Younis Khan hit his ninth Test hundred, and Corey Collymore bowled his heart out, as neither Pakistan nor West Indies conceded an inch in their second and final Test on Friday. Younis fashioned a resolute 106 to lead a Pakistan recovery, but Collymore gained bounce and movement from the hard, true Sabina Park pitch to snare four wickets that left Pakistan on 336 for six in their first innings when stumps were drawn on the opening day.
Fortune favoured Younis when slip fielder Devon Smith dropped him on 47 off Chris Gayle, but he quickly regained his composure, and proceeded to make the most of his reprieve.
Younis drove Reon King off the backfoot through widish mid-off for a single to reach his milestone, but he was one of three wickets that Collymore carried away in a purposeful spell of seam bowling that provided him with figures of 22-4-55-4 at the end of the day.
Collymore led the West Indies fightback, after Younis added 87 for the third wicket with captain Inzamam-ul-Haq, who scored 50, and 117 for the fourth wicket with Asim Kamal, who made 51. Collymore had Younis caught at gully driving off the backfoot, after the Pakistan vice captain smote 14 boundaries from 190 balls in a shade over 4-1/4 hours.
Four overs later, Collymore bowled Kamal off the inside edge when the batsman essayed a backfoot drive. The left-hander hit seven fours from 122 balls a little over 2-1/2 hours. Collymore was not finished though. After beating Shahid Afridi several times outside the off-stump with perfectly pitched balls that moved away, the West Indies fast bowler celebrated when the batsman finally nibbled at another tempting delivery, and was caught behind for 33.
West Indies could have tightened their grip more, when Kamran Akmal was caught behind on 16 off Tino Best, who was crestfallen when umpire Darrell Hair bellowed for a no-ball that looked questionable on television replays.
Akmal, who is not out on 19, kept his composure and batted through close to 45 minutes to add 38, unbroken, for the seventh wicket with Abdul Razzaq, who is 24 not out on, to slow down the West Indies.
Opening batsman Yasir Hameed was caught at first slip off Powell for 13, and fellow opener Shoaib Malik was caught behind off Collymore in bizarre circumstances - the batsman choosing to walk, despite a restrained appeal from the West Indies' fielders. By the time Pakistan had progressed to 202 for three, Younis was within sight of his milestone. He and Kamal had consolidated Pakistan's position, after the visitors had lost Inzamam in the first hour following the lunch interval.
SCOREBOARD:
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PAKISTAN (1st innings):
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Shoaib Malik c Browne b Collymore 13
Yasir Hameed c Gayle b Powell 14
Younis Khan c Hinds b Collymore 106
Inzamamul Haq c Smith b Gayle 50
Asim Kamal b Collymore 51
Shahid Afridi c Browne b Collymore 33
Abdul Razzaq not out 19
Kamran Akmal not out 24
EXTRAS: (B-4, LB-3, W-2, NB-17) 26
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TOTAL: (for 6-wkts) 334
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TO BAT: Rana Navedul Hasan, Danish Kaneria, Shabbir Ahmed.
FALL OF WICKETS: 1-16, 2-43, 3-131, 4-247, 5-260, 6-298.
BOWLING: Powell 16-2-54-1 (nb3); Best 121-59-0 (nb6, w1); Collymore 22-4-55-4 (nb6); King 13-1-65-0 (nb2, w1); Gayle 25-1-85-1; Sarwan 2-0-11-0. Overs: 90
WEST INDIES: C. Gayle, D. Smith, R. Sarwan, B. Lara, *S. Chanderpaul, W. Hinds, +C. Browne, D. Powell, T. Best, R. King, C. Collymore. TOSS: Pakistan.
UMPIRES: D. Shepherd, D. Hair.
TV Replays: B. Doctrove.
RESERVE: N. Malcolm.
MATCH REFEREE: R. Madugalle.
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