England beat West Indies in the 2nd test©AFP
England moved from bottom of the ICC World Test Championship standings to stay in touch with the competition leaders with a comprehensive 241-run victory over the West Indies in the second Test of their series in Nottingham. The hosts wrapped up their series-deciding triumph at the end of the fourth day as spinner Shoaib Bashir (5/41) took the third five-wicket haul of his career to help England dismiss West Indies for 143 in pursuit of 385 for victory, according to an ICC press release.
It means England now have a 2-0 lead in the three-match series against the West Indies and Ben Stokes’ side have the chance to secure a series win when the third and final Test begins in Birmingham on Friday. fair.
It also helps England climb the World Test Championship standings, with the victory catapulting them past South Africa, Bangladesh and the West Indies to sixth in the current table.
After the final match of the series against the West Indies, England will host Sri Lanka for three home Tests from the end of next month and then embark on tours to Pakistan in October and New Zealand in November and December for three more series of games. , the statement added.
West Indies drop to ninth in the standings with a win-loss percentage of 22.22 per cent after late fade against England at Trent Bridge and have seven Tests remaining this term against England (one), South Africa (two), Bangladesh (two) and Pakistan (two).
England have named an unchanged squad for the final match of the series, while West Indies are hoping to get spinner Gudakesh Motie back after he missed the second Test due to illness.
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