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08/02 11:47 CDT King's early aggression guides West Indies to 49-1 at lunch
against Pakistan in rain-hit second test
King's early aggression guides West Indies to 49-1 at lunch against Pakistan in
rain-hit second test
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (AP) --- Brandon King provided West Indies with an
aggressive start to the second and final cricket test against Pakistan on
Sunday.
Only 9.5 overs were bowled before lunch because of rain with West Indies at
49-1. King smashed seven boundaries --- six of them against debutant fast
bowler Ubaid Shah --- to reach 33 not out off 27 balls.
Pakistan's lone success came just before rain took players off the field, with
lunch later taken, when Tagenarine Chanderpaul (15) pulled Mohammad Ali's short
ball straight to Sajid Khan at deep fine leg.
Shah was wayward in his length as King drove the pacer for three boundaries in
one over. Shah and Ali both created chances but leading edges from Chanderpaul
and King flew through the vacant slip cordon for boundaries.
Left-arm spinner Ali Usman showed early promise from the wicket.
West Indies kept the same team which won the opening test at Tarouba by 90 runs
and Roston Chase chose to bat after winning his second successive toss under
overcast conditions at Queen's Park Oval.
Pakistan surprisingly dropped its best red-ball bowler Mohammad Abbas, who took
eight wickets in the first test. Captain Babar Azam said at the toss that Abbas
was left out because of the conditions, with Shah awarded his test debut.
Abbas was one of four changes for Pakistan. Shan Masood, a century-maker at
Tarouba, has a fractured left index finger. He was replaced by Abdullah
Shafique.
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