Pakistan v West Indies – Day-4 Summary
After ending the third day with 202 runs on the board after losing 3 wickets, Pakistan started the fourth day hoping to put a total big enough to restrict the hosts in order to level the two-match Test series at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.
The game held special importance for opener http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Taufeeq-Umar-c92889 who needed just three runs to complete a century, a feat he was about to clinch, after 2003. The two batsmen handsomely played against Darren Sammy’s bowlers without giving them any chance to grab
a wicket.
The two batsmen took the total to 296 for 3 before finally Umar lost his wicket by getting run-out after playing a splendid innings of 135 runs. Skipper and newly appointed one-day captain http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Misbah-ul-Haq-c1972 also played a commendable innings of 102 runs by staying
not-out. The skipper’s innings helped his side make a formidable tally for the hosts to conquer.
After scoring 377 runs for 6 wickets, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Kraigg-Brathwaite-c71708 lost his wicket on nil. The opener
was bowled one a superb delivery by Pakistan’s medium pace sensation http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Tanvir-Ahmed-c92718, as the ball rammed into the stumps of the batsman.
Next to go was the inform http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Hafeez-c76898.
The veteran http://www.senore.com/Cricket/RR-Sarwan-c2371 also lost his wicket on nil, as he was adjudged leg-before wicket on a delivery bowled by Rehman.
Wicketkeeper, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Mohammad-Salman-c77287 on a delivery bowled by Rehman.
After playing a superb innings of 50 runs on 144 deliveries, http://www.senore.com/Cricket/Wahab-Riaz-c95839 as he was also adjudged lbw. At this point the Windies seemed to be heading for trouble as wickets kept tumbling down at regular intervals.
Pakistan spinner Rehman and Ajmal made life for the West Indies batsman difficult as reaching the required tally seemed ever so impossible with some sensational display of spin bowling, backed by pace attack from Tanvir and Riaz.
Some stability was provided by a well architected innings of 30 runs not-out on day four by http://www.senore.com/Cricket/CS-Baugh-c1293 who added seven runs in the total tally. Nash made full use of the batting conditions has he not only halted the bowling
onslaught of the tourists but also went for boundaries to keep the score running.
At the close of day, the Windies were on 130 for five, requiring 297 runs more to win the game.
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