Windies beat England by four wickets

The Windies have beaten hosts England by four wickets in the #RaiseTheBat Test series at the Ageas Bowl in Southampton today.

Jermaine Blackwood top-scored for the visitors with a total of 95 runs as the Windies chased a target of 200 runs on the fifth and final day of the match, being played in a biosecure environment because of the COVID-19 pandemic.

The Windies now take a 1-0 lead in the three-match series.

Scores:

ENGLAND 204 (Ben Stokes 43, Jos Buttler 35, Dom Bess 31, Rory Burns 30; Jason Holder 6-42, Shannon Gabriel 4-62) and 313 (Zak Crawley 76, Dom Sibley 50, Ben Stokes 46, Rory Burns 42, Joe Denly 29, Jofra Archer 23; Shannon Gabriel 5-75, Alzarri Joseph 2-45, Roston Chase 2-71)

WEST INDIES: 318 (Kraigg Brathwaite 65, Shane Dowrich 61, Roston Chase 47, Shamarh Brooks 39, John Campbell 28; Ben Stokes 4-49, Jimmy Anderson 3-62) and 200 for six (Jermaine Blackwood 95, Roston Chase 37, Shane Dowrich 20; Jofra Archer 3-45, Ben Stokes 2-34)