Nottingham, United Kingdom

It was all fun for West Indies batters in the opening session of Day 3 of the second Test match against England as they took the lead against the odds. However, the highlight reel of Saturday (July 20) was the monster six hit by Shamar Joseph as it took everyone by surprise while he broke the tiles of the roof at Trent Bridge in Nottingham. His exploits coupled with Joshua Da Silva‘s brilliant 82-run knock saw the West Indies take a 41-run lead in the first innings.

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Shamar Joseph hits monster six

Having come out top bat at 386/9 and West Indies trailing by 30 runs, not much was expected from Joseph. However, he was brilliant with the bat and on the fourth ball of the 106th over he gained everyone’s attention. Batting against Gus Atkinson he pulled his bat for a monster six which landed on the roof of one of the Trent Bridge stands, in the process breaking the tiles of the roof. The six also saw West Indies take a first-innings lead to everyone’s surprise.

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While everyone was amassed with the shot, pieces of the broken tiles fell on the cricket fans sitting below the stand. Fortunately, no one was injured after the six was hit while also creating a buzzing atmosphere for cricket.

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West Indies take first innings lead

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Having been 386/9, the pair of Joshua Da Silva and Joseph stitched a partnership of 71 runs for the final wicket. Silva remained unbeaten on 82 and missed out on his second Test hundred while Joseph was dismissed for 33 of 27, entertaining the crowd at Trent Bridge. Their brilliant partnership meant that West Indies ended with a first-innings lead of 41 runs making England bowlers sweat for the final wicket. As things stand, the match hanging in balance not much separates both sides and could still be anyone’s contest.

At the time of writing, England were 27/1 and were trailing by 14 runs in the second innings as they narrowed down the deposit.