Ben Stokes adopted captain Joe Root with a century to permit England to claim in opposition to the West Indies on 507-9 on the second one day Thursday of the second one check at Kensington Oval.
West Indies used to be 71-1 in answer, John Campbell giving Matthew Fisher a wicket with the second one ball of his check occupation.
Root progressed from 119 in a single day to 153, however performed 2nd mess around to Stokes, who ruled their stand of 129 as he made a belligerent 120 from 128 balls.
The West Indies appeared similarly adept at dealing with the second one sluggish and flat pitch in two assessments, as captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Shamarh Brooks conveniently treated the brand new ball from an England battery with two debutants, pacer Saqib Mahmood and medium-pacer Fisher.
England’s Dan Lawrence used to be out for 91 to the remaining supply on Wednesday, so Stokes walked to the center with out runs beside Root, who resumed on 119 and the crew on 244-3.
Root rarely looked as if it would face a ball as Stokes warmed up briefly then lashed out, in particular at spinner Veerasammy Permaul.
His 2nd six off Permaul were given him to a half-century, adopted via a 3rd six over midwicket. Within the subsequent over, Stokes smacked Alzarri Joseph for 3 directly barriers then a six again over the quick bowler’s head.
Through lunch at 369-3, Stokes had 89 off 92 balls and used to be the 5th males’s allrounder to no less than 5,000 runs and 150 wickets, in corporate with Garfield Sobers, Ian Botham, Kapil Dev and Jacques Kallis.
In the second one over after lunch, Root used to be out, lbw at the entrance pad to Kemar Roach on 153 from 316 balls. West Indies overturned the no longer out choice on overview, and Roach handed Sobers at the West Indies wicket-takers checklist to 7th.
Stokes reached his eleventh check hundred off 114 balls. A unmarried into the off facet were given him to his first check ton since 2020.
However he used to be out for 120 off 128 after taking two sixes off Brathwaite and making an attempt a 3rd slog. His good innings incorporated six sixes and 11 barriers.
He used to be out at 424-6 after Jonny Bairstow used to be claimed via Joseph for 20.
Chris Woakes and Ben Foakes took England to tea on 482-6 but if they departed in fast succession with Jack Leach, England declared.
Permaul led West Indies with 3 wickets.
Braithwaite introduced their answer with two barriers off Woakes within the first over.
Campbell hit Fisher’s first ball in check cricket to the fence, however nicked in the back of the second one ball.
Brathwaite overturned being given out on 16 and used to be on 28 at stumps, with Brooks on 31.
