Lunch West Indies 163 and 129 for 5 (Greaves 5*, Noman 4-59) Pakistan 154 by 138 runs
Abrar Ahmed, too, saw his second ball whipped through midwicket for four, but Mikyle Louis was neither positive nor as comfortable. And so Pakistan got back into the game, doing so in a product towards the side, Shan Masood taking a simple catch at short extra cover.
Brathwaite slapped Noman for six over long-on, but found himself slowing down as he approached his half-century. Jangoo, however, motivated well, and when he helped himself to two Abrar boundaries in an over, the West Indies lead approached three figures.
But Pakistan’s spinners brought them back into the game. Brathwaite survived two raised fingers from consecutive deliveries with successful reviews, but fell in the next over when he tried to charge at Noman and found himself beaten by extra turn . It was a manner of dismissal almost identical to that which roped Kavem Hodge in the minutes before lunch. Meanwhile, Sajid was also coming into the game. He had dismissed Jangoo shortly after Brathwaite had gone to walk, forcing the issue with a sweep when he appeared to have misjudged the flight and height of the delivery. He ended up taking a feather off the bottom of the bat to slip, and West Indies had two new batters at the crease.
The final before lunch saw Pakistan strike for a fifth time, with Noman landing the ball in the marks and ripping it into the pads. An enthusiastic appeal – necessary in part because Pakistan burned all three notices – was successful, and although West Indies may still have the upper hand, their position is nowhere near as impregnable as that of the hour earlier.
