Published: Apr 22, 2015, 06:05 PM (IST)
Edited: Apr 22, 2015, 06:05 PM (IST)
Marlon Samuels helped West Indies avoid a batting collapse an unbeaten 94 on Day One to lift the home side to 188 for five at stumps of the second Test against England, on a rain affected day in Grenada on Tuesday. Live Updates: West Indies vs England 2015 2nd Test at Grenada Day 2
Samuels lead from the front in the final session to the extent that his unbroken 59-run sixth-wicket partnership with Denesh Ramdin has seen the captain contributing just six runs. Samuels, who came to the crease before lunch with the West Indies unsteady after two early setbacks, never looked troubled throughout his time in the middle and maintained his excellent record against the English with an innings that was watchful for the most part before he launched into a series of extravagant strokes on Ramdin’s arrival at the wicket. Free Live Streaming: West Indies vs England, 2nd Test, Day 2
He averages 69.00 in six previous Tests against England. Most of his 13 boundaries of 186 deliveries came during that period, which followed the dismissal of Jermaine Blackwood for 26 that reduced the hosts to 129 for five after tea. Initially ruled “not out” by standing umpire Steve Davis to a concerted leg before appeal by Chris Jordan, the first Test centurion headed back to the pavilion when England’s challenge of the decision showed, via television replays, that the delivery would have hit leg-stump. Live Scorecard and ball-by-ball updates of the 2nd Test between West Indies and England
