MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Skipper Shan Masood defended Pakistan’s formula of using spin-friendly pitches to win home Test matches after a 127-run victory over the West Indies in Multan on Sunday.
Pakistan's plan of defeating West Indies with 'trial by spin' backfired massively in Multan. Pakistan were reduced to 76/4 at the end of Day 2 of the second Test match in a chase of 254 runs.
West Indies all-rounder Kevin Sinclair pulled off a summersault celebration after dismissing Pakistan skipper Shan Masood on Day 2 of the ongoing Multan Test.
Pakistan face an uphill task to win the second Test, and clinch the series 2-0, against the West Indies as they lost four wickets at stumps on the second
Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test Sunday with P
Pakistan captain says batters "have sacrificed individual milestones for team results", while seamers could have chance to shine when subcontinent teams visit
Hosts Pakistan, who won the first test by 127 runs at the same venue, were 76-4 at stumps, with Kevin Sinclair taking the crucial wickets of Shan Masood and Babar Azam, giving West Indies a fighting chance to win their first Test in Pakistan since November 1990.
Pakistan's Test captain Shan Masood is being seen as a possible replacement for the injured Saim Ayub in the upcoming Champions Trophy. Ayub, a promising young opener for Pakistan, is currently out of action with an ankle injury he picked up during a Test match against South Africa.
Pakistan test team's skipper Shan Masood has defended his side's decision to prepare spinning wickets to aid wins.
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MULTAN (Dunya News) – Pakistan looked in trouble at the end of day two of the second test match as the host lost four wickets at 76 runs while chasing 254 runs set by West Indies. Kevin Sinclair grabbed two important wickets of the host captain Shan Masood and Babar Azam who fell cheaply while looking good at 31 runs.
Pakistan is racing against time, needing 178 more runs to wrap up the test series against West Indies who seek six more wickets to even the score. The match at Multan remains finely poised as both teams entered the third day with hopes and stakes running high.