The West Indies recorded an impressive test victory over England at Southampton on Sunday to take a 1-0 lead in the three-game series.
But more than their victory, it was the way they beat England in their own lair over the course of four days that left a smile on the faces of all cricket lovers.
Social media was filled with congratulatory messages for Jason Holder’s team, who chased the 200 goals with 4 wickets in hand on the final day of the Southampton Test.
India captain Virat Kohli, Sachin Tendulkar, Viv Richards, Virender Sehwag were among the first cricketers to pay tribute to the Windies, who became the first cricket team to win an international match after the restart. of the sport after 117 days of cricket. rest due to Covid-19.
The first game after the break belongs to us!
Some gritty performance from the boys. This team deserves victory in this game. Congratulations guys
You make us proud … #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/wYAVRGOwh6
– Sir Vivian Richards (@ivivianrichards) July 12, 2020
Good general performances by players from both teams.
Jermaine Blackwood played a crucial blow in a tense situation to watch @windiescricket through. An important victory that has configured the series perfectly. #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/PLbJlqIe8c– Sachin Tendulkar (@sachin_rt) July 12, 2020
Wow @windiescricket that victory Top cricket test screen.
– Virat Kohli (@imVkohli) July 12, 2020
Test Cricket matters, wins abroad, @windiescricket doing well on the cricket test. Great to watch the Test Match cricket match and great to watch the West Indies win. A phenomenal effort from the entire WI team. Congratulations #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/yKUILMdOEr
– Virender Sehwag (@virendersehwag) July 12, 2020
Congratulations @windiescricket in a brilliant victory Great display of skills and maturity and extremely well led by Jason Holder. Blackwood hit in the fourth inning and the West Indies showing how it’s done #ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/Y09bLzwaYk
– VVS Laxman (@ VVSLaxman281) July 12, 2020
Well done to @windiescricket played with patience, great skill and maturity, we will lead by your captain @ Jaseholder98 #ENGvWI
– Daren Sammy (@ darensammy88) July 12, 2020
Cricket is much better with @windiescricket It does well in the longest format in the game. Congratulations to the WI team for winning the test match. #ENGvWI
– Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) July 12, 2020
The victory saw Holder become the third most successful West Indies joint captain. He has won 4 of the 6 tests he has led against England.
West Indies captains with top test wins
36 – Clive Lloyd (74 tests)
27 – Viv Richards (50)
11 – Richie Richardson (24)
11 – Jason Holder (33)
10 – Brian Lara (47)#ENGvWI #EngvWIN
This is Holder’s fourth win over England in six trials as captain!– Mohandas Menon (@mohanstatsman) July 12, 2020
YASSSSSSSSSSS THAT’S WHAT WE TALK ABOUT !!!!
WI wins by 4 wickets and takes a 1-0 lead in the #raisethebat Serie.#WIReady #ENGvWI #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/hs3wvgHqXW– Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) July 12, 2020
Jermaine Blackwood’s 95 bouts in the second inning helped the West Indies seal a four-wicket victory over England on an exciting final day of the first Test at the Ageas Bowl on Sunday.
Chasing 200 to win, the West Indies lost the first three wickets, but Blackwood shared a 73-run position with Roston Chase (37) to revive their hopes before Captain Jason Holder and John Campbell stabilized the ship to guide visitors to House.
The West Indies never lost a Test while chasing a goal of 200 or less and made sure to keep that record intact, winning the first international match after the return of cricket after the 117-day hiatus due to the Covid-19 crisis. This is also the first time that the West Indies have won a match in England’s longest format in 22 events.
Unfortunately, they had no fans to celebrate the victory as the matches were played in empty stadiums as a precautionary measure. However, they will always be the first cricket team to record a victory during a pandemic.
The West Indies took a 1-0 lead in the three-game series, with the second and third tests in Manchester without fans present at the stadium due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
England previously resumed their second inning at 284-8 and was eliminated by 313. West Indies pacemaker Shannon Gabriel claimed his sixth run of five wickets in testing, finishing with 5 for 75.
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