Published: Nov 03, 2016, 09:00 AM (IST)
Edited: Nov 03, 2016, 12:11 PM (IST)
The fifth and the final day of the third Test between Pakistan and West Indies at Sharjah will witness some tense moments as the visitors are on a brink of a victory. West Indies are close to avoid a whitewash and need 39 more runs to win as they were well placed at 114 for the loss of five wickets at stumps on Day 4 while chasing 143. Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored a brilliant ton on the first innings is playing a crucial hand at 44 along with Shane Dowrich, who is also unbeaten on 36. Yasir Shah has looked good and the morning session of the last day’s play will be interesting to watch out for. The live telecast and live streaming of the match will be available on tensports.com and Ten HD 1, Ten 1. Full cricket Scorecard: Pakistan vs West Indies 3rd Test at Sharjah
West Indies were chasing 153 runs in the fourth innings as their bowlers did well and gave them a golden chance. They were lucky enough as couple of catches were dropped of Leon Johnson in the slip cordon. But he couldn’t make the most of his chances as he was sooner dismissed 12, BRathwaite once again proved his mettle with the bat and played a much needed knock of 44 while Darren Bravo floundered for three. Marlon Samuels was also dismissed for 10 by Yasir Shah, Jermaine Blackwood would have contributed some quick runs but Wahab Riaz ended his run with a beauty. Roston Chase also failed to provide any assistance as Wahab got rid of him too. Day 5 will be of utmost importance as both the teams will come out hard to win the game but West Indies certainly find themselves on the brink of a victory and are favourites for the chase.
The match saw some dramatic twists and turn as West Indies played well in the final Test of the series. Pakistan were bowled out for an ordinary score of 281 in the first innings as Devendra Bishoo bowled really well along with Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph. Bishoo had four scalps to his name whereas Gabriel had three wickets to his name. Sami Aslam played well at the top for his 74 before Bishoo removed him with his spin. Younis Khan also played well for his 51, whereas Misbah-ul-Haq scored a tenacious 53 while Sarfraz Ahmed was cleaned up by Gabrield for 51. Pakistan had enough ammunition in their artillery to contain West Indies but they came out hard with the bat as well.
