St JOHN'S (ANTIGUA), MAY 28: Pakistan paceman Wasim Akram took six wickets to slice through West Indies' first innings on the third day (Saturday) to leave the third and decisive Test delicately poised.``Personally I think 200 would be a good total to have to chase,'' said Akram. ``The pitch is breaking up, there's plenty of turn already and we have two of the best spinners in the world in our side.''West Indies had appeared set to build a good first innings lead as they resumed on a comfortable 214 for three but instead lost seven wickets for 59.Skipper Jimmy Adams was first out, dismissed lbw by Waqar Younis without adding to his overnight score of 60, to end a 134 run fourth wicket partnership with Shivnarine Chanderpaul.Then Akram began the spell which gave him his 23rd five-wicket haul in Test cricket.He had Ramnaresh Sarwan, who scored an unbeaten 84 on his debut in the previous Test, lbw for 10 and then wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs lbw for nought.Before lunch, he also dismissed Chanderpaul, bowled for 89, Curtly Ambrose, caught at backward point by Yousuf Youhana for a duck, and Franklyn Rose, caught by Abdur Razzaq at long leg for 15. He polished off the innings in his first over after lunch when he caught and bowled Reon King for three to finish with six for 61.But Pakistan were back on the ropes as, once again, they lost early wickets.Imran Nazir, who scored a century in the second Test, was out before Pakistan had scored when he was caught at gully by Sarwan off Courtney Walsh, who quickly added to the five wickets he took in the first innings.Then Younis Khan, who has had a poor tour, was lbw to Curtly Ambrose for two with the score on three.Mohammad Wasim and Inzamam-ul-Haq added 46 runs before Wasim was bowled by Reon King with the last ball of the afternoon session, leaving alone a ball which nipped back to take his off stump.Inzamam, century-maker in the first Test, went on to complete his second half century of this Test, hitting eight boundaries from 82 deliveries in his 124-minute innings.He departed with a controversial decision after making 68, dallying in his crease after being given out caught behind by Ridley Jacobs off Franklyn Rose and giving a long stare at the umpire.The decision ended a fourth-wicket partnership of 80 with first innings century-maker Yousuf Youhana and West Indies made another important breakthrough before the close when King had Moin Khan caught by Wavell Hinds at square leg for 10.When bad light ended the day one over before the scheduled close, Youhana was not out 41 and night watchman Saqlain Mushtaq on two.SCOREBOARD: Pakistan (Ist innings) 269West Indies (Ist innings) (overnight 122-3): S Campbell c Yousuf Youhana b Mushtaq Ahmed 31; A Griffith b Mushtaq Ahmed 22; W Hinds (run out) 26; S Chanderpaul b Wasim Akram 89; J Adams lbw Waqar Younis 60; R Sarwan lbw Wasim Akram 10; R Jacobs lbw Wasim Akram 0; F Rose c Abdur Razzaq b Wasim Akram 15; C Ambrose c Yousuf Youhana b Wasim Akram 0; R King c&b Wasim Akram 3; C Walsh (not out) 2; Extras (b-1, lb-10, nb-4) 15. Total (all out in 106.2 overs) 273Fall of wickets: 1-40, 2-73, 3-84, 4-218, 5-235, 6-243, 7-254, 8-258, 9-269Bowling: Wasim Akram 26.2-7-61-6, Waqar Younis 21-8-41-1, Mushtaq Ahmed 24-3-68-2, Saqlain Mushtaq 23-5-48-0, Abdur Razzaq 12-1-44-0Pakistan (IInd innings): Md. Wasim b King 21; Imran Nazir c Sarwan b Walsh 0; Younis Khan lbw Ambrose 2; Inzamamq c Jacobs b Rose 68; Yousuf Youhana (batting) 41; Moin Khan c Hinds b King 10; Saqlain Mushtaq (batting) 2; Extras (b-2, lb-2, nb-9) 13. Total (for five wkts in 64 overs) 157Fall of wickets: 1-0, 2-3, 3-49, 4-129, 5-150Bowling: Walsh 13-2-30-1, Ambrose 15-5-23-1, Adams 6-1-18-0, Rose 15-2-47-1, King 15-4-35-2.
