West Indies beat England in second Test match

West Indies beat England in second Test to level series 1-1:

West Indies chased down 322 runs target on the final day for a splendid win against England in the second Test to draw the Test series.

West Indies beat England in second Test by 5 wickets

Shai Hope led his team against the World number 3 Test team & he also became the first player in more than 500 first class games at the Leeds ground to make a ton in both innings.

Shai Hope scored 118* in the second innings as West Indies made 322-5, winning by 5 wickets at the end of the final session of the Test match. His partner Blackwood helped Hope take the team to victory with a gusty 41 off 45 balls & Brathwaite did the hard work earlier against the new ball for his 95.

West Indies last won a Test match in England 17 years ago; they did the hard work after losing the first Test match.

It was a surprising turnaround after the visitors lost the first Test match by an innings & 209 runs. The visitors lost 19 wickets in a single day that concluded the match inside 3 days.

West Indies chased down the second highest fourth innings total at Headingley to win a Test match.

Only Don Bradman’s Australia team in 1948 has achieved more runs in the fourth innings to win a Test in Leeds.

This triumph leveled the 3 match Test series 1-1.

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