England vs West Indies 3rd Test at Edgbaston might be heading towards a tame draw, but what took place on Sunday was something really special. West Indies began Day 4 at 280/8 and when Rampaul was dismissed on the third ball of the day, it seemed that the Windies innings might fold up before the 300 mark. But Tino Best had other ideas and his return to Test Cricket after 3 years proved to be histortical. He registered the highest score by a No. 11 batsman in Test Cricket History when he scored 95 in 112 balls, surpassing Zaheer Khan's 75 against Bangladesh. He was just 5 runs short of his Historic Ton when Graham Onions ended his knock. Tino Best was disgusted at falling so close to a 100. On the other end, Denesh Ramdin hit his Second Century in Test Cricket and finished on 107* with West Indies being bowled out for 426. The duo of Ramdin and Best put on 143 runs for the last wicket, which is the highest for the last wicket by a West Indian pair.
Tino Best was certainly not satisfied by his batting because he came back and took 2 wickets to reduce the England score to 221/5 at Stumps on Day 4. England are still trailing by 205 and require another 56 runs to avoid the follow on. Kevin Peitersen and Ian Bell were the stars with the bat for England as they scored 78 and 76* respectively. Kevin Peitersen was looking a class apart as he scored his 78 in just 81 balls and hammered the "Mystery Spinner" Sunil Narine to all patrs of the ground. The game is now surely heading towards a draw and something dramatic needs to happen for a result to take place. Here are the scores in brief:
WEST INDIES-426
Ramdin-107*
Best-95
Onions-4/88
ENGLAND-221/5Peitersen-78
Bell-76*
Best-2/37
ENGLAND TRAIL BY 205 RUNS AT STUMPS DAY 4
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