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P23 Spanish court orders Neymar to stand trial SPORTS 2424 Friday, May 5, 2017 Bridgetown wicketkeeper-batsman Sarfraz “Our intention was to bat hannon Gabriel produced Ahmed and fast bowler normally and put away the an outstanding effort of Mohammad Amir, who scoring opportunities but they consistentlyS fast bowling to lead contributed 23 each, offered any never really came early enough the West Indies to a 106-run resistance to Gabriel, Alzarri for us to get going.” victory over Pakistan 80 minutes Joseph (two for 42) and Jason Pakistan were in danger of their after lunch on the final day of the Holder (three for 23), the lowest-ever total when Shehzad second Test at Kensington Oval West Indies captain having the and Shadab Khan fell shortly after in Barbados yesterday. satisfaction of taking the final lunch at 36 for seven. However Set a target of 188 after leg- wicket when Ahmed was caught Ahmed and Amir took them past spinner Yasir Shah’s seven for by Roston Chase on the long-on the ignominious low of 49 in a 94 wrapped up the home side’s boundary to trigger the Caribbean 42-run stand that only delayed Gabriel second innings at 268 at the side’s celebrations. the inevitable. start of the day, the tourists were “We knew we had a chance Gabriel was brought back never in contention after the pace once we got a lead over 150,” into the attack to the break the barrage on a deteriorating pitch said Gabriel as he savoured the partnership with the wicket of led by Gabriel, whose innings success. “I just concentrated on Amir and completed a five-wicket figures of five for 11 contributed bowling the right areas at pace innings haul when he bowled to Pakistan’s demise for just 81 and everything worked out for Shah for the fourth duck of the off 34.4 overs. me and the team. This was a total innings. It equalled the lowest total ever team effort.” It was then left to Holder to in a Test innings at the venue set “West Indies deserve all the finish off the match with the by India, also in a losing effort credit for the way their bowlers wicket of Ahmed even if it meant chasing 120, against the West performed today but I felt we let the denying Gabriel a first ten-wicket Indies in 1997 and leaves the match get away from us by letting match haul in Test cricket. series at 1-1 going into the final them get so many runs Test in Dominica starting next in the second spins Wednesday. innings,” Troubled by injuries and said no-balls throughout his Misbah. comparatively brief career, the burly fast bowler earned the Man of the Match award with overall figures of nine for 92, the third-best by a West Indian Windies against Pakistan. Only West Indies 1st Innings – 312 Pakistan 1st Innings - 393 West Indies 2nd Innings (overnight 264 for 9) K. Brathwaite c Younis Khan b Shah 43 K. Powell c wkpr Ahmed b Abbas 6 S. Hetmyer b Amir 22 S. Hope c Ali b Shah 90 R. Chase c and b Shah 23 to win V. Singh b Abbas 32 S. Dowrich c Shafiq b Yasir 2 J. Holder c Younis Khan b Shah 1 D. Bishoo c Ali b Shah 20 A. Joseph c Amir b Shah 7 S. Gabriel not out 0 Extras (b-16, lb-2, nb-1, w-3) 22 Total (all out, 102.5 overs) 268 Pakistan 2nd Innings A. Ali c Hetmyer b Gabriel 10 A. Shehzad lbw Joseph 14 B. Azam c wkpr Dowrich b Joseph 0 Y. Khan lbw Holder 5 Misbah ul Haq c Hope b Gabriel 0 A. Shafiq c Powell b Gabriel 0 Shannon Gabriel of West Indies took 5 S. Ahmed c Chase b Holder 23 Pakistan wickets for 11 runs S. Khan c wkpr Dowrich b Holder 1 M. Amir c Singh b Gabriel 23 Y. Shah b Gabriel 0 M. Abbas not out 0 Extras (b4, lb1, nb3) 8 Total (all out; 34.4 overs) 81 Result: West Indies win by 106 runs 2nd Test scoreboard Series: 1-1 Hon.Chairman Najeb Yacob Alhamer | Responsible Editor Mahmood AI Mahmood | Managing Editor Soman Baby | Managing Director P. Unnikrishnan | Adviser Med Jones Advt : Strategic Publicity & Advertising Co.W.L.L | Tel: 17270710, Fax17256470, Email: [email protected] | Newsroom: Tel: 17579911, Fax17250150, Email: [email protected] Printed and published by Al Ayam Publishing | Subscription & circulation: Tel: 38444698/17579877/Fax17250150, Email:[email protected] | Website: www.dt.bh.