The West Indies gained a slender nine-run lead over Pakistan on Saturday as spinners dominated the opening day of the second Test in Multan, with Noman Ali achieving a hat trick for the home side.<\/p>\n
Jomel Warrican took 4-43 and Gudakesh Motie 3-49 as Pakistan were bowled out for 154 at the close, replying to the West Indian first innings total of 163.<\/p>\n
Left-armer Noman became the first Pakistan spinner to register a Test hat trick during his 6-41 as the West Indies were bowled out at the stroke of lunch in 41.1 overs, having won the toss and batted.<\/p>\n
But the visitors hit back with a blitz of their own as 16 wickets fell to spinners \u2014 the most by that type of bowling on the opening day of a Test.<\/p>\n
The previous record was 14 between England and South Africa at Leeds in 1907.<\/p>\n
Only Mohammad Rizwan (49) and Saud Shakeel (32) batted with confidence for the home side, adding 68 for the fifth wicket before Pakistan slumped from 119-4 to 154 all out \u2014losing the last six wickets for 35 runs.<\/p>\n
Fast bowler Kemar Roach dismissed openers Muhammad Hurraira (nine) and Shan Masood (15), while Motie sent back Babar Azam (one) and Kamran Ghulam (16) to leave Pakistan at 51-4.<\/p>\n
In the post-tea session, Shakeel was smartly caught in the deep by Roach \u2014 who hurt his groin but completed the catch \u2014 while Rizwan was stumped, both falling to Warrican.<\/p>\n
Left reeling
\nMotie had Salman Agha for nine while the last man Kashif Ali was run out without scoring.<\/p>\n
Earlier, the West Indies were left reeling at 7-38 with Sajid Khan 2-64 and Noman doing the damage.<\/p>\n
It could have been worse for the tourists had Motie who top scored with a career-best 55 \u2014 not added an invaluable 68 runs for the last wicket with Warrican, who scored 36 not out with two sixes.<\/p>\n
Motie also added 41 for the ninth wicket with Roach (25) to delay the lunch break before Noman grabbed the last two wickets for his eighth five-wicket haul in an innings.<\/p>\n
Pakistan employed the same spin-heavy tactics which earned them a 127-run win in the first Test \u2014 also in Multan \u2014 with the ball turning from the first over.<\/p>\n
Noman came on to bowl as the first change, and trapped West Indian skipper Kraigg Brathwaite leg before for nine to spark a collapse which saw the tourists slump from 32-2 to 38-8 off just 14 deliveries.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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