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The West Indies are taking on England in a three-match Test series. While the Kraigg Brathwaite-led side lost the first Test by an inning and 114 runs, the Windies men are struggling to take the second Test and draw the series with one more match to go. On Day 3 of the ongoing second Test at the Trent Bridge in Nottingham, Windies pacer Shamar Joseph hogged the limelight after he hit a monstrous six off Gus Atkinson’s over.
The incident occurred in the 107th over of West Indies inning. The tailender took down Atkinson’s second delivery of the over off to deep mid-wicket, clearing his intentions with a maximum. He then launched another short delivery towards deep backward square leg for a six and this time the ball landed on the roof of the stadium, doing some damage.
Joseph’s six hit the roof and broke the tiles, which further fell on the spectators sitting below. Luckily, none of the fans were injured at this moment, surviving major injuries in the process.
Watch Shamar Joseph’s monstrous six which broke roof tiles at Trent Bridge:
The West Indies pacer played a crucial 27-ball 33 run knock, smashing five fours and two maximums. He also stitched a crucial partnership alongside Joshua Da Silva for the tenth wicket to add some important runs to their scoreboard, leaving the Three Lions visibly frustrated.
The West Indies lineup was bundled out for 457/10 in 111.5 overs with Mark Wood picking the final wicket. Having taken a 41-run lead, England comfortably took the lead in their favour, ending Day 3 with 207 runs lead with Joe Root (37*) and Harry brook (71*) in the middle.
