England Skipper Ben Stokes Left Dumbfounded by Gudakesh Motie's Peach of a Delivery - WATCH

England skipper Ben Stokes was left befuddled in his dismissal by the left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie on day 2 of the first Test against the West Indies at the iconic Lord’s Cricket Ground, London on Thursday.

The spinner was able to uproot the middle stump of the English captain that’s to a ripper of an off-break delivery that turned sharply into the left-hander which beat both bat and pad to enforce the dismissal.

Following the dismissal, Stokes himself was left stunned by the delivery which he did not expect to turn in so sharply as he walked back to the stands after making just four runs off 11 balls.

The home side was dominant right from the first day where Gus Atkinson managed to outshine the veteran James Anderson to make a sparkling debut with figures of 7/45 in his 12 overs. His bowling resulted in the Windies being all-out for a mere 121 runs.

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England on the other hand were able to put up a hefty fight with the likes of Zak Crawley scoring some crucial runs at the start of their batting innings, but fell short in the end with a score of 76. To support Crawley, Ollie Pope also chipped in with a fine fifty (57) to help the home side take a lead.

The experienced Joe Root and his understudy, Harry Brook also chipped in with half-centuries scoring 68 and 50 respectively to help the hosts extend their lead. Meanwhile, the debutant wicketkeeper, Jamie Smith also starred in his debut with a fine score of 70 in 119 deliveries as the home side were bundled out for 371 runs and a significant lead of 250 runs.

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Anderson will now hope to end his Test career on a high with a performance for the ages in the second innings where England will be looking to make quick work of the visitors as the veteran’s illustrious career comes to an end as he is set to retire from international cricket following the match.