WI VS PAK REPORT
Follow UsHeavy rain and a sodden outfield resulted in the abandonment of the second day's play of the second Test between the West Indies and Pakistan at Sabina Park on Saturday without a ball being bowled. Pakistan will resume their first innings on the third day, weather permitting, at 212 for four after they were put in to bat.
Earlier, on Day 1, Babar Azam's composed 75 through almost five hours at the crease and Fawad Alam's typically pugnacious 76 before retiring hurt from severe leg cramps just after tea rescued the tourists from the depths of three for two. Kemar Roach once again led the charge with the ball for the home side, taking three for 49 off 17 overs, striking in his first two overs of the match.
Despite Babar's dismissal and the temporary loss of Fawad, Pakistan remain on course for a challenging first innings total with Mohammad Rizwan and Faheem Ashraf set to resume on the second morning in a fifth-wicket partnership that has added 44 runs. That promising position was in stark contrast though to the situation Pakistan found themselves in when they were tottering at two for three just four overs into the day.
Having lost the first Test at the same venue a week earlier by one wicket, the visitors will see the loss of the day as a setback to their quest for a series-leveling victory. West Indies are seeking their first Test series victory over Pakistan for 21 years. On the other hand, the visitors are hoping to repeat the efforts of the 2005 and 2011 tours of the Caribbean when they lost the first encounters before rebounding to square both two-Test series.
