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Misbah-ul-Haq, Azhar Ali palm Pakistan 81-run lead vs West Indies
- Updated: May 3, 2017
Bridgetown (Barbados): For a second time in dual consecutive Tests, Pakistan skipper Misbah-ul-Haq missed a well-deserved century by a singular run as he along with opener Azhar Ali guided a visitors to an 81-run lead over a West Indies, who finished a third day’s play during 40/1 in their second innings here.
Opener Kraigg Brathwaite and one-down Shimron Hetmyer were during a double on 8 and 22 respectively when a umpires dislodged a bails on a third day of a second Test during a Kensington Oval here on Tuesday.
Resuming during their overnight measure of 172/3, Azhar (105) and Misbah (99) went on to supplement 98 runs for a fourth wicket, with a 32-year-old opener removing to his 13th Test ton before leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo pennyless a mount in a post-lunch session.
Azhar, who got to his century after confronting 268 balls and assisting a round to a range 9 times, was held behind by wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich off Bishoo.
Misbah continued his marathon effort, reaching his half century of 135 balls to lift 57 runs for a fifth wicket with Asad Shafiq (15) before a 42-year-old skipper, in his try to get to a 3 figure symbol fell chase to West Indies captain Jason Holder.
Misbah looked set for his career’s 11th Test ton, immoderate 201 balls with 9 fours and dual sixes before being held in dual minds to unwittingly corner a brief smoothness from Holder, that Shai Hope latched on to absolutely during second slip.
Pakistan mislaid a remaining 5 wickets in a camber of 77 runs with pacer Shannon Gabriel accounting for a wickets of Sarfaraz Ahmed (9), Shadab Khan (16) and Yasir Shah (24) while Holder picked Shafiq and Mohammad Amir to take his transport to 3 wickets.
In response, pacer Mohammad Abbas gave Pakistan a advantage with a early wicket of opener Keiran Powell (6), brilliantly held behind by a diving Sarfraz Ahmed before Brathwaite and Hetmyer steadied a boat with a 32-run consecutive second wicket mount compartment stumps.
Brief Scores: West Indies 312 40/1 (Shimron Hetmyer 22 not out, Kraigg Brathwaite 8 not out) vs Pakistan 393 (Azhar Ali 105, Misbah-ul-Haq 99, Shannon Gabriel 4/81).