Published 11:47 IST, July 27th 2020

Stuart Broad's 8 wickets that rocked West Indies on Day 3 in Manchester; watch video

Stuart Broad took 8 wickets as West Indies find themselves in the backseat in the series-deciding third Test match at Old Trafford in Manchester.

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England found mselves in driver's seat against West Indies in 3rd Test match and are looking as favourites to lift ongoing Wisden Trophy between two nations. Stuart Broad shines with both bat and ball in match, returning with figures of 8-39 along with his dominant 45-ball 62 run-kck to provide some finishing touches to England’s first innings total. Broad’s bowling performance throughout match also places him just one wicket away from entering exclusive 500-wicket club in Tests.

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England vs West Indies: Stuart Broad wickets-laden day on field

West Indies resumed Day 3 on ir overnight score of 137-6. Stuart Broad picked all of ir remaining first innings wickets in morning to shot out Jason Holder-led side for just 197. England, enjoying a first-innings advant of 172 runs, furr stretched ir lead to 398 runs on back of some governing batting by Rory Burns and Joe Root.

With a target of 399 to win match and series, visiting batsmen made ir way out to middle to survive six overs of hostile fast bowling from James Anderson and Stuart Broad. Broad n dismissed opener John Campbell and night watchman Kemar Roach off back-to-back overs to extend his Test wickets tally from 497 to 499. At end of Day 3, West Indies were placed at 10-2, with two days to survive and 389 runs away from pulling off an unlikely victory.

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England vs West Indies Day 3: Stuart Broad wickets-filled day at Manchester, watch video

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England vs West Indies 2020: ENG vs WI Live streaming

ENG vs WI live streaming in India is available to viewers on Sony Sports Network. But fans can also enjoy ENG vs WI live streaming or scores by logging onto FanCode by Dream Sports to watch each ball of proceedings. ENG vs WI live streaming would also be available on Sony LIV. Day 4 of third England vs West Indies Test is set to commence on July 27 at 3:30 PM IST.

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England vs West Indies 2020: Stuart Broad wickets stats in Tests

Stuart Broad’s 499-wicket tally places him just behind his teammate James Anderson in list of most successful England bowlers in Test history. He is also placed seventh in all-time list and is trailing behind likes of former West Indies and Australian pacers Courtney Walsh (519) and Glenn McGrath (563) respectively. When Stuart Broad will pick up his 500th Test victim, he will become only fourth fast bowler in history, and seventh overall, to reach landmark.

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11:47 IST, July 27th 2020