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| Azhar Ali of Pakistan plays a cover shot as West Indies wicketkeeper Shai Hope looks on during the first day of the 3rd Test match at the Windsor Park Stadium in Roseau, Dominica.(AFP) |
Pakistan Vs West Indies: Last Test Match begin
Azhar Ali made a patient 85 off 219 balls as Pakistan reach 169/2 against West Indies at the end of a rain-affected Day 1 of the third Test in their three-match series.
Younis Khan, who together with captain Misbah-ul-Haq is playing his farewell Test, will resume in partnership with Ali on the second morning, weather permitting.Younus Khan, in his 118th and final test, was not out 10 at stumps. Younus received a guard of honor from West Indies players as he walked to the crease. Earlier, Babar Azam scored a half-century for the visitors.
Further compounding the home side's woes after Jason Holder won the toss and chose to bowl first in heavily overcast conditions was the lack of potency of his prime opening bowler, Shannon Gabriel.
Shan Masood, playing his first match of the series in place of the unwell Ahmed Shehzad, reached nine off 30 deliveries and prodded indecisively at a delivery from the chase for a holder to take the straightforward catch at second slip.
Apart from the recall of Masood, Hasan Ali is making his debut at the expense of leg-spinner Shadab Khan, who struggled in his first appearance in the second test.
Pakistan has never won a Test series in the Caribbean on seven previous tours while the West Indies are seeking a first test series triumph in five years against a team ranked higher than themselves.
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