Ollie Pope scored century: The second match of the ongoing Test series between England and West Indies cricket team has started. On the very first day of the Nottingham Test, the English team’s young batsman Ollie Pope looked in great form. Batting at number three for the team, he faced a total of 167 balls. Meanwhile, he managed to score 121 runs at a strike rate of 72.46. During this period, 15 fours and 1 excellent six were seen from his bat. The interesting thing about this special innings of the young batsman was that he completed the 6th century of his Test career by hitting a six.
England’s position strong in Nottingham Test
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite was successful in winning the toss in the Nottingham Test. After that he invited the opposition team to bat first. Accepting the invitation, by the end of the day England had scored 416 runs, losing all their wickets.
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For the team where Pope was the highest scorer. While opening the innings, Ben Duckett’s bat also performed well. Facing 59 balls for the team, he played a half-century of 71 runs at a strike rate of 120.34. Meanwhile he hit 14 fours.
Apart from these two batsmen, captain Ben Stokes, batting at sixth position, managed to score 69 runs in 104 balls. Meanwhile he hit 8 fours.
Alzarri Joseph got 3 successes
Alzarri Joseph was the most successful bowler in the first innings for the opposition team. He bowled 15.3 overs and took 3 wickets. Apart from them, Jaden Seals, Kevin Sinclair and Kavem Hodge took 2-2 wickets respectively. Shamar Joseph got 1 success.