WI vs Pakistan, Test series, April 21-May 14

[mikesiva]

Excellent Chase/Holder stand.

Very good by the lower middle order again, after the top order failed...again.

Powell out for 38...is that 20 or 21 consecutive Test innings without a half century?

Shai Hope out for five...what is his Test average now?

Vishaul Singh out for three, and Dowrich out for 29.

But Chase rescued these passengers with an unbeaten knock of 131, and Holder is 58 not out. Why can't the top order do that?

[AFRO]

Lord POOgley real QUIET about dem GUYANA man dem stinking up di place again isn't he? It just wasn't good enough from Hope, Hetty and Singh!!..In Hetty's case I believe he will learn from this and come back stronger. The boy has a lot of talent, even more than Darren Bravo at a similar age, so I'm not worried about him. Singh though? At 28 the door will not be open forever so he needs to find something in the second innings or else he could be in trouble.

Hope too has loads of talent and has impressed in the ODI's already. He just needs that one big innings at test level to give him some belief that he does belong at that level. He's still young so he can come back but after this series he'll need to go and work on his game because I can't see him going to England in this form.

Kraigg has been poor by his standards but sooner rather than later his class will show so I ain't worried about him. Powell continues to get starts and that's encouraging. But he's gonna have to start making these starts count soon!!..

And what can be said about Chasey? Absolute masterclass from the young man. And it should give everyone confidence that we still can produce decent batsmen in the region who are not only decent at regional level but can go on and perform at test level too.

[badpepper]

Gabriel to Ahmed Shehzad, no run, dropped by Vishaul Singh at mid-on. Gabriel gets this to stop on Shehzad, who looks to flick but checks his shot. Lobs in the air, Vishaul was late to move. Should have taken that.

[badpepper]

A dropped catch and two outs negated by no balls.

[mikesiva]

Gabriel and Chase got Shehzad out off no-balls.

Bishoo the bowler to take two wickets for WI so far....

It could be a long, hard day tomorrow.

West Indies 312 all out.

Pakistan 172-3.

[badpepper]

Finally.

101.6
Bishoo to Azhar Ali, OUT, Bishoo provides West Indies with the breakthrough! This is the big legbreak from around the wicket. Pitches around leg stump and rips away outside off. Azhar spars at it, instead of letting it go, and nicks it behind to Dowrich
Azhar Ali c †Dowrich b Bishoo 105 (278b 9x4 0x6) SR: 37.76

West Indies 312
Pakistan 259/4 (102.0 ov)

[badpepper]

120.2
Holder to Misbah-ul-Haq, OUT, oh, dear! Guess what! He won't get the century! Yet again. Look at Holder and the West Indies fielders celebrating. Caught in two minds one short of a ton. Short of a length, outside off, Misbah makes a late decision to leave it but is late in withdrawing his bat. Unwittingly edges it to gully as it kicks up all of a sudden. Successive scores of 99 for the Pakistan captain
Misbah-ul-Haq c Hope b Holder 99 (201b 9x4 2x6) SR: 49.25

West Indies 312
Pakistan 316/5 (120.2 ov)

[badpepper]

123.5
Gabriel to Sarfraz Ahmed, OUT, Gabriel persists with the fuller length in the channel outside off and Sarfraz falls for it. He was taken for four the previous ball but that does not deter Gabriel. Sarfraz pushes hard and away from the body and gets a thick outside edge that flies to second slip
Sarfraz Ahmed c Powell b Gabriel 9 (13b 2x4 0x6) SR: 69.23

124.6
Holder to Asad Shafiq, OUT, huge appeal for leg before and it has been given. Shafiq has gone for a review, but this may be umpire's call. No inside edge, definitely and hits him on the flap of the front pad before hitting the back thigh, so this could be gone. Replays confirm it would have hit the top part of leg stump. It was back of a length and angling in, beats the batsman trying to close the face of his bat and flick it away, hits the back thigh. Shafiq walks away rubbing his thigh. Replays confirm ball would have hit the top part of leg stump, so the on-field call remains
Asad Shafiq lbw b Holder 15 (66b 2x4 0x6) SR: 22.72

At tea:

West Indies 312
Pakistan 329/7 (125.0 ov)

[badpepper]

132.1
Holder to Mohammad Amir, OUT, good, sharp catch at gully. Amir pays the price for chasing one away from the body. Cross-seamer from Holder, outside off, Amir drives with hard hands and ekes out an outside edge that goes quickly to Shai Hope who quickly gets down to his right to snaffle it. Great reflexes
Mohammad Amir c Hope b Holder 10 (22b 0x4 0x6) SR: 45.45

Bishoo and Holder each with 3 wickets.

West Indies 312
Pakistan 357/8 (132.5 ov)

[badpepper]

137.6
Gabriel to Shadab Khan, OUT, Brilliant catch from Superman Crisis man Chase. He dives full length to his left from mid-on and snaffles it.
Shadab Khan c Chase b Gabriel 16 (34b 2x4 0x6) SR: 47.05

Gabriel now with 3.

West Indies 312
Pakistan 384/9 (138.1 ov)