Published: Oct 22, 2016, 04:35 PM (IST)
Edited: Oct 22, 2016, 04:35 PM (IST)
West Indies have reached a score of 27 for no loss in their first innings of the second Test match at the stroke of Tea. West Indies are currently chasing the total of 452 which Pakistan have put after a brilliant batting effort from almost every batsman except their openers. West Indies have come in to bat with different openers as their regular opener Leon Johnson has come in to bat with Darren Bravo instead of Kraigg Brathwaite who usually comes in as the opener for the visitors. Bravo has scored 15 off 35 balls while Johnson has scored 12 off 31 balls. West Indies have got off to a decent start as both openers have displayed signs of being watchful in their time at the crease and the visitors would be hopeful that these two bat throughout the final session which will put them in some contention when the Day three starts tomorrow. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test at Abu Dhabi
Earlier in the first innings of Pakistan, Shannon Gabriel grabbed his maiden 5-for against Pakistan in the second Test in which hosts have mounted a big total of 452 in their first innings. Gabriel the right arm paced bowler was very instrumental in holding Pakistan to such a big total as he dismissed top order batsmen throughout the two days of the match so far. Gabriel grabbed the wickets of opener Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq who was playing on 96, Sarfraz Ahmed and Zulfiqar Babar to get to his maiden 5 wicket haul. Babar was the last man to be dismissed from the Pakistan’s innings and also Gabriel’s fifth wicket of the match. LIVE CRICKET UPDATES: Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test at Abu Dhabi
Gabriel previously had the figures of 3 wickets for just 10 runs against Zimbabwe which was played on 12th of March 2013. Irrespective of Gabriel’s 5 wickets, hosts Pakistan still managed to score a mammoth total of 452 in their first innings following 33rd Test hundred from Younis Khan and 96 runs from Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq. Asad Shafiq also played a crucial knock of 68 early into the match while wicket keeper batsman Sarfraz Ahmed played a quick innings of 56 from just 59 balls to help Pakistan reach a total of 400. It was Pakistan’s fast bowler Sohail Khan who frustrated the West Indian bowling towards the ending stage of the game as he played an aggressive run a ball innings of 26 which was laced with five cracking boundaries. Gabriel finished with the figures of 23.1-1-96-5. READ: Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test, Day Two, Lunch Report: Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz hold fort
West Indian skipper Jason Holder was the second best bowler for the visitors as Holder got 3 wickets as he finished with the figures of 22-8-47-3. West Indian bowlers have lacked the consistency to capitalise on the situation and maintain their domination as they had various opportunities throughout the 4 sessions of the game that have happened so far. Pakistan lost their captain Misbah today as the first wicket of the match which was followed by the wicket of Yasir Shah who had walked in as a nightwatchman at the end of Day One after Younis Khan departed. Yasir also played a cameo early ion the first session as he 23 off just 31 balls against the fast West Indian bowling with the new ball.
The visitors have already suffered a 56 runs defeat in the first Test which was also the first day-night Test match between these two teams played with pink-ball and overall the second Test in international cricket; with the first being played between Australia and New Zealand in 2015. West Indies when they come out to bat have a big task of first surpassing the target of 452 which has been put up by Pakistan and then they have to make sure that they end up their innings well above Pakistan to attain some domination in this Test match which has been actually dominated by Pakistan due to Younis’ ton and Misbah’s 96.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan 452 (Younis Khan 127, Misbah-ul-Haq 96; Shannon Gabriel 5 for 96) vs West Indies (Leon Johnson 12*, Darren Bravo 15*; Sohail Khan 0 for 6) trail by 425 runs with 10 wickets remaining
