West Indies folded for 344 in their first innings on day two of the second Test against Pakistan at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.
Pakistan’s Sajid Khan took four wickets for 85 runs, the standout figures of the innings, while three other bowlers shared the rest.
Justin Greaves top-scored with 73 for the hosts, with Roston Chase contributing 70 as West Indies built on their overnight 239 for 5.
Three wickets fell in the first session of day two, reducing West Indies from their overnight score to 323 for 8 before the innings closed at 344.
Pakistan’s reply stood at 98 for 2 after 20.5 overs, trailing West Indies by 246 runs.
West Indies lead the five-Test series 1-0, having won the series opener by 90 runs at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba.
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.
West Indies had ended the opening day at 239 for 5, with Justin Greaves unbeaten on a composed half-century after early partnerships helped the hosts recover from a slow start.
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.
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