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Tailenders save Pak blushes
The tourists,resuming on 180-6,slumped to 194-9 inside the first half hour at Warner Park
Written by Associated Press
Basseterre | May 22, 2011 12:40 AM IST
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Fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed struck a defiant 57 as he and Saeed Ajmal defied West Indies in a last-wicket stand of 78 to lift Pakistan to 272 all out on the stroke of lunch on day two of the second cricket test on Saturday. The tourists,resuming on 180-6,slumped to 194-9 inside the first half hour at Warner Park.
But the two tailenders played enterprisingly to steer Pakistan to respectability. Tavnvir smashed 10 fours in a maiden half-century before he was last man out. The fast bowler faced 96 deliveries in 105 minutes. Ajmal was equally resilient in an unbeaten 23 off 79 balls.
West Indies began the day brightly as captain Darren Sammy induced Abdur Rehman 3 to edge through to the wicketkeeper. Next ball,Devendra Bishoo struck as wicketkeeper Mohammad Salman 13 chipped an on-drive to mid-on where Marlon Samuels pouched a fine,low catch. Wahab Riaz was soon dropped by wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh off Kemar Roach but could not make use of his let off. He fell through the same combination before he had scored,and West Indies sensed a swift kill at 194-9.
The Tanvir-Ajmal stand reached 78 off 151 balls before Bishoo returned to claim a palpable lbw as Tanvir played off the back foot. Ravi Rampaul,the early destroyer on day one,finished with 3-68 while Bishoo claimed 3-80. Sammy took 2-70.
Brief scores: Pakistan 272 Azhar Ali 67,Tanvir Ahmed 57,Umar Akmal 56; Devendra Bishoo 3-80,Ravi Rampaul 3-83.
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