"Kraigg Brathwaite is criminally underrated player in Bazball" - Twitterati reacts to WI captain scoring 11th ton in 1st Test against Australia 

West Indies skipper Kraigg Brathwaite on Saturday, December 3, stood tall to delay the outcome of the first Test against Australia at the Perth Stadium.

On the fourth day of the ongoing first Test, Australia rode on Marnus Labuschagne's unbeaten 104 and David Warner's 48 to post a humongous target of 498 for the visitors.

Brathwaite, who scored 64 in the first innings, was on a mission to complete the unfinished task and a fightback was on his mind.

Thanks to the support from debutant Tagenarine Chanderpaul at the other end as the West Indies openers kept the Australian attack sans skipper Pat Cummins at bay throughout the second session.

The tourists scored 84 runs without losing a wicket to register a session in their name, even though they were 414 runs short at that point.

Brathwaite displayed some brilliant strokes after lunch against Mitchell Starc and Cameron Green. One past the covers off Green brought up the fifty for the West Indies captain.

But Chanderpaul was cleaned up by Mitchell Starc on the other end to end a noteworthy 116-run opening stand.

Braithwaite was in no mood to surrender against the Australian juggernaut and marched forward with some captivating cuts and sweeps. He survived a tough challenge from Josh Hazlewood in the middle.

The Australian pacer was very close to dismissing the flourishing opener as the ball tickled the stumps in one instance but failed to dislodge the bail.

Braithwaite rushed to take a single off Nathan Lyon before removing his helmet and a scream was the gesture to mark his 11th Test century, his maiden against Australia in 16 innings.

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cricket.com.au

@cricketcomau

Kraigg Brathwaite brings up his first Test hundred against Australia - and nearly forgets his bat! #MilestoneMoments

#AUSvWI | @nrmainsurance

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Kraigg Brathwaite brings up his first Test hundred against Australia - and nearly forgets his bat! #MilestoneMoments

#AUSvWI | @nrmainsurance https://t.co/k0oLA62tcv

Here's how cricket fans on Twitter reacted to the West Indies skipper's determined century in the fourth innings against Australia.

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Ratnadeep

@_ratna_deep

Kraigg Braithwaite becomes the first non Australian batter after Virat Kohli to score a century in the Perth Stadium.

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Kraigg Braithwaite becomes the first non Australian batter after Virat Kohli to score a century in the Perth Stadium. https://t.co/gX2EgE9Ncp

CricketFans

@_fans_cricket

Fans appreciate Kraig Braithwaite's knock in Optus Stadium, Perth.

#AUSvsWI

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Fans appreciate Kraig Braithwaite's knock in Optus Stadium, Perth.

#AUSvsWI

https://t.co/MmyvNBMoYA

CricketMAN2

@ImTanujSingh

Last two captains to have scored Test hundred in Australia in 4th innings:

•Virat Kohli.
•Kraigg Braithwaite.

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Last two captains to have scored Test hundred in Australia in 4th innings:

•Virat Kohli.
•Kraigg Braithwaite.

Cricketwallah

@cricketwallah

In the run glut at Pindi, how could @babarazam258 be denied a ton! Knock of high finesse even allowing for dead as dodo pitch. Day’s best batting performance, however, has come from Kraig Braithwaite. Battling century has kept WI alive to fight another day

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In the run glut at Pindi, how could @babarazam258 be denied a ton! Knock of high finesse even allowing for dead as dodo pitch. Day’s best batting performance, however, has come from Kraig Braithwaite. Battling century has kept WI alive to fight another day

Caribbean Cricket Podcast

@CaribCricket

Kraigg Braithwaite 50*

Since being appointed West Indies captain Braithwaite has averaged 45.

It/He isnt spoken about enough but you know we do at CCP - We track the stats that matter...

Salute Kraigg #AUSvWI

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Kraigg Braithwaite 50*

Since being appointed West Indies captain Braithwaite has averaged 45.

It/He isnt spoken about enough but you know we do at CCP - We track the stats that matter...

Salute Kraigg #AUSvWI https://t.co/Mudk3QgVfo

Nikhil 🏏

@CricCrazyNIKS

Top knock from Kraig Braithwaite! And it's come at a decent pace too. Good to see proper dig in batting. Well played.

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Top knock from Kraig Braithwaite! And it's come at a decent pace too. Good to see proper dig in batting. Well played. 👏

Will 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

@WSArcher_

Kraigg braithwaite I was not familiar with your game twitter.com/mclovinstatto/…

James McCaghrey

@McLovinstatto

Since 2011, batting average for openers batting away in SENA. Min 500 runs and 10 matches
44.7- Rogers
42.8- Azhar Ali
40.7- Brathwaite
37.1- Warner
33.6- Cook
31.9- KL Rahul
31.4- Vijay
31.4- Elgar
28.2- Karunaratne
27.4- Silva
25.8- Dhawan
25.8- Masood
24.1- Latham

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Since 2011, batting average for openers batting away in SENA. Min 500 runs and 10 matches
44.7- Rogers
42.8- Azhar Ali
40.7- Brathwaite
37.1- Warner
33.6- Cook
31.9- KL Rahul
31.4- Vijay
31.4- Elgar
28.2- Karunaratne
27.4- Silva
25.8- Dhawan
25.8- Masood
24.1- Latham

Kraigg braithwaite I was not familiar with your game twitter.com/mclovinstatto/…

Cricket🏏 Lover

@CricCrazyV

Hundred for Kraigg Braithwaite in Perth
Top quality innings by West Indies skipper

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Hundred for Kraigg Braithwaite in Perth
Top quality innings by West Indies skipper 👏👏

Vipul Ghatol 🇮🇳

@Vipul_Espeaks

What an outstanding 4th innings hundred for Kraigg Braithwaite, Captain's innings if ever there was one.

A well deserved , looked completely in control throughout the innings & came at an unusually quick rate.

#AUSvWI

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What an outstanding 4th innings hundred for Kraigg Braithwaite, Captain's innings if ever there was one.

A well deserved 💯, looked completely in control throughout the innings & came at an unusually quick rate.

#AUSvWI https://t.co/RihX0QKKnf

JSK

@imjsk27

Outstanding from Kraig Braithwaite....now he has Test in
England
South Africa
Australia
UAE vs PAK
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94 & 85 in Aus
95 in Eng
91 in NZ
Hope he shows more consistency now

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Outstanding 💯 from Kraig Braithwaite....now he has Test 💯 in
England
South Africa
Australia
UAE vs PAK
&
94 & 85 in Aus
95 in Eng
91 in NZ
Hope he shows more consistency now

Hriday 🇦🇷🇦🇷

@Hriday1812

What an innings by Kraigg Braithwaite! One of the best Test 100s I have seen from a West Indian in years. Tagenarine and Braithwaite will make a fine opening pair. They only need a more than decent middle order and they will do good.

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What an innings by Kraigg Braithwaite! One of the best Test 100s I have seen from a West Indian in years. Tagenarine and Braithwaite will make a fine opening pair. They only need a more than decent middle order and they will do good.

Shinchan

@theShinchan123

Century for Kraigg Braithwaite. A wonderful knock under pressure against a quality attack. #AUSvsWI

Century for Kraigg Braithwaite. A wonderful knock under pressure against a quality attack. #AUSvsWI https://t.co/zjLQeKpbxb

Ravi Sinha

@_ravitweets

Kraigg Braithwaite is an criminally underrated player tbh. He plays old fashioned cricket which neither soothe your eyes nor your patience if you are fan of SR and especially #Bazball.

He is enjoying that extra responsibility of captaincy right now.

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Kraigg Braithwaite is an criminally underrated player tbh. He plays old fashioned cricket which neither soothe your eyes nor your patience if you are fan of SR and especially #Bazball.

He is enjoying that extra responsibility of captaincy right now.

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Kraigg Brathwaite's knock puts West Indies in control

The Barbados batter became the second overseas captain after Virat Kohli to score a century at the Perth Stadium in the fourth innings.

West Indies lost Jermaine Blackwood to Nathan Lyon on the stroke of the day's play as they finished 192/3, with Brathwaite unbeaten on 101. The tourists have a long path in the game, with 306 runs to chase or play out 90 overs without losing seven wickets to force a draw.

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