Joshua Da Silva leads West Indies fightback in series decider against England

ST GEORGE'S: Joshua Da Silva reached a hard-earned half-century to help hosts West Indies take a 28-run lead with two wickets in hand at the end of the second day of the third Test against England.

With Da Silva batting on 54 off 152 balls, with Kemar Roach on 25 at stumps as West Indies reached 232/8 after restricting England to 204 in their first innings on a topsy-turvy second day on Friday.

West Indies had looked in serious trouble after losing six wickets for 45 runs on either side of lunch, with Chris Woakes picking up three in an excellent spell.

But, just as England had done on day one, the West Indies tail bailed out the recognised batters, as Kyle Mayers (28), Alzarri Joseph (28), Roach and Da Silva eked out every run in the second half of the day to overhaul the tourists' first-innings total.

Brief scores: England 204 v West Indies 232/8 in 86 overs (Joshua Da Silva 54*, Kemar Roach 25*, John Campbell 35; Chris Woakes 3/48, Craig Overton 2/71, Ben Stokes 2/40). IANS

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