Manchester, Jul 19 (UNI) West Indies reached 227/4 at Tea, trailing England by 242 runs on Day 4 of the second Test of the three match series on Sunday.
In the second session of day, England picked up the wickets of Shai Hope and Kraigg Brathwaite, while West Indies scored 109 runs at a reasonable rate.
Earlier, the visitors reached lunch on the fourth day on 118-2 in its first innings as England searched desperately for wickets.
Resuming the session after Lunch, West Indies lost the wicket of Shai Hope (25) as Sam Curran took his second wicket in 2nd Test.
Brathwaite then joined Shamarh Brooks and put on 76 runs for the fourth wicket, the third half-century partnership of the innings.
The duo put on 76 runs for the fourth wicket, the third half-century partnership of the innings, before Stokes finally had his man. Bowling round the wicket, Stokes surprised Brathwaite with a short sharp one that returned to the bowler in the form of an easy catch.
Kraigg Brathwaite was going strong before Stokes finally had his man. Stokes surprised Kraigg with a short delivery from round the wicket to dismiss him.
Meanwhile, Brooks on the other hand completed his 2nd Test fifty and is stitching a good partnership with Roston Chase.
West Indies still need another 43 runs to avoid the follow-on.
A draw for West Indies in this match will assure that the Wisden Trophy remains with them at the end of this series.
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