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England beat West Indies by 241 runs in second Test, Shoab Bashir highlights, wicket by wicket, video, scorecard

Shoaib Bashir produced his best Test statistics as England clinched the series with a 241-run win over the West Indies at Trent Bridge after the tourists suffered a spectacular collapse.

The 20-year-old off-spinner finished with a magnificent return of 5-41, his third five-wicket haul in five Tests, as West Indies lost all their wickets for 143 in the second Test, despite starting the season on 385 for 385 to win the series.

West Indies made a steady start to the challenging campaign, posting a score of 61-0, but collapsed in stunning fashion, losing all 10 wickets in the second innings in 23 overs.

England took an unbeaten 2-0 lead in the best-of-three series with a 114-run win at Lord’s, coming with more than a day to go.

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“I felt like I was a bit inconsistent in the opening innings,” Bashir told Sky Sports.

“The second time, I saw a couple coming back a little bit wider and Joe Root told me to shoot towards the line of scrimmage. I reaped the rewards.”

England captain Ben Stokes praised Bashir by saying: “On a wicket that doesn’t offer much to spinners in the game, his ability to vary his pace, to change his line, to manipulate how the ball responds off the surface was first class.”

“He showed the world what he could do,” Stokes added.

“His aim is always to take the goal, never just to hold the end.”

West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite and opening partner Mikyle Louis breezed through some tough early overs from England’s attacking line-up without pacemen James Anderson and Stuart Broad, who retired in a home Test for the first time since 2012.

But when Chris Woakes (2-28) caught Louis off the first ball after the drinks break, it marked the beginning of a spectacular top-order collapse that culminated in the loss of six wickets for just 30 runs.

Brathwaite, who said his team took a 41-run lead by making 457 runs to England’s first 416, said: “We were good with the bat in the first innings but we couldn’t follow that up in the second innings.”

England's Shoaib Bashir celebrates with his teammates after dismissing Jason Holder. (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)
England’s Shoaib Bashir celebrates with his teammates after dismissing Jason Holder. (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

Bashir struck his third on Sunday, sending Kirk McKenzie off cheaply for the second time in the match after goalkeeper Jamie Smith made a good catch off the edge of a downward serve.

Brathwaite fell behind the fifty-point mark for the second time in this match when he was caught behind by experienced opener Woakes.

And when Kavem Hodge, after making his maiden Test hundred in the first innings, caught the ball lbw for a duck while playing back to Bashir, 74-3 became 75-4.

Bashir came to the fore again with a classic serve that saw Alick Athanaze, who scored 457 in the West Indies’ first innings, make 82, but he was caught by Joe Root in the first over and only scored one point.

Gus Atkinson’s two wickets in three balls sent West Indies to the brink of defeat at 113-8.

But Bashir finished the game by bringing down Jason Holder (37) with a full and flat ball before number 11 Shamar Joseph knocked the goalposts over.

West Indies were bowled out in 37 overs, with 17 wickets falling on an impeccable pitch during the day.

Shoaib Bashir is embraced by England captain Ben Stokes after taking the last wicket. (Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images)Source: Getty Images

The player of the match was Ollie Pope of England who scored 172 in all, including a near hundred in the first innings.

Both Root and Harry Brook hit hundreds earlier on Sunday as England hit 425 in their second innings.

Root scored 122 and Brook 109. The Yorkshire duo combined to score 189 in the match on Saturday, with England leading by just 99 runs at 140-3.

Root’s century brought him within one run of the England record of 33 Test hundreds held by the retired Alastair Cook.

England began Sunday’s play on 248-3, with Brook unbeaten by 71 runs and Root leading by 207 runs with 37 runs.

Brook’s quick single against Alzarri Joseph enabled the 25-year-old to reach his fifth hundred in 14 Tests (but his first in England) in just 118 balls, including 12 fours, before being caught by Jayden Seales.

Root’s square-focused attack against Alzarri Joseph — just his seventh four in 158 balls — carried the former England captain to a quiet but valuable century.

The third Test at Edgbaston starts on Friday.