Fast bowler Shaheen Afridi took a career-best 6-51 as Pakistan established management of the second cricket check towards the West Indies on the fourth day Monday, inserting itself ready to degree the two-match sequence.
Left-armer Shaheen joined with Mohammad Abbas, who took 3-44, to rout the West Indies for 150, giving Pakistan a commanding 152-run first innings lead.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam then made a daring declaration of its second innings at 176-6 greater than an hour earlier than stumps, setting the West Indies a chase for 329 in round 130 overs to win the match and sequence.
The West Indies suffered one other blow when opener Kieran Powell was run out for 23 lower than half-hour from stumps. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite carried his staff by to the shut when he 17 not out and the West Indies have been 49-1, nonetheless 280 runs behind.
“It was a (helpful) wicket and in the first innings I just tried to bowl length and work in partnerships and that brought the success,” Shaheen mentioned. “Early on you simply attempt to bowl fuller on supportive wickets.
“The bowling partnerships are good with me and (Mohammad) Abbas and Hasan (Ali) and Faheem (Ashraf). If you work well in partnership then success comes.”
Stumps (day 4) at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica.
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The West Indies already have been in hassle after they resumed their first innings Monday at 39-3 in reply to Pakistan’s 302-9 declared. Shaheen, who took two of the three wickets to fall earlier than stumps on day three, dismissed nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph for 4 within the fourth over of the day.
Overnight batsman Nkrumah Bonner and Jermaine Blackwood fashioned a defiant partnership for the fifth wicket which added 60 runs earlier than Abbas dismissed Bonner for 39, then eliminated Kyle Mayers subsequent ball because the West Indies slipped to 105-6.
Abbas examined Bonner with a number of deliveries angled into the stump, then induced one to nip away on off stump which took an edge and carried to wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. He then went around the wicket to Mayers who, low on confidence, performed at a full size ball angling throughout him and gave Rizwan one other easy catch.
Mayers, grappling with a severe kind droop, made a first-ball duck within the first innings of the primary check and a four-ball duck within the second innings.
Blackwood fell to Shaheen for 33, fending a brief ball from the shoulder of the bat to Fawad Alam at gully when the West Indies have been 109-7.
Jason Holder led some late resistance, making 26 in slightly below an hour earlier than additionally falling to the Shaheen-Rizwan double act when he was overwhelmed by a full ball which moved away late and gave Shaheen his fifth wicket.
Shaheen ended the innings when he eliminated Kemar Roach, lifting his tally of wickets for the sequence to 14. He took 4-59 within the first innings of the primary check and 4-50 within the second innings, giving him 14 wickets for 160 runs at a median of 11.4 for the sequence when the West Indies first innings ended.
Pakistan appeared bent on an early declaration when it started its second innings, dashing to 176-6 from 27.2 overs at 6.4 runs per over. The Pakistan high order all made begins however have been out comparatively cheaply: Imran Butt made 37 and Abid Ali 29 in a 70-run opening partnership; Azhar Ali 22, Babar 33 and Hasan Ali 17 additionally contributed. Babar had the longest keep on the crease at 73 minutes.
Joseph took 2-22 and Holder 2-27.
A complete of 19 overs had been bowled at stumps and the pitch confirmed indicators of slowing with some edged photographs falling wanting the slip cordon.
