WEST INDIES V PAKISTAN 2ND TEST

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We bowl off from Multan again...   As the West Indies have the favourites tag heading into day-three of the second and final Test against Pakistan.   The Windies got a half century from captain Kraigg Brathwaite including a number of useful knocks  throughout the order, to extend their nine-run lead to a total of 253.   Pakistan in their run chase closed on 76 for 4 with Kevin Sinclair the pick of the Windies spinner with two scalps.

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00:00West Indies started day two knowing they had to deliver their best batting

00:04performance of the Test Series and they would take a more aggressive and

00:07positive approach as captain Craig Brathwaite was leading from the front. In

00:11contrast, Mikel Lui was neither aggressive nor positive as he was the

00:15first to go on seven. After debuting with a duck, Amir Jangu would match the

00:19aggression of his captain. Brathwaite's positive play would see him

00:25getting to his first Test 50 in his last seven innings. But after surviving

00:30consecutive DRS appeals, he would be outfoxed by Noman Ali on 52. Ali and

00:35Sajid Khan would remove Jangu, Kavim Hodge and Alec Anthony's for the

00:39addition of 35 runs with the West Indies 129 for 5. But the Caribbean men would

00:44continue to show the fight required.

00:48Tevin Imlach with 35 and Kevin Sinclair 28 would take the West Indies past the

00:57200. And Gudakesh Moorthy and Jamal Warrickon backed up their first innings

01:02batting performance with scores of 18. The West Indies putting together their

01:06best batting performance closing on 244 setting Pakistan a victory target of 254.

01:13But the Caribbean men would have to defend the total with ALP frontline

01:16Pisa Kimaroj due to injury. Regardless, West Indies were going to rely heavily

01:21on their spinners and they would deliver early. Moorthy like Sinclair getting the

01:25opening pair out cheaply with only five runs on the board. But Baba Azam and

01:30Cameron Gulam would look to consolidate things for the host. Pakistan though were

01:38aided by some missed chances in the field from the West Indies. But Warrickon

01:42would get Gulam to present a catch to Django at 48 for 3. And Sinclair got

01:49extra bounce and spin to finally unseat Azam on 31. Another missed chance would

01:55let Saud Shakeel off the hook as Pakistan survive at 76 for 4 at Stumps.

01:59Still in need of 178 while the West Indies will require six more wickets on

02:04a spinning track on day three. Terence Clark TV6 Sport

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