The game was essentially decided by a stellar bowling performance from the West Indies' spinners, spearheaded by the experienced Roston Chase. Chase, who had been underutilised in previous matches, delivered a statement performance, decimating the USA’s middle order and finishing with impressive figures of 3 for 19.
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Even though Shai Hope has a brilliant record on English, his overall record in Test cricket is nothing fancy with an average of just over 27.
For Sri Lanka, Isuru Udana took 3 wickets but conceded 82 runs in his 10 overs. Meanwhile, Thisara Perera and Nuwan Pradeep claimed a wicket each.
West Indies showed a lot of promise to go one-up in Chennai but the home team bounced back strongly to post a mammoth 387/5 en route to a series-levelling 107-run victory in Visakhapatnam.
The duo managed to surpass the previous record opening partnership of 304 set by the Pakistan duo of Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman against Zimbabwe in 2018.
For the West Indies, Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer are the biggest gainers in the batsmen rankings.
Returning to the team after being rested for the first two matches, Bumrah emerged the most effective bowler, conceding just 35 in his 10 overs.
“This was one of the great modern Test matches, one that produced a truly astonishing result,” Atherton said.
The West Indies, set a seemingly imposing 322 for victory, finished on 322 for five with 28 balls to spare.
