Watch: Gus Atkinson wrecks Jason Holder's stumps in style with an absolute ripper

Gus Atkinson, on Friday (July 26), bowled a stunning delivery to castle Jason Holder on day one of the ongoing third Test between England and West Indies at Edgbaston.

Holder was well set and was batting on 57 runs off 107 balls when Gus Atkinson came to bowl the 69th over. However, the former West Indies skipper had no answer to the stunning delivery from the right-arm pacer. After playing out the first four deliveries, Holder lost his wicket on the fifth ball.

It was a full and angled delivery on the off stump from Atkinson. Holder shuffled across a bit and wanted to clip the ball on the on side. However, the ball moved away at the last minute, leaving Holder with no chance of stopping it from crashing into the stumps. The ball went on to hit the off-stump. Holder looked absolutely clueless before walking back to the dressing room.

Watch the delivery from Gus Atkinson:

It's... It's perfect 😍 pic.twitter.com/3SIPGAHx9A

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Talking about the game, England bowled out West Indies for 282 runs in the first innings after the visitors won the toss and opted to bat first. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite top-scored for his side, scoring 61 while Holder scored 59. Joshua Da Silva also played a crucial knock of 49 runs as West Indies recovered from 115 for 5 to post a 250-plus total.

In reply, England were on 17 for no loss at the time of writing this report. The hosts have already clinched the series by winning the first two games and will be looking to inflict a whitewash on the tourists.

A dream debut for Gus Atkinson:

Earlier in the series, Gus Atkinson announced his arrival in Tests in style. The pacer made his Test debut during the series opener at Lord's and enjoyed a dream debut. In the first innings, he picked up 7 wickets for 45 runs to equal the England record for taking most wickets on Test debut.

Thanks to his impressive spell, England bowled out West Indies for a modest total of 121 runs. In the second innings, Atkinson enjoyed another brilliant spell, taking 5 wickets as England bowled out West Indies for 136 runs to win the game by an innings and 114 runs. In the second Test, he picked up 4 wickets.