Pak vs WI: Mohammad Abbas’s double blow put Pakistan at the top of the first test

On Thursday, two quick wickets by Mohammad Abbas put the West Indies at a disadvantage, and Pakistan was eliminated with 217 points on the opening day of the first test held in Sabina Park. Out.

Entering the second day 2-2, the captains Kraigg Brathwaite and Roston Chase are preparing to resume the game. The home team will pay attention to the repeated batting they suffered in two test duels similar to the South African teams. They surrendered in Saint Lucia a few months ago.

Abbas used Kieran Powell to push the ball down during the second slip, and then trapped Nkrumah Bonner’s leg before the next ball in the final 20 minutes of the test, thus playing a pitcher’s game. Has been successful.

This is Bonner’s first test game since his brief appearance on the opening day of the South Africa Series, when he was forced to retire after being hit by the first ball of the helmet by fast bowler Anrich Nortje.

Like Abbas, the West Indies’ fast bowlers proved that their captain decided to pitch first. Former leader Jason Holder and young pacemaker Jayden Sears each took three wickets.

Kemar Roach increased his total test wickets to 225 by removing Imran Butt in his 66th game, and then added Pakistan captain Babar in the half-hour game. An important wicket of Azam.

Babar and former captain Azhar Ali scored 47 points at the third wicket. Azhar drew most of the attention in the afternoon game and performed a series of strange probations through referrals to TV technology, making four consecutive shots. Hand decision.

However, it was the joint efforts of left-handers Fawad Alam (56 years old) and Faheem Ashraf (44 years old) that provided some substance to these bureaus.

When Ashraf was seeking to complete a sharp single, when square-leg outfielder Chase found that he was not enough to clear the ground, the pair scored 85 points on the sixth wicket, but was used up and separated.

Except for the West Indies pitching on the first day, the conditions were a bit unexpected for them.

“It’s a bit slower than I expected, so I have to hit the ball fuller and let the batter hit more,” Holder said.

“I think it will be difficult for them to have available bowlers. We can look at the apps shown by Faheem and Fawad and learn patterns from them.”

On the day when 12 wickets fell, Azhar survived four consecutive times and continued fighting early after lunch, the most memorable.

He was suspended twice for reviewing the decision made by the referee on the scene, and Brathwaite failed to overturn the decision with available television technology on the other two.

In the first three games, Holder was the unfortunate bowler, and Kermeyers was another particularly wronged person.

Ironically, it was Holder who kept a good low catch on his second turnover and fired Azhar from Seales with a 17-point advantage.