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Bishoo eight-for revives contest in Dubai Test

Sun, Oct 16, '16

 

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A 16-wicket day brought the Dubai day-night Test to life as Pakistan's 400th Test swung one way and then the other. After Yasir Shah's three wickets - which brought him a five-wicket haul and his 100th Test scalp - helped Pakistan secure a 222-run first-innings lead, Devendra Bishoo hit back with a career-best 8 for 49 to skittle Pakistan for 123 and leave West Indies with an outside chance of victory.

West Indies lost Kraigg Brathwaite early in their chase of 346, before Leon Johnson and Darren Bravo shared a 60-run stand to lift the team. But Johnson's late dismissal and Marlon Samuels' early struggles against the legspin of Yasir served a reminder that West Indies still had an uphill task on the final day.

Having declined to impose the follow-on, Pakistan chased quick runs and lost two early wickets before tea. Sami Aslam and Babar Azam added 57 off 70 balls after the interval to steady the innings and swiftly build the lead. But Bishoo then benefitted from some ambitious shots, and some good, spinning deliveries to rip through Pakistan, taking seven of the eight wickets that fell either side of the dinner break.

Full report and scorecard at ESPNcrinfo