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Pakistan tour of West Indies 2017

Pakistan normally has a issue when they are preached to "Play Dotballs" for 2-3 hours.
That is generally not a normal Pakistani style that most players are used to and it shows.

If they play the game ODI style they can easily reach 270-300 runs , but the extra "Preaching" just demotivates the team to underperform.

There was nothing that extra ordinary on pitch , shots kept coming into players and our players did not "Swing the ball with force" like in T20

5 Filders in Slip normally scares the shit out of players (Pakistani) before the game even starts , they really have some fear issues with Slip fielders


It is laughable that in T20 we score 50 runs in 5 overs ..... and when our players are told to play dot balls our whole team is out for 50-60 runs

Defensive shot is an art in itself not every one can do it
 
West Indies, unchanged for the third successive Test, elected to bowl under overcast conditions in the series decider in Roseau. The last time they went in with the same XI for three consecutive Tests - including the abandoned game due to a sandy outfield in Antigua against England - was in 2009.

Misbah-ul-Haq, set to retire after this Test, didn't want the occasion to get to the team and hoped they would be able to treat this as another normal game. He also underlined the importance of batting well in the first innings.

An illness to Ahmed Shehzad meant another opportunity for Shan Masood, who last played a Test in England last year. Conditions may have dictated a Test debut for Hasan Ali, which meant a game on the bench for legspinner Shadab Khan.

West Indies: 1 Kieran Powell, 2 Kraigg Brathwaite, 3 Shimron Hetmyer, 4 Shai Hope (wk), 5 Roston Chase, 6 Vishaul Singh, 7 Shane Dowrich, 8 Jason Holder (capt), 9 Devendra Bishoo, 10 Alzarri Joseph, 11 Shannon Gabriel

Pakistan: 1 Azhar Ali, 2 Shan Masood, 3 Babar Azam, 4 Younis Khan, 5 Misbah-ul-Haq (capt), 6 Asad Shafiq, 7 Sarfraz Ahmed (wk), 8 Mohammad Abbas, 9 Mohammad Amir, 10 Hasan Ali, 11 Yasir Shah

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Pakistan 61/1 (23.0 over)
West Indies


West Indies won the toss and elected to field



Azhar Ali (rhb)................................. 31
Babar Azam (rhb)............................. 21
 
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Shan Masood edged Roston Chase to Jason Holder

It was, to borrow from a football cliché, a session of two halves at Windsor Park in Dominica, after West Indies won the toss and put Pakistan in to bat under heavily overcast conditions. Pakistan ended the session in a position of relative dominance, reaching 70 for one, a massive improvement on a first hour in which they mustered a mere 19 runs in 13 overs for the loss of Shan Masood.

The cloudy weather resembled much of the first Test, and Azhar Ali and Masood, replacing the ill Ahmed Shehzad, started tentatively against the late swing of Shannon Gabriel and Alzarri Joseph. As the pair pounded away at the Pakistan side they had skittled for 81 less than a week earlier, the scoring rate wasn't of as much importance as the wickets column.

With the bowlers on top, it was surprising to see Holder introduce part-time offspinner Roston Chase into the attack as early as the ninth over. What was even more unexpected was the prodigious turn and bounce Chase extracted, beating the left-handed Masood's bat almost every ball. Masood's eventual dismissal was entirely in keeping with the events leading up to it, as he finally edged an offbreak that carried low to Jason Holder at second slip.

The run rate picked up sharply after the drinks interval, with Chase, who didn't concede a run in his first three overs, lofted for two sixes off consecutive overs by Azhar. With the left-hand batsman gone, Chase found himself unable to take advantage of the footmarks created by the fast bowlers, and his potency rapidly decreased.

Azhar and Babar Azam looked like they were batting on a different surface to the one the first hour had been played out on, looking confident and assured in their shot-making during a partnership that changed the complexion of the first session. They were quick to punish the fast bowlers whenever they missed their length, and while Holder and Gabriel were immaculate in their discipline, Joseph's line did waver a number of times, a fact reflected in his economy rate of nearly four. By the time lunch was called, the tables had been turned almost completely, with the West Indies on the defensive as Pakistan tried to stamp their authority on a session they might have been dreading by the drinks break.

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.Pakistan 70/1 (26.0 over)
 
Azhar, Babar fifties blunt West Indies
West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 1st day........May 10, 2017


Pakistan 169 for 2 (Azhar 85*, Younis 10*, Chase 1-27) v West Indies


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Azhar Ali struck seven fours and two sixes in his 219-ball vigil on a truncated opening day © AFP




Pakistan eased into their comfort zone in the evening session of a truncated day's play in Roseau. They played as they like to - slow, solid, unremarkable - scoring at a run rate around 2.50 throughout the day, ending on 169 for 2 in 69 overs. Azhar Ali and Babar Azam looked settled for most parts, much more so than one would have expected after their team was thrust in to bat under gloomy skies. The late wicket of Babar gave West Indies something to cling to on at the end of a long day.

After the brighter evening skies allowed for an extended final session, Azhar and Babar resumed their dominance, but the lengthy break seemed to have taken much of the intensity out of the game. The scoring rate dropped and there was a palpable lull in proceedings as Pakistan inched along in conditions that looked to have improved for batting.

There was a slice of luck for Babar soon after play resumed, a perfect legspinner from Devendra Bishoo taking his outside edge on 28, only for Dowrich to put down a straightforward. Excitement elsewhere was in precious little supply as Azhar brought up his half-century soon after and Pakistan hit cruise control.

There was a massive scare for the West Indies early on in the session, with their ace bowler Shannon Gabriel heading off the field with a niggle. Much to their relief, however, he was able to make his way back soon after, and, despite remaining wicketless, was the pick of the bowlers, wielding an aura of control over proceedings that his fellow bowlers couldn't quite match.

But it was Alzarri Joseph who provided the breakthrough towards the end of the day, with a fifth stump line that Babar couldn't quite decide whether to leave or play. He did neither in the end, and his bat jutted out indecisively. The ball caught the outside edge and carried through to slip, but not before he had scored 55 in a 120-run partnership that had put his side in a position of authority.

That heralded the most memorable moment of the day, as the West Indies players formed a guard of honour to allow Pakistan's next batsmen to pass through. Younis Khan strode in to respectful, almost reverent applause from the Dominica crowd before shaking Jason Holder's hand as a way of thanks, and then drawing him in with a warm embrace. With the niceties out of the way, West Indies brought their best bowler Gabriel back into the attack, knowing Younis' wicket could put an entirely different spin on proceedings. Pakistan's most prolific runscorer, however, stood firm, living to bat yet another day.

The first session, to borrow from a football cliché, was one of two halves with Pakistan scoring freely after the first hour, during which they managed just 19 runs in 13 overs for the loss of Shan Masood. The cloudy weather resembled much of the first Test, and Azhar Ali and Masood, replacing the ill Ahmed Shehzad, started tentatively against the late swing of Gabriel and Joseph. As the pair pounded away at the Pakistan side they had skittled for 81 less than a week earlier, the scoring rate wasn't of as much importance as the wickets column.

With the bowlers on top, it was surprising to see Holder introduce part-time offspinner Roston Chase into the attack as early as the ninth over. What was even more unexpected was the prodigious turn and bounce Chase extracted, beating the left-handed Masood's bat almost every ball. Masood's eventual dismissal was entirely in keeping with the events leading up to it, as he finally edged an offbreak that carried low to Jason Holder at second slip.

The run rate picked up sharply after the drinks interval, with Chase, who didn't concede a run in his first three overs, lofted for two sixes off consecutive overs by Azhar. With the left-hand batsman gone, Chase found himself unable to take advantage of the footmarks created by the fast bowlers, and his potency rapidly decreased.

By the time lunch was called, the tables had been turned almost completely, with the West Indies on the defensive as Pakistan tried to stamp their authority on a session they might have been dreading by the drinks break.

The rest of the day continued in much the same fashion, though with rain expected across the remaining four days of the Test, Pakistan will have to speed up their run rate if they are to prevail in a Test that would give them their first ever series win in the Caribbean.


Younis Khan is given a guard of honour by Jason Holder and company, West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Day 1, Roseau, May 10, 2017



Babar Azam shapes to cut
 
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West Indies captain Jason Holder and his men lined up to form a guard of honour as the great batsman came in to bat in the second-last innings – probably even the last – of his international cricket career.


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Pakistan 253/4 (111.1 over)


Azhar Ali (rhb)..Out................... 127
 

Younis Khan shapes up to play through the leg side



Misbah-ul-Haq went into a blockathon in the morning session,



Azhar Ali does the salute, again, West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 2nd day, May 11, 2017.

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Pakistan 286/5 (121.3 over)
 
West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 2nd dayMay 11, 2017

West Indies cautious after Pakistan's 376


West Indies 14 for 0 (Powell 9*, Brathwaite 5*) trail Pakistan 376 (Azhar 127, Misbah 59, Azam 55, Sarfraz 51, Chase 4-103) by 362 runs

West Indies safely negotiated an awkward last half hour to head to stumps without having lost a wicket in response to Pakistan's first innings total of 376. Kraigg Brathwaite and Keiron Powell were circumspect, eager to bat again tomorrow and technically adept enough to deserve it. That only 14 runs came off the 11 overs they faced will bother no one, considering Pakistan had trudged along in much the same way for almost two sessions.

On a day likely to be remembered for the pace, or the lack of it, Azhar Ali got his 14th Test hundred, and was supported by Misbah-ul-Haq and Sarfraz Ahmed as Pakistan looked set to bat through the day. However, West Indies bowlers came back into it in the final session as the last five Pakistan wickets fell for only 65 runs.

All eyes were on Sarfraz after tea, with Pakistan looking to inject some sorely lacking momentum into their innings. However, they were dealt a major setback early on in the session when Jason Holder took two wickets off two balls to send back Mohammad Amir and Yasir Shah.

With the score on 322 for 8, West Indies would have hoped to run through the last two batsmen and make Pakistan pay for their lack of intent earlier on. But Sarfraz maddened them by bringing his street-cricket skills to the fore. The wicketkeeper batsman basically took guard outside leg stump, forcing the bowlers off their lines, and collected 39 of the 45-run partnership between himself and Mohammad Abbas.

Just as Pakistan began to close in on 400, Sarfraz edged one from Devendra Bishoo into first slip's hands. Hasan Ali came in and was good for a pair of lusty boundaries before Bishoo cleaned him up. Pakistan's bowlers may still be favourites with a cushion of 376 runs behind them, but a top team should really aspire for more after batting nearly 150 overs.
 
Pakistan 376
West Indies 97/3 (43.0 over)

West Indies trail by 279 runs with 7 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
Pakistan 376
West Indies 152/4 (72.0 over)

West Indies trail by 224 runs with 6 wickets remaining in the 1st innings
 
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Pakistan 376 & 8/2 (7.0 over)
West Indies 247

Pakistan lead by 137 runs with 8 wickets remaining.


Mohammad Abbas picked up his maiden five-wicket haul, West Indies v Pakistan


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Misbah sprints across to stop a crunching drive
 
Pakistan 376 & 72/5 (30.5 over)

West Indies 247


Pakistan lead by 201 runs with 5 wickets remaining
 
Pakistan .................376 & 174/8d
West Indies ..........247 & 7/1 (6.3 over)


West Indies require another 297 runs with 9 wickets remaining

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Younis Khan in flight mode one last time,

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Misbah-ul-Haq is pulled into an embrace by team-mate Younis Khan after being dismissed in his final Test innings, West Indies v Pakistan, 3rd Test, Roseau, 4th day, May 13, 2017
 
Dumbest misbah keep giving overs to dumbest bowlers no yasir shah no time no overs left finally we loose but at good note we get rid of misbah curse winning matches he turn us to loose
 

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