England defeated the visiting West Indies by 241 runs in the second Test match at Trent Bridge, Nottingham to seal the three-match series (Botham-Richards Trophy) on Sunday. (Highlights | More Cricket News)
Powered by second-innings centuries from Joe Root (122 off 178) and Harry Brook (109 off 132), England set a target of 385 runs. But the Windies -- who had a first innings lead of 41 runs -- crumbled to 143 all out with Shoaib Bashir taking 5/41 in 11.1 overs on the fourth day.
Here's a look at the five 🐼key stats from the England vs West Indies, 2nd Test:
1.👍 England (416 & 425) and the West Indies (457 & 143) together scored a total of 1441 runs. This is the third-highest Test aggregate where all 40 wickets fell.
England features in the top-10 list eight times with their 2015 Lord's Test against New Zealand (1610) and 2006 Leeds ﷽Test against Pakistan (1553) occupying the first two spots.
෴2. For the 10th time, a Test match has witnessed thre﷽e 400-plus innings totals.
- Australia vs England at Sydney in 1924
- England vs Australia at Nottingham in 1938
- South Africa vs England at Durban in 1938
- England vs Australia at Leeds in 1948
- Australia vs Pakistan at Melbourne in 1972
- New Zealand vs Australia at Wellington in 1974
- Pakistan vs India at Faisalabad in 2006
- Australia vs India at Sydney in 2008
- India vs Sri Lanka at Ahmedabad in 2009
- England v West Indies at Nottingham in 2024
3. West Indies' 241-run defeat is the second-biggest losing margin after scoring a 400-plus innings total. India suffered a 247-run defeat against England at Lord's inꦅ 1990 despiꦉte posting 454 runs in their first innings.
4. Shoaib Bashir, who was 20 years and 279 days old on Day 1 of the match, has become t▨he youngest England man to claim a five-wicket ꦰhaul in a home Test match. James Anderson (20y 296d) was the previous youngest going into his Test debut against Zimbabwe in 2003.
5. Already the first English bowler 🔯to take more than one five-wicket haul before turning 21, Bashir claimed his third in the match. Bill Voce, Anderson and Rehan Ahmed -- one each -- are t🌜he only other England players to have taken a fifer before 21.
The third and final Test at Edgbaston, Birmingham starts Frida🎐y (July 26). England won the first Test at Lord's, London by an innings and 114 runs.
West Indies' tour 🙈of England 2024 is being telecast live on Sony Sports Ten 1 and Sony Sports Ten 1 HD in India. Live streaming of the England vs West Indies cricket series is available on SonyLiv and FanCode apps and websites.
