England vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 5: As it happened

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Jermaine Blackwood smashed a blistering knock of 95 runs to help West Indies beat England by four wickets in the opening Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground in Southampton on Sunday.

Chasing a mere target of 200 runs to win, Blackwood not only hammered a calm and composed knock but also stitched crucial partnerships of 73 and 68 runs with Roston Chase (37) and Shane Dowrich (20), respectively to help the Caribbean side cross the mark.

For England, Jofra Archer bagged three wickets while conceding 44 runs. Stand-in skipper Ben Stokes claimed two wickets, while Mark Wood managed to add a wicket to his account.

Earlier, Shannon Gabriel proved to be tormentor-in-chief for the Caribbean side as he bagged five wickets for 75 runs, while Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph claimed two wickets each to help West Indies bundle out England for 313 runs in their second innings.

Zak Crawley was the top scorer for England in their second innings with 127-ball 76, while openers Rory Burns (42) and Dom Sibley (50) and stand-in skipper Ben Stokes (46) also made notable contributions.

Here are the highlights:

12 July 2020

22:43 IST

West Indies beat England by 4 wickets in first Test!

Windies win by 4 wickets!#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/uD7ax9pgwF

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22:14 IST

WICKET!! Jermaine Blackwood (95) fell just five runs short of a century after being taken by James Anderson at mid-off off a Ben Stokes delivery in the 61st over. The Caribbean side now need just 11 runs to win. West Indies 189/6 (61 overs)

21:26 IST

WICKET!! Ben Stokes strikes for England. Shane Dowrich departed after scoring 20 runs as he was caught by Jos Buttler behind the wicket on a Stokes delivery in the 53rd over. West Indies now need 32 runs from four wickets to win. West Indies 169/5 (53.3 overs)

21:11 IST

Jermaine Blackwood (72) continues to stand strong at the crease, while Shane Dowrich (19) is well-supporting him from the other end as West Indies have reduced their chase to just 42 runs. West Indies 154/4 (50 overs)

20:28 IST

West Indies have reached 143 for four at tea, needing another 57 runs to clinch victory over England. Jermaine Blackwood and Shane Dowrich are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 65 and 15.

20:07 IST

FIFTY!! Jermaine Blackwood (56) has brought up a half-century in his side's chase of 200-run target against England. He achieved the feat by smashing a James Anderson delivery to second slip for four runs. West Indies 128/4 (41 overs)

19:41 IST

WICKET!! Roston Chase (37) was caught by Jos Buttler behind the wicket on the fourth ball of the 36th over by Jofra Archer. With this, Chase and Blackwood's crucial 73-run stand also came to an end. West Indies 102/4 (36 overs)

19:24 IST

Jermaine Blackwood (38) and Roston Chase (33) have brought a 68-run partnership for the fifth wicket as West Indies reduced the chase to just 105 runs at Drinks. England, on the other hand, need to grab some quick wicket in order to make a return in the game.West Indies 95/3 (32.3 overs)

18:57 IST

Roston Chase and Jermaine Blackwood have settled at the crease and are batting at their respective scores of 28 and 20. West Indies now need 128 runs to win against the hosts. West Indies 72/3 (26.5 overs)

18:30 IST

Jermaine Blackwood and Roston Chase are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of eight and 15 as West Indies crossed the 50-run mark in their chase of 200 runs. West Indies 45/3 (15 overs)

17:35 IST

West Indies are reduced to 35 for three at Lunch, still needing 165 runs to win against England on the fifth day of the first Test. West Indies 35/3 (15 overs)

Chase and Blackwood have made it to lunch 

West Indies have moved on to 35/3  #ENGvWI SCORECARD  https://t.co/J9IrapSl4x pic.twitter.com/4LCu6v76Fu

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17:17 IST

WICKET!! West Indies have now lost three wickets as Shai Hope (9) is clean bowled by Mark Wood on the fourth delivery of the 12th over. The Caribbean side now need 173 runs from seven wickets. West Indies 27/3 (12 overs)

17:04 IST

WICKET!! Jofra Archer strikes again. Shamarh Brooks fell for a duck after being caught leg before wicket on the third ball of the eighth over by the england pacer. West Indies now need 188 runs from eight wickets remaining. West Indies 12/2 (8 overs)

16:46 IST

WICKET!! Jofra Archer gives breakthrough to England. Kraigg Brathwait departed cheaply for four runs after being clean bowled by Jofra Archer on the fourth ball of the 15th over.West Indies 7/1 (5.4 overs)

16:23 IST

Kraigg Brathwaite and John Campbell have walked down the crease to begin West Indies' chase. James Anderson to open the proceedings for England.

16:11 IST

Shannon Gabriel bagged a five-wicket haul as West Indies bundled out England for 313 runs in thier second innings to set a 200-run target for themselves to chase. 

16:06 IST

James Anderson comes to bat in for England!

16:04 IST

WICKET!! Mark Wood departed after scoring just two runs as he was caught by Shane Dowrich behind the wicket on a Shannon Gabriel delivery in the 110th over. England 307/9 (110 overs)

15:53 IST

Jofra Archer and Mark Wood are currently batting at the crease at their respective scores of 17 and 2 as England crossed 300-run mark in their second innings. The hosts have now taken a 186-run lead over the Caribbean side. England 302/8 (109 overs)

15:29 IST

Jofra Archer (5) and Mark Wood (1) have walked down the crease to resume England's second-innings.Alzarri Joseph to open the attack for West Indies today.

15:20 IST

The fifth and the final day of England vs Windies first Test will begin shortly.

Massive final day in our first Test of the summer! 

Predictions?

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