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Pakistan crumble after Yousuf ton | Pakistan crumble after Yousuf ton |
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Mohammad Yousuf notched up his eighth Test century of the year but otherwise Pakistan struggled on the first day of the final Test against West Indies. | Mohammad Yousuf notched up his eighth Test century of the year but otherwise Pakistan struggled on the first day of the final Test against West Indies. |
They reached 257-7 at the close, with Yousuf dismissed for 102. | They reached 257-7 at the close, with Yousuf dismissed for 102. |
He was 46 runs short of Viv Richards' 30-year record of scoring 1710 runs in a calendar year. | He was 46 runs short of Viv Richards' 30-year record of scoring 1710 runs in a calendar year. |
Pace bowlers Corey Collymore and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each in a match the West Indies must win to tie the three-match series. | Pace bowlers Corey Collymore and Dwayne Bravo took two wickets each in a match the West Indies must win to tie the three-match series. |
Yousuf had made 191 in the first Test win and 192 in the drawn second and completed his third ton of the series in 158 balls. | Yousuf had made 191 in the first Test win and 192 in the drawn second and completed his third ton of the series in 158 balls. |
But fortune was with him once again when he was dropped just before the tea interval, when wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin missed a catch off Chris Gayle's off-spin. | But fortune was with him once again when he was dropped just before the tea interval, when wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin missed a catch off Chris Gayle's off-spin. |
Collymore got the West Indies' breakthrough when he bowled Mohammad Hafeez (18). | Collymore got the West Indies' breakthrough when he bowled Mohammad Hafeez (18). |
Bravo then had Imran Farhat caught behind (47) and Daren Powell ran out Younis Khan (20) with a direct hit. | Bravo then had Imran Farhat caught behind (47) and Daren Powell ran out Younis Khan (20) with a direct hit. |
The seamer nipped one back into Hafeez and Younis struggled for an hour before sharp fielding from Powell off his own bowling accounted for him. | The seamer nipped one back into Hafeez and Younis struggled for an hour before sharp fielding from Powell off his own bowling accounted for him. |
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Farhat's 92-ball knock featured eight fours and he played some good drives on both sides of the wicket before he chased a wide delivery from Bravo. | Farhat's 92-ball knock featured eight fours and he played some good drives on both sides of the wicket before he chased a wide delivery from Bravo. |
Pakistan were 174-3 at tea but captain Inzamam-ul-Haq departed soon afterwards for 18 and Shoaib Malik was out for the same scoreline. | Pakistan were 174-3 at tea but captain Inzamam-ul-Haq departed soon afterwards for 18 and Shoaib Malik was out for the same scoreline. |
Yousuf was out attempting a pull shot but completely missed it and was rapped on his pads, lbw to Collymore. | Yousuf was out attempting a pull shot but completely missed it and was rapped on his pads, lbw to Collymore. |
Abdul Razzaq hung around for 33 balls for his seven before behind caught behind off Bravo's bowling. | Abdul Razzaq hung around for 33 balls for his seven before behind caught behind off Bravo's bowling. |
At the close, Kamran Akmal (18) and Shahid Nazir were at the crease. | At the close, Kamran Akmal (18) and Shahid Nazir were at the crease. |
Pakistan kept an unchanged side for the third successive match of the series which meant there was no place for paceman Mohammad Sami despite his fine form in domestic cricket. | Pakistan kept an unchanged side for the third successive match of the series which meant there was no place for paceman Mohammad Sami despite his fine form in domestic cricket. |
The tourists brought in Ramnaresh Sarwan and dropped left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed. | The tourists brought in Ramnaresh Sarwan and dropped left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed. |