Watch: Chris Woakes bamboozles Jayden Seales with a peach for golden duck
Published - 20 Jul 2024, 07:25 PM | Updated - 24 Aug 2024, 06:13 AM
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England pacer Chris Woakes has been top-notch with the ball in the ongoing second Test against the West Indies National Cricket Team. The second game of the three-match Test series between the teams is underway at Trent Bridge in Nottingham.
Chris Woakes was the top performer for his team with the ball in the first innings of the ongoing Test match against West Indies. He was given the responsibility to bowl with the new ball after the exit of James Anderson and he stood tall for his team, coming up with the vital performance.
Chris Woakes chipped in at crucial junctures for his team. He made a huge impact during the fag end of the innings and ensured that England National Cricket Team wrapped up the West Indies innings. Off all the wickets that he took, the scalp of Jayden Seales caught the attention of many.
Chris Woakes bowled a peach of a delivery which was too good for the West Indies batter. With the kind of moment that he produced with the ball, it's fair to say that it would've troubled any top-order batter as he sent Jayden Seales packing for a golden duck.
Chris Woakes bowled a delivery in the corridor of uncertainty. The ball pitched in and seemed away, Jayden Seales attempted to defend the ball but left a gap between bat and pad. The ball flew right through that gap and hit the top of the off stump to send the batter packing.
Here's the video:
Golden ducks just hit different 🤌 pic.twitter.com/7E4EuvOFF9
— England Cricket (@englandcricket) July 20, 2024
This was the second consecutive wicket for Chris Woakes in the game. On a ball before that, the all-rounder removed Alzarri Joesph to pick his third wicket in the first innings of the ongoing Test against West Indies National Cricket Team.
Chris Woakes bowled a fuller-length ball well outside off. Alzarri Joseph tried to go big downtown but the ball moved away a bit and an outside edge was induced. Jamie Smith behind the stumps got low to his right and pouched it safely to remove the batter for a low score.
Alzarri Joesph scored just 10 runs with the bat and with his wicket, West Indies lost their 8th wicket. Chris Woakes bagged a four-wicket haul in the first innings. The all-rounder returned with the figures of 4/84 and his performance saw England ending West Indies' innings on 457 runs.
Joshua De Silva plays a fighting knock for his team
Joshua De Silva played an instrumental role in West Indies taking a first-innings lead. After the team was left tottering at 386/9, the keeper-batter brought out his aggressive best with the bat. He slammed England National Cricket Team bowlers all over the park.
Josh De Silva ended with an innings of unbeaten 82 runs off 122 balls. His knock powered West Indies to a total of 457 runs and helped them take a first-innings lead of 42 runs and be at the top of the game.