Cricket : Despite Late Rally-Windies on Top At End Of Day One

The West Indies team would feel that they would have executed well, generally, at the end of day one, in the third test match versus England, which commenced in Grenada, on Thursday.

Winning the toss and electing to bowl first, it would appear that Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite made the right decision, as his quicks soon created a tsunami of sorts, getting rid of the English top order, as there was a continuous procession, to and from the pavilion.

However, they may be disappointed that two tail-enders held them up for an extended period, after having the Englishmen at 114 for 9, Jack Leach teamed up with Saqib Mahmood and the two featured in an enterprising partnership of 90 runs, before Mahmood was out in the final over of the day, to get the total to a more respectable 204 all out.

It is now left to the Windies batsmen to ensure that they put a good total on the board, to put the game out of the reach of the visitors.

Summarized scores: England 204 (Mahmood 49, Leach 41*, Seales 3-40; Mayers 2 for 13; Joseph 2 for 33; Roach 2 for 41; Blackwood 1 for 4) vs West Indies

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