England vs West Indies, 1st Test Day 5: As it happened

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Jermaine Blackwood smashed a blistering knock of 95 runs to help West Indies beat England by four wickets in the opening Test at the Rose Bowl Cricket Ground in Southampton on Sunday.

Chasing a mere target of 200 runs to win, Blackwood not only hammered a calm and composed knock but also stitched crucial partnerships of 73 and 68 runs with Roston Chase (37) and Shane Dowrich (20), respectively to help the Caribbean side cross the mark.

For England, Jofra Archer bagged three wickets while conceding 44 runs. Stand-in skipper Ben Stokes claimed two wickets, while Mark Wood managed to add a wicket to his account.

Earlier, Shannon Gabriel proved to be tormentor-in-chief for the Caribbean side as he bagged five wickets for 75 runs, while Roston Chase and Alzarri Joseph claimed two wickets each to help West Indies bundle out England for 313 runs in their second innings.

Zak Crawley was the top scorer for England in their second innings with 127-ball 76, while openers Rory Burns (42) and Dom Sibley (50) and stand-in skipper Ben Stokes (46) also made notable contributions.

Here are the highlights:

12 July 2020

22:43 IST

West Indies beat England by 4 wickets in first Test!

Windies win by 4 wickets!#ENGvWI pic.twitter.com/uD7ax9pgwF

— ICC (@ICC) July 12, 2020

22:14 IST

WICKET!! Jermaine Blackwood (95) fell just five runs short of a century after being taken by James Anderson at mid-off off a Ben Stokes delivery in the 61st over. The Caribbean side now need just 11 runs to win. West Indies 189/6 (61 overs)