Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test on Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 after day two in Multan.<\/p>\n
The gutsy West Indies scored 244 in their second innings to set the hosts a daunting 254-run target on a spinning Multan Stadium pitch.<\/p>\n
At stumps, Saud Shakeel was unbeaten on 13 and nightwatchman Kashif Ali on one. The West Indies need only six more wickets to draw the series 1-1.<\/p>\n
Pakistan need a demanding 178 runs for victory. They won the first Test by 127 runs, also in Multan.<\/p>\n
Sinclair (2-41) opened the floodgates by trapping Pakistan skipper Shan Masood leg before for two and then had the prized wicket of Babar Azam caught for a dour 31.<\/p>\n
Azam had added 43 with Kamran Ghulam, who was dropped twice, on two and six, but the lapses did not prove costly to the West Indies.<\/p>\n
Gudakesh Motie had Muhammad Hurraira for two and Jomel Warrican dismissed Ghulam for 19.<\/p>\n
The day saw 14 wickets fall, after 20 on day one.<\/p>\n
In the morning West Indian skipper and opener Kraigg Brathwaite led the fight for the visitors with a gritty 52.<\/p>\n
The last four wickets added an invaluable 99 runs before the tourists were dismissed for 244 in their second innings at tea.<\/p>\n
Left-arm spinner Noman Ali finished with 4-80 \u2014 10 wickets in the match \u2014while partner Sajid Khan took 4-76, six in the match.<\/p>\n
The West Indies were 129-5 at lunch when Noman dismissed Alick Athanaze for six, before the tourists put up a fight that could prove decisive.<\/p>\n
Tevin Imlach scored 35 and Sinclair 28 to boost their team\u2019s lead during a stubborn stand of 51 for the seventh wicket, before Sajid accounted for Sinclair and Motie for 18.<\/p>\n
Pacer Kashif had Imlach but the last pair of Warrican and Kemar Roach took the total past 240, before Sajid had Warrican caught for 18.<\/p>\n
Earlier, Brathwaite led the way with two sixes and four boundaries in his 31st Test half-century.<\/p>\n
Noman broke a solid 50-run opening stand by dismissing Mikyle Louis for seven after the tourists started their second innings in the morning.<\/p>\n
Brathwaite overturned two leg-before decisions against him before he was stumped by Mohammad Rizwan off Noman.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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