WI vs PAK 2nd Test, Day 1 at Stumps: Babar Azam, Fawad Alam fifties guide Pakistan past 200- PAK 212/4 (74 ov)- Babar Azam and Fawad Alam’s fifties helped Pakistan end Day 1 on a high as they scored over 200 runs with the loss of four wickets. The duo scored 75 and 76 (retd. hurt) respectively after the top 3 failed to score runs for Pakistan. The visitors were reduced to 2/3 inside the first four overs of the match. Kemar Roach was the pick of the bowlers with three wickets. Mohd Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf remained not out in the third and final session of the day.
WI vs PAK 2nd Test: Day 1
Third Session
- Faheem Ashraf hits a beautiful straight drive for a four
- West Indies wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva walks off the field due to cramps
- Alzarri Joseph is back in attack, he has looked off-colour today
- Kyle Mayers is back
- Faheem Ashraf hit Roach for another boundary, he is trying to play positively
- Jason Holder bowls a maiden over
- Loud appeal against Faheem Ashraf by Kemar Roach, umpire turn it down
- Rizwan hits Roach for a boundary
- Faheem Ashraf joins Mohammad Rizwan in the middle
- Babar Azam departs for 75. It could have been a memorable 100 but not today
- Wicket! Roach finally strikes takes the big wicket of Babar Azam
- Babar welcomes Roach with a boundary
- Players will have drinks
- Kemar Roach bowls a tight over
- Kemar Roach is bowling his heart out, he is desperate for a wicket
- Maiden over for Holder
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Jason Holder back into the attack
- Jayden Seales reviews another LBW appeal against Babar Azam. It’s the umpire’s call. West Indies do not lose review
- Maiden over after a long time for West Indies
- Mohammad Rizwan joins captain Babar Azam in the middle
- Fawad is walking off the field, big blow for Pakistan
- Fawad is likely to get retired hurt as cramp in the left leg not letting him bat
- Fawad Alam on the ground after another cramp
- Fawad Alam hits Kyle Mayers for a four
- Fawad Alam, Babar Azam complete 150 runs partnership
- The hosts are getting desperate for a wicket
- West Indies lose another review
- Kyle Mayers reviews LBW decision
- West Indies lose a review, Babar survives
- Jayden Seales to review caught behind appeal against Babar Azam
- Kyle Mayers to start for West Indies after Tea break
WI vs PAK scorecard
| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abid Ali | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | |
| Imran Butt | 1 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 8.33 | |
| Azhar Ali | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | |
| Babar Azam (C) | 75 | 174 | 13 | 0 | 43.10 | |
| Fawad Alam | 76 | 149 | 11 | 0 | 51.01 | |
| Mohammad Rizwan (WK) | 22 | 58 | 1 | 0 | 37.93 | |
| Faheem Ashraf | 23 | 48 | 4 | 0 | 47.92 | |
| Extra | 14 (b 1, w 0, nb 5, lb 8) | |||||
| Total | 212/4 (74) | |||||
| Yet To Bat | ||||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kemar Roach | 17 | 6 | 49 | 3 | 2.88 |
| Jayden Seales | 11 | 3 | 25 | 1 | 2.27 |
| Alzarri Joseph | 12 | 1 | 54 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Jason Holder | 15 | 7 | 25 | 0 | 1.67 |
| Kyle Mayers | 11 | 5 | 17 | 0 | 1.55 |
| Roston Chase | 7 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 3.86 |
| Nkrumah Bonner | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Fall Of Wickets | FOW | Over |
|---|---|---|
| Abid Ali | 1-2 | 0.3 |
| Azhar Ali | 2-2 | 2.3 |
| Imran Butt | 3-2 | 3.5 |
| Babar Azam | 4-168 | 60.4 |
Tea in Kingston ☕️
Babar Azam (65*) and Fawad Alam (67*) taking Pakistan through the session unscathed. #WTC23 | #WIvPAK | https://t.co/MXEhzUVmcv pic.twitter.com/VYSwvIUOY7
— ICC (@ICC) August 20, 2021
WI vs PAK
Second Session
- So we are 10 overs short, 5 in 1st and 5 in 2nd session
- And it’s time for tea break
- Fawad in pain, umpires stop the game one ball ahead of Tea
- The scoring rate has jumped to 3 runs per over now
- Fawad Alam hits Jayden Seales for a boundary
- Jayden Seales to try and break this partnership
- Babar Azam welcomes Roach with a boundary
- Kemar Roach is back into the attack
- 100 run partnership between Fawad and Babar
- Fawad is dominating Joseph, WI need to find a new way to break this partnership
- Players will have drinks now
- Fawad hits Alzarri Joseph for a boundary to bring up his fifty. This one is a special knock as it came under pressure on Day 1
- Now Fawad Alam is inching towards fifty
- Jason Holder replace Kyle Mayers
- Roston Chase hit for a boundary by Fawad Alam
- Rostan Chase and Kyle Mayers are into the attack
- Fifty up for Babar Azam, Pakistan slowly getting back into the game
- Back to back boundaries for Babar
- Another boundary for Babar, he is looking to play shots
- Roach bowls a no-ball
- Pakistan looking to play more shots, both the batsman are looking confident
- Pakistan will look to capitalise on this partnership and score runs in this session
- Three runs of Roach’s 1st over after lunch
- Kemar Roach to continue from the other end
- Babar Azam hit Jayden Seales for a boundary of the last ball
- Jayden Seales to start for West Indies after lunch
WI vs PAK First Session
Babar Azam and Fawad Alam were battling to lift Pakistan from a horrible start at 62 for three at lunch on the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies at Sabina Park on Friday.
Babar, his country’s captain and premier batsman, will resume after the interval on 31 alongside left-hander Fawad, whose unbeaten 26 has contributed to a fourth-wicket partnership so far worth 60 runs.
Kemar Roach struck twice and new ball partner Jayden Seales claimed early success as well to have the tourists tottering at two for three with just four overs gone after home captain Kraigg Brathwaite repeated his decision of the first Test by putting the opposition in on winning the toss.
Pakistan’s hopes for a more solid start from their top order crumbled after just four deliveries when Abid Ali fell to a good low catch by Jermaine Blackwood at third slip off Roach. Revelling in the bowler-friendly conditions, Roach added to that early success in his next over as new batsman Azhar Ali fell without scoring, the former captain edging a delivery through to wicketkeeper Joshua da Silva. Seales, man of the match in the first Test when he claimed eight wickets including five in the second innings, enjoyed his share of the early spoils.
Will our #MenInMaroon break this partnership between Babar Azam and Fawad Alam after lunch? 🌴🤞
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— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 20, 2021
He drew the other opener, Imran Butt, into playing at another full-length delivery for da Silva to take his second straightforward catch in nine balls. Babar and Fawad displayed admirable grit and discipline in defying West Indies’ all-pace attack. The elegant Babar countering with a handful of handsome boundaries while Fawad was again a model of unorthodox defiance given his much-talked-about exaggerated square-on batting stance.
After scrambling to a thrilling one-wicket win in the first Test at the same venue five days earlier, the home side made one change to that winning line-up.
Fast bowler Alzarri Joseph further bolstered the pace attack at the expense of left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican. Pakistan also made just one change as experienced wrist-spinner Yasir Shah, who went wicketless in the first Test, was replaced by left-arm orthodox slow bowler Nauman Ali.
West Indies are seeking a first Test series triumph over Pakistan for 21 years. The visitors are hoping to repeat the efforts of the 2005 and 2011 tours of the Caribbean when they lost the first encounters before rebounding to square both two-Test series.
- And that will be lunch
- This might be the last over of the session
- Kemar Roach back in attack. Will want to take another wicket ahead of lunch
- 50 runs partnership between captain Babar Azam and Fawad Alam
- Four runs of the over. Fawad hits Holder for another boundary
- Fifty up for Pakistan, visitors will aim not to lose another wicket before lunch
- Just that one run from Holder’s over, Pakistan need to stay positive
- A run for Pakistan after 20 balls
- Another maiden over fo the hosts. Pakistan just looking to hang in there
- Two back to back maidens for West Indies. This time for Jason Holder
- Kyle Mayers bowls a maiden over against Babar Azam
- Babar Azam, Fawad Alam have build a good partnership after early wickets. They are scoring at a run rate of 2.81
- 1 run of the first over of Kyle Mayers
- Kyle Mayers into the attack
- Alzarri Joseph hit for another boundary
- Players will have drinks now
- Fawad flicks it for a four. 3rd boundary against Joseph
- 3 runs of Holder’s first over
- Jason Holder into the attack
- Babar Azam hit by Alzarri Joseph, Physio comes on the field
- Babar Azam hits back to back boundaries to Alzarri Joseph
- Alzarri Joseph comes into the bowl
- Babar Azam hits his 2nd boundary against Jayden Seales
- The last time WI defeated PAK in a Test series was in 2001
- Fawad Alam with his Shivnarine Chanderpaul like batting stance needs to build a partnership with captain
- 1 run from Jayden Seales’s over
- Babar Azam hit Kemar Roach for a boundary
- Fawad Alam walks in to join captain Babar Azam in the middle
- Another wicket maiden for West Indies, this time for Jayden Seales
- Wicket! Imran Butt dismissed by Jayden Seales for 1
- Big Appeal! Kraigg Brathwaite wants to check, Takes DRS. Imran Butt in danger
- Jayden Seales picked a 5-wicket haul in the last game and became the youngest West Indies bowler to take a 5-wicket haul in Test cricket
- Wicket maiden for Roach
- Wicket! Kemar Roach is on fire takes the 2nd wicket in 2 overs. Removes Azhar Ali on a duck
- Jayden Seales starts off with a maiden over. He will look to continue the great form from the last game.
- WI could not have asked for a better start. They will want to build momentum after this wicket
- Wicket! Abid Ali departs, Kemar Roach stikes on the third ball of the match
- Abid Ali and Imran Butt to open the batting for Pakistan
- Kemar Roach to start proceedings for West Indies
Toss Report – WI to ask PAK to bat first –West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite won the toss and opted to field first against Pakistan in the second Test here at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamai
Captain @K_Brathwaite won the toss and decided to BOWL first in the 2nd Betway Test presented by Osaka Batteries! 🌴#WIvPAK #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/ckE61wjYHC
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 20, 2021
- West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite: The pitch has a bit of moisture, as usual at Sabina, the key is to use that. Just one change for us, Alzarri for Jomel Warrican. The pitch should have something for the pace bowlers but we have batsmen who can bowl quality spin.
- Pakistan captain Babar Azam: We were thinking of bowling first but we’ll try to see off the new ball. We have Nauman Ali replacing Yasir Shah. Last two days we practised hard and we’ll try not to make mistakes.
- West Indies (Playing XI): Kraigg Brathwaite(c), Kieran Powell, Nkrumah Bonner, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Kyle Mayers, Jason Holder, Joshua Da Silva(w), Alzarri Joseph, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales
- Pakistan (Playing XI): Imran Butt, Abid Ali, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam(c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan(w), Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Abbas, Nauman Ali
- So we were right with our predictions, Alzarri Joseph in place of Jomel Warrican for the hosts
- Pakistan also made just one change as Nauman Ali comes in for out of form Yasir Shah.
- The spinners did not take a single wicket out of the 39 wickets that fell in the first game.
- All Pace attack for West Indies while just one spinner for Pakistan
@19:55 – As expected the toss is likely to be delayed due to rain
@19:40 – Probable playing XI for both the sides
West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite (c), Kieran Powell, Shai Hope, Rahkeem Cornwall, Roston Chase, Jermaine Blackwood, Joshua Da Silva (wk), Jason Holder, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Alzarri Joseph
Pakistan
Abid Ali, Abdullah Shafique, Azhar Ali, Babar Azam (c), Fawad Alam, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Sajid Khan, Hasan Ali, Mohammad Abbas, Shaheen Afridi
A possible series victory for the #MenInMaroon. What will be needed to take it home? #WIvPAK pic.twitter.com/Zyyyi7otUR
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 20, 2021
@19:30 – Probable Changes in both teams
- Imran Butt in place of Abdullah Shafique
- Yasir Shah in place of Sajid Khan
- Nkrumah Bonner out, Shai Hope in
- Kyle Mayers out, Rahkeem Cornwall in
- Jomel Warrican out, Alzarri Joseph in
@19:20 – It is not a great news for cricket fans as rain may delay the start
WI vs PAK Live Score 2nd Test: West Indies aim to seal series, Toss at 8:00 PM – Follow Live Updates – Riding on a superb bowling performance by Jayden Seales West Indies won a thrilling Test match at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica. Going into the second match West Indies, who are ranked 8th in ICC Test teams rankings, will aim to seal the series and gain important points in the World Test Championship cycle while Pakistan, who are ranked 5th will aim to bounce back after a heartbreaking loss in the first Test.
WI vs PAK Live Score 2nd Test – Match Details
West Indies vs Pakistan
Aug 20, Fri – Aug 24, Tue
Venue -Sabina Park Kingston, Jamaica
Series – WI 1 PAK 0
For Pakistan, Fawad Alam scored a fifty in the first innings of the first Test while Faheem Ashraf also looked in good touch with a 44 run knock. Captain Babar Azam will also look to convert those starts into a big score. He scored an important fifty for visitors in the first game. In the bowling department, Shaheen Afridi and Mohammad Abbas are on fire. Afridi picked 8 wickets while Hasan Ali also chipped in with 3 wickets in the 2nd innings. Pakistan just ran out of patience in the first Test which cost them the game. They will not look to make big changes in the side for the 2nd game.
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 19, 2021
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Four-day long Wicketkeepers Specialised Camp concluded at the NHPC, Lahore on Thursday, the young camp participants learned and practiced various wicketkeeping drills besides working on their fitness.#HarHaalMainCricket | #PakistanFutureStars⭐ pic.twitter.com/d7tRBiZ9LW
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 20, 2021
For West Indies, captain Kraigg Brathwaite and Jermaine Blackwood are in great form with the bat having scored the fifties in the first match. Former captain Jason Holder will also look to continue the form with the bat and with the ball. He had scored fifty and took some crucial wickets in the first game. Jayden Seales who was the hero for the Windies with the ball took eight wickets in the match will once again play a crucial role in the match.
A series win in sight!🏆 The 2nd Test of #WIvPAK is just one sleep away.😁 pic.twitter.com/Qy20yGKRJO
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 19, 2021
WI vs Pak: We are in good position, need to restrict visitors to 200, says Roachz
WI vs PAK Live Score 2nd Test – Key Players to watch out for
Pakistan
Babar Azam
Fawad Alam
Shaheen Afridi
Mohammad Abbas
Hasan Ali
West Indies
Kraigg Brathwaite
Jermaine Blackwood
Jayden Seales
Kemar Roach
Jason Holder
✅ Same venue 🏟
✅ Same time 🕙
✅ Same Squad! ⬇️The 2nd Betway Test presented by Osaka Batteries bowls off today! #WIvPAK #MenInMaroon pic.twitter.com/yHtftk267w
— Windies Cricket (@windiescricket) August 20, 2021
WI vs PAK Live Score 2nd Test – Both team captains after the first Test
Babar Azam: This is the beauty of Test cricket. We did well with batting, but we didn’t carry on with the momentum in the first innings. The bowlers did well, and then again we lost momentum with quick wickets in the second innings. It was difficult to score, it was swinging and seaming, the outfield was slow, and their bowlers bowled in the channel. We were patient and wanted to build a partnership. Hasan, Shaheen and Abbas were good throughout, and we took our catches, but we did drop two in the final session which might have made the difference.
Kraigg Brathwaite: A remarkable Test. We never lost hope. Pakistan bowled very well, and this pitch requires patience from the batsmen. Whoever had more patience came out on top. We have some time before the next Test and it will be a different pitch. The bowlers did well, they were tired, but they gave it they’re all. We have been working hard as a batting group and Blackwood is hungry for runs at his home ground so good on him. Pakistan will come back hard, but whoever is more patient will come out on top. I think this was a good cricket pitch – had something for the pacers, and had value for runs because the ball was coming on.