball of the 65th over. England, however, have taken an over 150-run lead over the Caribbean side. England 267/6 (94.2 overs)

11 July 2020, 22:31 PM

WICKET!! Soon after Ben Stokes' dismissal, Zak Crawley (76) followed him back to the pavilion after handing a return catch to Alzarri Joseph in the 91st over. England 257/5 (91 overs)

11 July 2020, 22:17 PM

WICKET!! Ben Stokes (46) fell four runs short of a half-century after being caught by Shai Hope at gully off a Jason Holder delivery in the 90th overs. With this, 1 98-run stand between Stokes and Crawley (72) came to an end. England 249/4 (90 overs)

11 July 2020, 22:05 PM

Zak Crawley (71) continues to stand strong at the crease, while stand-in skipper Ben Stokes (42) is approaching a half-century as England also near 25-run mark in their second innings. West Indies, on the other hand, are eagerly looking to break this partnership in order to avoid England post big target. England 244/3 (87 overs)

11 July 2020, 21:26 PM

Zak Crawley (59) has brought up a half-century, while stand-in skipper Ben Stokes is currently batting at 22. The duo is looking good at the crease and has already stitched a half-century stand  for the fourth wicket. England have crossed the 200-run mark and taken a lead of 97 runs over the West Indies. England 211/3 (81 overs)

 

11 July 2020, 20:36 PM

England reached 168 for three in their second innings against the West Indies at Tea on Day 4 of the opening Test in Southampton. Ben Stokes (0) and Zak Crawley (38) are currently batting at the crease.England 168/3 (70 overs)

11 July 2020, 20:05 PM

WICKET!! Joe Denly smashed the third delivery of the 65th over from Roston Chase straight to short midwicket, only to see Jason Holder grab a catch. England 151/3 (64.3 overs)

11 July 2020, 19:53 PM

Zak Crawley and Joe Denly are currenlty batting at the crease at their respective scores of 18 and 29. England are now looking good as they have taken a lead over West Indies in the ongoing Test with eight wicket in hand. England 145/2 (61 overs)

11 July 2020, 19:27 PM

Zak Crawley is the new batsman in for England!

 

11 July 2020, 19:12 PM

WICKET!! Soon after bringing up his half-century, Dom Sibley was caught by Shane Dowrich behind the wicket on a Shannon Gabriel delivery in the 42nd over. England 113/2 (52 overs)

11 July 2020, 18:54 PM

Dom Sibley (unbeaten at 47) continues to stand strong at the crease, while Joe Denly (unbeaten at 11) is looking to support him from the other end as Eng;and crossed 100-run mark in their second innings.West Indies, on the other hand, are eagerly looking for a wicket now. England 105/1 (50 overs)

11 July 2020, 17:39 PM

LUNCH!

11 July 2020, 17:38 PM

Dom Sibley (31) continues to remain steady at the crease, while Joe Denly has now joined him as England reached 79/1 in second-innings against West Indies at Lunch. England 79/1 (40 overs)

11 July 2020, 17:21 PM

WICKET!! Roston Chase gives breakthrough to West Indies. Rory Burns, who was looking good at the crease, fell just eight runs short of a half-century after being caught by John Campbell at backward point on a Roston Chase delivery in the 37th over. With this, Burns and Dom Sibley's crucial 72-run stand also came to an end. England 72/1 (37 overs)

11 July 2020, 16:21 PM

Though West Indies are yet to make breakthrough in England's second innings, the Caribbean bowlers have managed to keep their opposition at bay by bowling four maiden overs in the last 10 overs. Burns (39) and Sibley (24) have managed to bring up 50-run partnership as England still trail West Indies by 50 runs. England 64/0 (30 overs)

11 July 2020, 15:57 PM

Burns (34) and Sibley (16) are off to a steady start for England today as the duo has managed to pick up boundaries off Shannon Gabriel's deliveries to take the score to 51/0. England 51/0 (20 overs)

 

11 July 2020, 15:54 PM

England added 10 runs in the first five overs of the day. Burns and Sibley are currently batting at their respective scores of 15 and 10, while the West Indies are looking to make the breakthrough.England 25/0 (15 overs)

 

11 July 2020, 15:29 PM

Rort Burns (10) and Dom Sibley (5) have walked down the crease to resume England's second innings.Kemar Roach to open the proceedings for the West Indies. 

11 July 2020, 15:17 PM

The fourth day of the opening Test between England and West Indies will begin shortly.