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07/27 19:41 CDT West Indies leads Pakistan by 155 with 3 wickets in hand after
Day 3 of the 1st cricket test
West Indies leads Pakistan by 155 with 3 wickets in hand after Day 3 of the 1st
cricket test
TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) --- West Indies led Pakistan by 155 runs with only three
second-innings wickets remaining Monday after bowlers dominated the third day
of the first cricket test.
First, Justin Greaves bowled five consecutive wicket maidens on his way to 5-27
as Pakistan lost six wickets for 38 runs after Shan Masood completed his
seventh test century. Then Mohammad Abbas took 3-14 in 13 overs to reduce West
Indies to 126-7 at stumps.
Kemar Roach and Shamar Joseph were left holding the West Indies innings
together. Roach was 5 not out and Joseph had dashed to 22 from 13 balls,
clearly trying to push the total lead close to 200 which would be a difficult
fourth-innings chase.
Pakistan was 244-4 prior to Masood's dismissal, making strong inroads into West
Indies' first innings of 311. But when Masood fell for 109 in his first test
innings since being relieved of the captaincy, Pakistan slumped to be all out
for 282.
Abbas then produced another outstanding new-ball spell to dismiss both Brandon
King (5) and Kavem Hodge (0) to leave West Indies at 7-2 in the fifth over.
When Mohammad Ali caught Amir Jangoo (4) off his own bowling and Khurram
Shahzad bowled Shai Hope (10), West Indies was 43-4 and the second batting
collapse of the day was in motion.
Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (35) provided some resistance before he fell to
Aamer Jamal, then Abbas returned to dismiss Greaves (20) and Shahzad nicked out
captain Roston Chase (8).
Pakistan resumed Monday at 199-3, in a strong position to match or overhaul
West Indies' first innings. Masood reached his century from 163 balls after
resuming at 88 and, with Salman Agha, made slow early progress toward the 250
mark.
But everything changed when Joseph bowled Agha (20) with a superb delivery
which seamed past the outside edge to leave Pakistan at 244-4.
Greaves took over, removing Masood with a ball that cannoned onto the stumps
from an inside edge. Jamal (3) missed a straight delivery from Greaves which
beat the bat and in quick succession Ali Usman (0) fell lbw and Mohammad Rizwan
(12) was caught behind as Pakistan slipped to 259-8 before lunch.
Greaves had Abbas caught behind for his fifth wicket and Pakistan's innings
ended soon after when Roach dismissed Shahzad (19).
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