Two wickets in two balls by Mohammad Abbas simply earlier than the shut of play put the West Indies instantly on the again foot in reply to Pakistan’s first innings complete of 217 on the rain-affected opening day of the primary Check at Sabina Park on Thursday.
At 2-2 going into the second day, with captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase set to renew the innings, the house facet can be aware of the repeated batting capitulations they endured in being thrashed in an analogous two-Check duel with South Africa two months earlier in St Lucia.
Abbas put the seal on a bowlers’ day by having Kieran Powell taken low at second slip after which trapping Nkrumah Bonner leg earlier than subsequent ball in a testing last 20 minutes of the play.
It was Bonner’s first Check innings since his temporary look on the opening day of the South Africa sequence when he was compelled to retire damage after being struck flush on the helmet first ball by quick bowler Anrich Nortje.
Fawad Alam bowled by Jason Holder of West Indies throughout day one of many first Check between West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. — AFPLike Abbas, the West Indies quick bowlers justified their skipper’s resolution to bowl first with former chief Jason Holder and younger pacer Jayden Seales taking three wickets every.
Kemar Roach lifted his tally of Check wickets to 225 in his 66th match by eradicating Imran Butt after half-an-hour’s play after which added the vital wicket of Pakistan captain Babar Azam.
Babar and former skipper Azhar Ali placed on 47 for the third wicket with Azhar capturing a lot of the eye within the afternoon session for a weird succession of reprieves through referrals to the tv expertise with 4 consecutive choices going the way in which of the batsman.
Nevertheless, it was the mixed effort of left-handers Fawad Alam (56) and Faheem Ashraf (44) which gave the innings some substance.
The pair placed on 85 for the sixth wicket solely to be separated by a run out when Ashraf was discovered in need of his floor by square-leg fielder Chase when searching for to finish a pointy single.
Jayden Seales (L) and Jason Holder (R) of West Indies stroll off the sphere throughout day one of many first Check between West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. — AFPAs effectively because the West Indies bowled on the primary day’s pitch, the situations had been a little bit of a shock for them.
“It was a little slower than I expected it to be so I had to bowl a lot fuller and make the batsmen play a lot more,” stated Holder. “I think it is going to be difficult up front with the bowlers they have available. We can look at the application showed by Faheem and Fawad and take pattern from that.”
On a day when 12 wickets fell, it was the 4 events in fast succession when Azhar survived to battle on early within the post-lunch interval which proved most memorable.
Jayden Seales (L) of West Indies celebrates the dismissal of Hasan Ali (R) of Pakistan throughout day one of many first Check between West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. — AFPTwice he was reprieved by reviewing the on-field umpire’s resolution towards him and two extra instances Brathwaite was unsuccessful in having not out choices overturned through the accessible tv expertise.
Holder was the unlucky bowler on the primary three events whereas Kyle Mayers was the opposite man left significantly aggrieved.
Mockingly, it was Holder who then held a superb low catch at second slip to dismiss Azhar for 17 off Seales.
