West Indies were dismissed for 344 in their first innings on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan at Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain.
Pakistan off-spinner Sajid Khan finished with figures of 4 for 85, the best of the innings, with the remaining wickets shared among three other bowlers.
Justin Greaves was the top scorer for West Indies with 73, while Roston Chase added 70 as the hosts extended their overnight total of 239 for 5.
Pakistan claimed three wickets on the morning of day two, reducing West Indies from their overnight position to 323 for 8 before the innings closed at 344.
Pakistan’s reply was under way at 98 for 2 after 20.5 overs, leaving them trailing by 246 runs early in the match.
West Indies hold a 1-0 lead in the five-Test series after their 90-run victory in the opening Test at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
Pakistan’s bowlers struck three times on the morning of day two, reducing West Indies from their overnight position to 323 for 8 before the innings folded for 344.
West Indies lead the five-Test series 1-0 after winning the series opener by 90 runs at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba, extending Pakistan’s run of away Test defeats.
Sajid Khan’s four-wicket haul was Pakistan’s best bowling return of the innings, with three other Pakistan bowlers sharing the remaining wickets to dismiss West Indies for 344.
Pakistan’s top order took the new-ball attack on cautiously in their reply, looking to avoid the kind of batting collapse that cost them the series opener at Tarouba.
Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, one of the oldest Test venues in the Caribbean, has historically offered more assistance to spinners as matches progress, a factor both sides will be weighing as the Test moves into its middle overs.
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