Taufeeq Umar completes 5th century: Pakistan build imposing lead in final Test
Taufeeq Umar completed his fifth career hundred before gifting his wicket just before lunch, leaving Pakistan 320 for four in their second innings - an overall lead of 369 - on the fourth day of the second Test against West Indies on Monday.
Taufeeq was run out for 135, after he and Misbah-ul-Haq, his captain, reinforced the Pakistanis' superiority, batting untroubled through most of the period before the interval to enhance the visitors' chances of a series-levelling victory. Misbah carved out an unbeaten 85, his second half-century of the series, and was batting with Umar Akmal, not out on seven, at lunch. Taufeeq and Misbah indulged themselves on a co-operative Warner Park pitch, adding 129 for the fifth wicket, as their opponents employed strangely defensive tactics, and a lackadaisical approach.
Left-hander Taufeeq reached his milestone from 249 balls, when he turned a delivery from Ravi Rampaul to square leg for a single. He showed signs of relief, since it followed his previous Test hundred of 111 against South Africa eight years and 30 innings ago at the Gadaffi Stadium in his hometown of Lahore.
Misbah batted astutely to reach his landmark from 95 deliveries with a reverse sweep for a single off leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo. Just when it appeared that they would get into the swing of things, Taufeeq failed to beat a direct hit by West Indies captain Darren Sammy at the bowlers' end, and was run out about 10 minutes before the interval. He struck 13 boundaries from 314 deliveries in close to seven hours batting, equalling his previous best against South Africa eight years ago at Cape Town. Pakistan trail 0-1 in the two-Test series, following a 40-run defeat inside four days in the first Test, which ended last Sunday at the Guyana National Stadium, crushing their dreams of a maiden Test series victory in the Caribbean.
Scoreboard
-- Pakistan 1st innings 272 (Azhar Ali 67; R. Rampaul 3-68)
-- West Indies 1st innings 223 (M. Samuels 57; Mohammad Hafeez 3-23)
-- Pakistan 2nd Innings (overnight 202 for three)
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M. Hafeez b Sammy 32
T. Umar run out (Sammy) 135
A. Ali c Sammy b Bishoo 53
A. Shafiq c Baugh b Roach 4
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 85
Umar Akmal not out 7
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Extras: (w2, nb2) 4
Total: (4 wkts) 320
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Fall of wickets: 1-82, 2-158, 3-167, 4-296
Bowling: Roach 20-6-53-1 (nb1, w1); Rampaul 21-6-57-0 (nb1); Sammy 23-3-64-1 (w1); Bishoo 35-5-127-1; Nash 6-0-19-0
Overs: 105
Position: Pakistan lead by 369 runs with six second innings wickets standing
Umpires: B. Bowden (NZL), A. de Silva (SRI)
TV umpire: A. Hill (NZL)
Match referee: A. Hurst (AUS)
Reserve umpire: P. Nero (WIS).
Latest score: West Indies, in pursuit of 427 for victory, were 54 for one in their second innings at tea on the fourth day of the second Test against Pakistan on Monday at Warner Park.
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