Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st Test - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
Series: Pakistan v West Indies in UAE, 2016 Venue: Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Date & Time: Oct 13-Oct 17, 03:30 PM LOCAL
Holder 40(127)
108.6
Yasir Shah to Holder, out S Gabriel Run Out!! Pakistan win by 56 runs. A run-out to pull the curtains on this game. Holder clipped a quicker delivery to short fine and was too optimistic about completing the single...Gabriel responded instantly and put in a dive. Babar Azam is quick to gather the ball and he rifles an accurate throw to Sarfraz who completes the formalities. S Gabriel run out (Babar Azam/Sarfraz) 1(11)
108.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, FOUR, manages to get bat this time. This time he got down quickly and broomed it away powerfully, very fine and backward square had no chance of hauling it back
108.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, decides late to sweep on spotting the line - which was down leg - misses and takes it on his pads
108.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, and he does it again
108.1
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, gets a big, booming stride forward and diffuses a full ball into the pitch
107.6
Mohammad Nawaz to S Gabriel, no run, negotiates the final delivery, the skipper is happy
106.5
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, pitches way outside leg and Holder kicks it away with his pad
106.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, the wrong' un, Holder may have read it from the hand, dead-batted
106.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, drives away from his body and finds the fielder at cover
106.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, hangs back and across his off-stump to punch it back
106.1
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, pushes forward to keep it out
105.6
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, 1 run, and Holder takes his chances, steps out and couldn't quite get to the pitch of the delivery, lofts Mohammad Nawaz over mid-off to keep strike
105.5
Mohammad Nawaz to S Gabriel, 1 run, and now he decides to take a single. End's nigh? Dinked down to long-on
104.5
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, clears his front leg and looks to whack one through the off-side, misses by a country mile
104.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, 2 runs, makes room and goes for the slog, stroked powerfully through mid-wicket
104.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, stretches forward in defence
104.2
Yasir Shah to Miguel Cummins, out Run Out!! Pakistan are one away now. Absolute hara-kiri from West Indies and Miguel Cummins. Words can't describe the panic they are feeling at the moment. Miguel Cummins was so keen to get off strike, just taps it to Misbah at silly mid-on and took off on seeing his captain. Holder was circumspect initially, but he too trusted Cummins' instincts. Misbah gathers the ball and unhurriedly runs to clip the bails. On the move, good presence of mind. Miguel Cummins run out (Misbah) 1(4)
103.5
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, there and thereabouts of leg-stump, Holder quells it down
103.4
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, looks to defend and gets an inside edge onto his boot
103.3
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, this one pitches on off and twirls away at the last minute to beat Holder's outside edge, he played all around it
103.2
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, from round the wicket, tosses it up on off, blunted into the off-side
103.1
Mohammad Nawaz to Miguel Cummins, 1 run, strides forward and feeds the outside half of his bat to direct it fine of third man
102.5
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, hangs back and doesn't pick a flatter delivery, was playing for the spin, but there isn't any. Misses the whip and the ball loops up to Azhar Ali who claims the catch, but it came off the pad. No real excitement from Sarfraz though
102.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, poked to silly point
102.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, pitched outside leg and Holder leans forward in defence, slices it off the thick outside edge which flies to the left of silly point
102.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, punched again! Straight to mid-off
102.1
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, punched to mid-off
101.2
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, lovely flight on this one, dips tantalizingly at Holder's feet who taps it down
101.1
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, flatter trajectory, keeps a tad low outside off, Holder goes hard on the drive, straight to short extra
100.6
Yasir Shah to Devendra Bishoo, no run, bowls from over the wicket, the slider, keeps going with the angle, Bishoo plays down the wrong line and is beaten by a fair distance
99.5
Mohammad Nawaz to Devendra Bishoo, 1 run, sliding into the left-hander, Bishoo clips him off his pads backwards of square leg
99.3
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, turns in from a shortish length, Holder hangs back to offer a dead-bat
99.2
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, leans forward and keeps it out
99.1
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, flighted full, Holder takes it on the full to drive it back at Nawaz
98.6
Yasir Shah to Devendra Bishoo, no run, crouches forward in defence
98.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, solidly behind the line of the delivery
98.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, forward and blocked
98.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, Holder doesn't want to take chances. There is a bye on offer, but he sends Bishoo back, the ball was drifting down leg and missed the keeper by some distance
98.1
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, loopy floater outside leg, Holder toe-ends the forward defence into the on-side
97.6
Riaz to Devendra Bishoo, no run, a tempter outside off, Bishoo doesn't chase
97.2
Riaz to Holder, no run, fuller and wider of off, Holder watches it go past him
97.1
Riaz to Holder, no run, back of a length around off, defended from the crease
96.6
Yasir Shah to Devendra Bishoo, no run, gets well forward in defence
95.6
Riaz to Devendra Bishoo, no run, short of length, loses its sting after landing and sits up as Bishoo comfortably fends it away
95.4
Riaz to Holder, no run, angling away outside off, left alone
95.3
Riaz to Holder, no run, back of a length around off, Holder defends from the crease
95.2
Riaz to Holder, no run, short of length outside off, left alone
95.1
Riaz to Holder, no run, fullish outside off, Holder drives to cover-point
94.6
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, out Caught&Bowled!! This is the moment. The one moment of magic which could very well seal the game for Pakistan. Yasir Shah, the man who has been under the microscope all day, pulls it off under immense pressure. Absolute scenes out there. While Pakistan are beyond themselves in joy, Bravo almost collapses to his knees crest-fallen. A well flighted leg-break which drifts away from over the wicket and dips on Bravo, the loop on it was enough to invite Bravo for the drive but then there's turn as well. That turn causes the error as he skews it off the inside half. It wasn't a straightforward catch for Yasir. Had to dive to his left with the ball coming quickly. Clings on for dear life while flying across. Terrific catch. Bravo trudges off to an applause from whoever has turned up. Darren Bravo c and b Yasir Shah 116(249) [4s-10 6s-1]
94.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, rips off the rough and turns from outside leg to outside off while beating Holder's helpless attempt at a defence
94.3
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, huge huge appeal. A prolonged appeal. Not given. Misbah ponders and decides to take the gamble. They'll have no reviews if they lose this. Tossed up outside leg, Holder decides to use the bat, ends up playing outside the line of the ball as he expected more turn, deflects off his pad straight to slip. Can't see any edge there. A desperate review this, and now it's gone. None left
94.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, turning from the rough, defended
94.1
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, kicks the ball away once it's pitched outside leg
93.6
Riaz to Holder, 1 run, short of length outside off, Holder steers it through the point region which is vacant. Instead, there's a fielder right on the boundary
93.5
Riaz to Holder, no run, short of length angling away, Holder arches back and drops his hands to leave
93.4
Riaz to Holder, no run, full on middle and off, Holder presents the full face as he drives to mid-off
93.3
Riaz to Holder, no run, short of length outside off, fended away into the off-side
93.2
Riaz to Holder, FOUR, edged and four. Misbah, the uber cool Misbah, showing signs of frustration. Only one slip in place and Holder's wafty drive races away past the diving first slip. Not sure it would have carried actually. Might have
93.1
Riaz to Holder, no run, short of length on leg, Holder nudges it defensively into the on-side
92.6
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, no run, full on off, smothered back down the pitch
92.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, turning away from off, Holder's massive reach allows him to quell it comfortably
92.3
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, 1 run, drops it short and Bravo absolutely whacks it down to long leg. Unlucky to only get a single for it
91.6
Riaz to Holder, no ball, oversteps in the quest for that extra zing on the bouncer, ends up misdirecting it down leg
91.5
Riaz to Holder, no run, defended confidently off the front foot
91.4
Riaz to Holder, no run, full, angled in on off, Holder gets well forward in defence
91.3
Riaz to Holder, no run, length ball outside off, defended into the off-side
91.2
Riaz to Holder, no run, nervously pokes at a length ball around 3 stumps away outside off, beaten. He had taken his bottom hand off in case the edge was found
91.1
Riaz to Holder, no run, length ball outside off, Holder defends into the off-side
90.6
Amir to Darren Bravo, 2 runs, deceives him with a slower ball and Bravo has perilously chipped this in the air .. way to the right of mid-on. It's his evening. He was looking to drive, didn't pick the variation until quite late and couldn't do anything to adjust. Gets away
90.4
Amir to Darren Bravo, 1 run, oh, rare error from Bravo. Left a huge gap between bat and pad in going for a flamboyant drive and the ball - which ducked in slightly - nearly went through. Not quite. Thick inside edge onto pad
89.6
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, no run, big effort. The bouncer is dug in well short and rises steeply over Bravo's left shoulder. He's initially thinking of taking it on but then bails out after seeing the bounce
89.4
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, length ball outside off, Holder defends to point
89.3
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, bumper. Not quite a stingy one. Loops over Holder's crouched form
89.2
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, 1 run, plenty of width on offer, Bravo slashes it to sweeper cover
88.5
Amir to Holder, no run, fuller, closer to off, Holder defends towards cover point
88.4
Amir to Holder, no run, length ball outside off from round the wicket, left alone
88.3
Amir to Darren Bravo, 1 run, back of a length outside off, steered down to third man. The two - Amir and Bravo - share a word as Bravo ambles across
87.5
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, 1 run, clips it off the thigh backward of square. 50 of the partnership comes up. This has been one awesome response from the Windies
87.2
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, nibbling away from a good length outside off, Holder initially shapes to defend but then sensibly leaves it alone
86.6
Amir to Darren Bravo, no run, punches the half-volley quite gloriously to mid-off
86.4
Amir to Holder, no run, loud shout for a leg-before. Not given. Amir is surprised, looks at Misbah imploring a review and the captain obliges. Just seemed to be too much of an angle from round the wicket for me. Might be going down. Let's see. Slanted in full, cramps Holder up and strikes the pad. No inside edge by the looks of it. Waiting for the Hawk-Eye to be generated. MISSING LEG. By some distance. Just the one review left for Pak now
86.3
Amir to Holder, no run, cuts in slightly from a good length outside off, not enough though to concern Holder's off-stump. Comfortable leave
86.2
Amir to Holder, no run, wide of off, left alone
86.1
Amir to Holder, no run, full ball curling in just outside off, Holder drives to mid-off
85.6
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, no run, bumper which is too short this time, Bravo can pick it early and crouch underneath
85.2
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, the old school two card trick .. and it nearly paid off. Bouncer followed by a wide dangler, Holder is baited into the drive with his feet going nowhere, the ball isn't all that full either and bounces over his waft
85.1
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, Holder takes on the short ball but it gets too big on him. Wanted to fetch it from outside off, seemed to have picked it late too and that extra effort from Sohail makes the ball climb steeply - over the attempted pull
84.6
Amir to Darren Bravo, no run, length ball moving away from off, Bravo is half-forward in defence
84.1
Amir to Holder, no run, pitched right up while pushing it across the right-hander, Holder uses his long reach to drive to cover
83.6
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, no run, good effort on the short ball, the line is an awkward one from over the wicket as it's headed towards his body. Just about ducks in time
83.3
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, prods forward to a good length ball and defends into the off-side
83.2
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, full ball around off, Holder pushes from the crease to mid-on
83.1
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, that's a typical lapse in concentration after a break. Curling away wide of off from a good length, Holder chases loosely for a drive and is beaten comprehensively
82.6
Amir to Darren Bravo, no run, fuller just outside, Bravo pushes the drive to cover and steers the West Indies to supper break with the game still in balance
81.5
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, swung away outside off from a length, Holder lifts his bat and lets it go
81.4
Sohail Khan to Darren Bravo, 1 run, overcorrects and drifts a full one on the pads which Bravo picks and clips backwards of square
81.1
Sohail Khan to Holder, no run, gets a hint of movement in the air, no real pace and not the ideal line to bowling with the new cherry, Holder shoulders arms
80.6
Amir to Darren Bravo, no run, he is happy to let those balls pass, anything dished outside off and Bravo is back to the leaving dance
80.4
Amir to Darren Bravo, 1 run, opens the bat face to steer a fullish delivery past backward point
79.5
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, slider on leg, Holder gets inside the line and plonks it down
79.4
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, 87ks outside off, Holder leans into a flowy drive, cover in situ to save the boundary
79.3
Mohammad Nawaz to Darren Bravo, 1 run, slows the pace, but fails to correct his line, Bravo glacnes it to the man sweeping the backward square fence
78.5
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, 1 run, anything around middle and leg will be picked easily, clipped away behind square
77.5
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, plays slightly outside the line of the delivery and therefore skews it off the inside half
77.4
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, fullish and flatter on leg-stump, Holder bends forward in defence
77.3
Mohammad Nawaz to Darren Bravo, 1 run, stroked away to long-on
76.4
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, forward defence
76.2
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, flat and skids on straight, Holder is brave to leave that alone, just past the off-stump
76.1
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, 1 run, "Things starting to get a little more flustered," as Ian Bishop describes it on air. Bravo wants to have a piece of Yasir, looks to loft him straight down the ground. Couldn't get hold of the shot and ended up ballooning it in the air for a long, long time. Drops between long-on and long-off. Good grief!
75.5
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, flat and fast outside off, Holder looks to force it in the gap wide of mid-off, strokes it to Misbah at short extra
75.4
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, back and across with a dead-bat
75.3
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, forward and driving into the covers
75.2
Mohammad Nawaz to Holder, no run, the arm-ball, dips in quite late, Holder on-drives but couldn't get it past mid-on
75.1
Mohammad Nawaz to Darren Bravo, 1 run, shortish, keeps a tad low around middle, Bravo slaps a flick through the leg-side
74.5
Yasir Shah to Holder, no run, flat at 86ks on middle, Holder's bat-pad is tucked in defence
74.4
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, 1 run, drops to one knee and times the sweep after fetching it from outside off
74.1
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, 1 run, West Indies are getting a bit desperate here, quite understably so. Bravo knows there's no silly point, he just drops the ball in that region and calls the skipper for a quick single. Holder responded in kind and made his way, Sarfraz went chasing a rifled a throw which wasn't accurate
73.5
Riaz to Darren Bravo, 3 runs, commendable effort from Azhar Ali. Despite having shin pads on he sprinted all the way from point and never gave up till the last instant. Dives full length and slides the ball back to save a run. Every run matters, as the saying goes. All that after Bravo flayed a Wahab Riaz's slower ball with a fierce willow
73.1
Riaz to Holder, no run, length delivery slanted in on middle, Holder goes back and blunts into the on-side
72.6
Yasir Shah to Darren Bravo, no run, a fizzing legbreak, which slides in sharply past a forward prodding Bravo, he got his bat too close to the front pad which may have planted a seed of confidence in Pakistan's appeal. It could well be the case of bat hitting the pad, not enough for the TV ump to overturn the onfield call
71.5
Riaz to Holder, no run, cutter, hits the pitch, grips and arrives later than Holder expected, preempts the defence and drops it at his feet
71.4
Riaz to Darren Bravo, 1 run, very full on off-stump, Bravo dinks in the gap at cover
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