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Gabriel takes five as West Indies set 200 to win first Test against England
SOUTHAMPTON, United Kingdom, July 12, 2020 (BSS/AFP) – Shannon
Gabriel took five wickets as West Indies were set a target of exactly
200 runs to win the first Test against England at Southampton on
Sunday’s fifth day.
England were bowled out for 313 in their second innings, with fast
bowler Gabriel taking 5-75 in 21.2 overs — his sixth five-wicket haul
in 46 Tests.
The hosts resumed on their overnight 284-8, with all their
specialist batsmen dismissed.
Gabriel had tailender Mark Wood edging a cut to wicketkeeper Shane
Dowrich on two to leave England 303-9 in good batting conditions
beneath sunny blue skies.
Barbados-born fast bowler Jofra Archer drove Gabriel down the ground
for four in spectacular style to extend England’s lead to 199 runs.
But next ball Archer was out for 23, caught behind after gloving a
hook off Gabriel.
England, chasing the game for most of this match, had been
recovering well during a fourth-wicket stand of 98 between Zak
Crawley, whose 76 was his highest Test score, and stand-in skipper Ben
Stokes on Saturday.
But when Stokes, captaining England in the absence of Joe Root, fell
to opposing skipper Jason Holder for 48 — the second time in the
match he had been dismissed by his rival all-rounder — it sparked a
collapse that saw five wickets lost for 30 runs.
This opening match in a three-Test behind closed doors series marks
the return of international cricket from the coronavirus lockdown.
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