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First Test, Day 1: West Indies 2/2 after dismissing Pakistan for 217

The West Indies stumbled to stumps at 2-2 Thursday after dismissing Pakistan for 217 on an eventful opening day within the first cricket take a look at.
Twelve wickets fell on a day shortened by dangerous mild after the West Indies received the toss and despatched Pakistan in to bat.
Five Pakistan batsmen bought begins however Fawad Alam’s 56 was the one half century of an innings that lasted 70 overs.
Pacemen Jason Holder (3-26) and Jayden Seales (3-70) took three wickets every and Kemar Roach added 2-47 for the West Indies.
Just when Day 1 gave the impression to be going all a technique, Pakistan pacer Mohammad Abbas (2-0) had left-hander Kieran Powell nicely caught low at second slip by Imran Butt and trapped Nkrumah Bonner lbw on consecutive deliveries in his second over.
West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite survived the four-over spell earlier than stumps and was unbeaten on one.
Earlier, Pakistan reached 21 earlier than each openers fell inside 9 balls.
Roach bowled Butt (11) within the seventh over and Seales claimed his first wicket subsequent over when he had Abid Ali (9) caught behind.
Azhar Ali and skipper Babar Azam added 47 for the third wicket earlier than Seales struck once more, having Ali (17) caught by Holder at second slip to a ball that bounced sharply and got here off the shoulder of the bat.
Pakistan didn’t add to the rating earlier than Roach had Azam (30) caught behind within the subsequent over.
Fawad Alam rebuilt the innings in middle-order partnerships of 33 with Mohammad Rizwan (23) and 85 with Faheem Ashraf, who scored 44 from 66 deliveries earlier than he was run out within the 63rd over by Roston Chase with a diving, under-arm throw from sq. leg.
The innings lasted seven extra overs with Fawad bowled by Holder, ending his 117-ball, three-hour innings, among the many three Pakistan wickets to fall with the full on 217.

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