Yousuf eclipses Richards146; record

The visitors were 39 for two with captain Brian Lara on 18 and Ramnaresh Sarwan 11 after they were reduced to 17 for two inside four overs. They have been set an improbable target of 444 to win.

Pakistan declared after tea on 399 for six after resuming on 130 for two.

Lara survived some anxious moments before unleashing his trademark drives but needs to match the batting feats of Yousuf 124, Mohammad Hafeez 104 and Inzamam-ul-Haq 58 not out.

West Indies were rocked on the second ball of their innings when Chris Gayle played on to Umar Gul and in the fourth over Shahid Nazir brought one back to trap Daren Ganga.

Yousuf set various records, finishing 2006 with 1,788 runs in 11 matches to overtake the 1,710 of Richards in 1976.

His nine hundreds this year, including six in his last five tests, lifted his batting average to 56 in his 73rd test and are also the most in a calendar year. He was finally bowled round his leg by part-time spinner Sarwan after facing 195 balls with 15 fours.

Skipper Inzamam scored his first half-century in his last six tests and put on 94 quick runs with Yousuf.

Brief scores: Pakistan 304 038; 399/6 dec Mohammad Yousuf 124, Mohammad Hafeez 104, Inzamam-ul-Haq 58 n.o vs West Indies 260 and 39/2