DUBAI – Opener Azhar Ali carved out a monumental maiden triple century on the second day of the first cricket Test here yesterday, as Pakistan piled up their second highest Test score against West Indies to leave the beleaguered Caribbean side in a scrap to save the historic day/night encounter.
The 30-year-old right-hander unfurled an unbeaten 302, an innings that propelled the hosts to 579 for three declared in their first innings at the Dubai International Stadium, and put West Indies under immense pressure to avoid yet another loss on what has been a wretched tour.
At the close, however, they were making a fist of it on 69 for one, with obdurate opener Kraigg Brathwaite unbeaten on 32 and stylish left-hander Darren Bravo on 14. (CMC)
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