The third match of the three-Test series between England and West Indies also went in the favour of the hosts. England won this match by 10 wickets and won the series 3-0. Like the previous two matches, England won this match in a one-sided manner. At the same time, England captain Ben Stokes did such a feat in the last innings of the match which no player from his country could do before this.

Ben Stokes' stormy half century

In the last match of the series, West Indies had set a target of 82 runs for England. In such a situation, England captain Ben Stokes surprised everyone by deciding to open the innings himself. As an opener, he scored 57 runs in 28 balls, which included 10 fours and 2 sixes. During this, Ben Stokes scored his half-century in just 24 balls. This is the fastest half-century scored by any batsman from England in Tests. At the same time, this is jointly the third fastest half-century in the history of Test cricket.

Fastest half century in test cricket

21 balls – Misbah-ul-Haq, 2014

23 balls – David Warner, 2017

24 balls – Jacques Kallis, 2005

24 balls – Ben Stokes, 2024

25 balls – Shane Shillingford, 2014

This was the situation of Birmingham Test

In this match played between the two teams, West Indies won the toss and decided to bat first. But the West Indies team was all out after scoring 282 runs in their first innings. During this, the team's captain Craig Brathwaite scored the highest 61 runs. In response, England lost 5 wickets in their first innings for just 54 runs, but England made a strong comeback. Due to half-centuries from Joe Root, Ben Stokes and Jamie Smith, the team scored 376 runs. After this, the West Indies team collapsed for 175 in their second innings. England cricket team's fast bowler Mark Wood managed to take 5 wickets in this innings. This was the 5th 5-wicket haul of Wood's Test career. Then Ben Stokes' innings led the team to victory.