England team beat the West Indies by 113 runs in the second test match played at Manchester. With this victory, the three-match Test series became 1–1. West Indies won the first Test of the series in Southampton by 4 wickets. On the fifth and last day of the Manchester Test, the visiting team had a target of 312 runs for victory in the fourth innings. In response, the entire West Indies team was all out for 198 runs. Now, the last Test of the series will be played in Manchester from 24 July. For the West Indies, Sharmrah Brooks scored 62 runs and Jermaine Blackwood scored 55 runs. For England, fast bowler Stuart Broad took three wickets, Ben Stokes, Dom Bess and Chris Woakes took 2-2 wickets.
Earlier, England had declared an innings for 129 runs at the loss of 3 wickets on the fifth day. Ben Stokes had scored the most unbeaten 78 runs for England. He completed his fifty off 36 balls. Stokes had also scored 176 runs in the first innings. It was the slowest century of his career. At the same time, Stokes opened for the first time in the second innings and hit the second-fastest half-century of his career.
England fast bowler Chris Woakes also completed his 100 wickets in this Test by dismissing Shane Daurich. He became the 16th player to score a thousand runs and 100 wickets in Tests for England. At the same time, Ben Stokes also got 2 wickets. Stokes became the first player to score more than 250 runs and two wickets in a single Test for England. Stokes, who took 254 runs and three wickets in the match, was adjudged 'Player of the Match.'
West Indies bowler Kemar Roach took two wickets in the second innings for the West Indies. He dismissed Jos Buttler and Zak Crawley, while England captain Joe Root was run out for 22 runs.
Earlier, West Indies were all out for 287 in the first innings on the fourth day. West Indies openers, Craig Brathwaite (75), Sharmrah Brooks (68) and Roston Chase (51) hit half-centuries. This is Brathwaite's second half-century in the series and third against England. Brooks also scored more than 50 runs for the third time in the last 8 Test innings.
