Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite hit a fighting half century Saturday to lead the West Indies to 129-5 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan.

Left-arm spinner Noman Ali continued to prosper on a turning pitch with a match haul of 10 wickets as West Indies slipped to 129-5 on Day 2 of the second cricket test on Sunday. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s (52) first half century of the tour had stretched West Indies lead to 101 but the tourists lost four wickets in the hour before lunch to hold a 138-run with five second innings wickets in hand.

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Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite pointed out the reason behind West Indies' 127-run defeat against Pakistan in the first Test match of the series and said that the pitch in Multan was difficult to bat on

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — West Indies won the toss and elected to bat on another turning wicket against Pakistan in the second test on Saturday. Pakistan leads the series 1-0 after its spin trio of Sajid Khan, Noman Ali and Abrar Ahmed claimed all 20 wickets at the same venue to beat the tourists by 127 runs inside three days.

Abrar Ahmed (R) watches as West Indies’ captain Kraigg Brathwaite (C) and Amir Jangoo run between the wickets during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 26. — AFP