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James Anderson was playing his last international matchHe took 704 wickets in 188 test matches Jimmy could not surpass Shane Warne's 708 wickets
New Delhi. England has bid farewell to its star fast bowler James Anderson with a victory. In the first Test match played in London, England defeated West Indies by an innings and 114 runs. With this victory, England's team went ahead 1-0 in the 3 match series. Anderson bid farewell to his Test career after playing 188 matches. England won his farewell match on the third day itself. Jimmy took a total of 4 wickets in his farewell Test match. Anderson, who took 1 wicket in the first innings, took 3 wickets in the second innings.
James Anderson is third in the list of bowlers who have taken the most wickets in Tests. Sri Lankan legend Muttiah Muralitharan is at number one with 800 wickets while former Australian leg-spinner Shane Warne is at number two with 708 wickets. Anderson is the first fast bowler in the world to take the most wickets in Tests. Before Anderson came on the field on the third day, the players of both the teams gave him a guard of honour. During this, he looked very emotional.
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In the first innings of the Lord's Test match, England scored 371 runs with the help of half-centuries from openers Jack Crawley, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Harry Brook and Jamie Smith. In response, the Windies' first innings collapsed for 121 runs. England got a lead of 250 runs in the first innings. The host team did not decide to bat in the second innings. They sent the Windies to the pavilion in the second innings as well. The visiting Caribbean team could not do anything special in the second innings as well and collapsed for 136 runs. The Windies started the third day's play with a score of 79/6.
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first published : July 12, 2024, 4:36 PM IST
