ROSTON CHASE appeared to have saved West Indies from defeat with another superb century yesterday, until a moment of recklessness from Shannon Gabriel sunk the hearts of supporters and handed Pakistan their first Test series win in the Caribbean.
On an evening of unimaginable drama, tension and excitement, Barbadian Chase, with the help of spirited lower-order resistance, carved out an unbeaten 101 as West Indies inched agonisingly towards a face-saving draw that would have levelled the three-match series in the final Test at Windsor Park in Dominica.
With the previously defiant Gabriel required to survive the final ball of the penultimate over from canny leg-spinner Yasir Shah, the No. 11 somehow lost patience and inexcusably attempted to hoist the ball over midwicket.
As the ball took the inside edge and cannoned into the off stump, it left West Indians around the Caribbean dumbfounded at the irresponsible stroke after he had survived 21 balls in the company of the assured Chase.
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