Published: May 12, 2017, 12:23 AM (IST)
Edited: May 12, 2017, 01:52 AM (IST)
West Indies managed to pick up crucial wickets of Azhar Ali, Asad Shafiq and Misbah-ul-Haq to restrict Pakistan to 311 for 6 at tea on the second day of the third Test at Roseau, Dominica. Azhar, who resumed the session on 122, added just 5 runs to his tally before he was bowled by Chase for 127 off 334 deliveries. Azhar, along with his captain Misbah-ul-Haq, added 64 for the fourth wicket. Chase created some pressure on Azhar with accurate bowling. Azhar as a result decided to break the shackles with a slog sweep. He missed the ball altogether and was cleaned up. Chase did not stop there as he also dismissed Asad Shafiq for 17, caught at deep mid-wicket. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Pakistan vs West Indies 2017, 3rd Test at Windsor Park, Roseau, Dominica
Misbah, who was dropped on 0 in the first session, has ridden his luck well and also got to his fifty off 144 deliveries. Misbah took 63 deliveries to get to double figures. He was dismissed off the final ball before tea. He looked to reverse-sweep a ball from Chase, but could only find an edge and this time it was safely pouched by Shane Dowrich. Misbah had given West Indies a few more half chances earlier, but has managed to survive amidst all that. Sarfraz Ahmed has kept the scoreboard ticking, like you would expect him to. Sarfraz tried to unsettle the bowlers by taking guard well outside the leg stump. He will have to take responsibility of taking Pakistan to a huge score. Live Updates: West Indies vs Pakistan 3rd test, Day 2 at Roseau, Dominica
West Indies will be happy with the 3 wickets they picked up in this session. They will look to bowl Pakistan by the end of day’s play. Contrary to predictions, the rain has stayed away on Day Two. The light too does not seem to be a factor, like it was on Day One.
On Day One, Jason Holder won the toss and put Pakistan into bat. West Indies have not made any change in this Test as well. They have gone in with the same XI in all the three Tests. However, Pakistan handed out a Test debut to fast bowler Hasan Ali. Also opener Shan Masood made his way into the side in place of Ahmed Shehzad, who is ill. The three-match series is currently level at 1-1. Pakistan won the first Test at Jamaica by 7 wickets, but West Indies bounced back extremely well in the second Test at Barbados winning to by 106 runs to level the series.
Brief Scores:
Pakistan 311 for 6 (Azhar Ali 127, Misbah-ul-Haq 59; Alzarri Joseph 1 for 53, Roston Chase 4 for 81) vs West Indies
