SPORTS SATURDAY, OCTOBER 22, 2016 Younis leads Pakistan charge ABU DHABI: Younis Khan showed no signs of weakness after recovering from dengue fever to score a brilliant century as Pakistan dominated the opening day of the second Test against the West Indies in Abu Dhabi yes- terday. The 38-year-old, who missed Pakistan’s 56-run victory in the first Test in Dubai with illness, smashed 127 to carry Pakistan, who won the toss, to 304-4 at the close at Sheikh Zayed Stadium. Younis finally holed out to deep mid-wicket off part- timer Kraigg Brathwaite after five hours at the crease, with fading light prompting the umpires to halt the day six overs before the scheduled close. Skipper Misbah- ul-Haq was unbeaten on 90 — just ten runs short of his 11th hundred as Pakistan’s batsmen dominated on a batting-friendly pitch. Younis, who hit ten boundaries and a six, added 175 for the fourth wicket with Misbah and 87 for the third with Asad Shafiq who made 68. It was again the two veteran batsmen-Younis and Misbah- who put Pakistan on track for another big total with their 15th hundred partnership in 49 innings. Misbah, who has now equalled Imran Khan’s record of most Test matches as Pakistan captain with 48, hit two sixes and four boundaries as he worked in tandem with Younis to build an imposing total. West Indies CHITTAGONG: Bangladesh’s Tamim Iqbal defenses a yorker ball during the second day of their first cricket test match were guilty of sloppy fielding with Younis dropped on against England in Chittagong, Bangladesh, yesterday. — AP 83 when Brathwaite failed to hold a return catch off his own bowling and wicket-keeper Shai Hope handing Misbah a lifeline on 54 off paceman Shannon Gabriel. Gabriel was the best of the bowlers with 2-43. It was Stokes’ late strike Younis’s 33rd Test hundred and 11th in the United Arab Emirates-where Pakistan have been forced to host inter- national fixtures because of security fears back home. He drove spinner Roston Chase for his eighth bound- puts England even ary to complete his hundred-his 31st score of over 100 without being dismissed in nineties-the most in Test CHITTAGONG: Tamim Iqbal scored a slip for a duck. Earlier, 18-year-old debu- to score a brisk 26 before a fine diving cricket. half-century as Bangladesh made a sol- tant off-spinner Mehedi Hasan claimed catch at cover by Sabbir Rahman off Younis and Shafiq led the eraly recovery after id start yesterday against England in the final wicket of Stuart Broad to finish Taijul ended his innings. Pakistan lost openers Azhar Ali (nought) and Sami the first Test in Chittagong before skip- with 6-80 as England added just 35 runs Broad also profited from the Aslam (six) in the first hour. Shafiq batted well in the per Mushfiqur Rahim was bowled just to their overnight 258-7 before they Decision Review System as he was giv- extended two-and-a-half hour first session due to Friday before the close. were all out. Left-arm Taijul Islam took en out by umpire Kumar Dharmasena prayers, hitting seven boundaries before playing on to England paceman Ben Stokes dis- the other two wickets that fell in the off Taijul before it was overturned. Gabriel. Ali, who scored a career best 302 not out in missed Rahim three overs before the morning in England’s innings to return In a nightmare Test for the umpires, stumps after the Bangladesh captain with the figures of 2-47. with eight of their decisions overturned Dubai, played on to Gabriel in the fifth over before looked to have taken his side to a com- Taijul dismissed overnight batsman in five sessions, Bangladesh also bene- Aslam was bowled by leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo fortable position with a solid innings of Chris Woakes (36) off the first ball of fited from the review system at the end attempting an ambitious drive. 48 runs. Bangladesh survived some the day as Mominul took the catch at of the England innings. Umpire Chris Pakistan, who lead the three-match series 1-0 after anxious moments after Rahim’s dis- forward short leg. Adil Rashid was giv- Gaffaney initially declared Broad not winning the first Test in Dubai by 56 runs, brought in missal to finish the second day with en out leg-before off Mehedi in the out off Mehedi, but wicketkeeper Younis, Zulfiqar Babar and Rahat Ali as they made three 221-5, trailing England’s first innings next over but the decision was over- Rahim immediately demanded a review changes to their line-up. —AFP total of 293 runs by 72 with five wickets turned after review as replays indicated which showed the ball took a sharp in hand. the ball had been missing leg stump. edge before going into the hands of Shakib Al Hasan, who shared 58 runs Rashid made good use of his fortune the captain. — AFP SCOREBOARD with Rahim for the fifth wicket, remained unbeaten on 31 overnight SCOREBOARD ABU DHABI: Scoreboard at stumps on the first day in the along with nightwatchman Shafiul Islam, who was yet to open his account. second Test between Pakistan and West Indies yesterday in CHITTAGONG: Scoreboard yesterday at the end of England’s first innings in the first test against Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Tamim earlier top-scored with 78 for the home side, his 19th half-century Bangladesh at Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium: Pakistan 1st innings and fifth against England, before he England 1st Innings (overnight 258-7) Mahmudullah 2-0-17-0, Mominul Haque 1- got a top edge when he attempted a Alastair Cook b Al Hasan 4 1-0-0. S. Aslam b Bishoo 6 cut off off-spinner Gareth Batty. Ben Duckett b Mhasan 14 Az. Ali b Gabriel 0 Tamim, who hit seven fours, added Joe Root c Rahman b Mhasan 40 Bangladesh 1st Innings A. Shafiq b Gabriel 68 90 runs with Mahmudullah (38) for the Gary Ballance lbw Mhasan 1 Tamim Iqbal c Bairstow b Batty 78 Moeen Ali c Rahim b Mhasan 68 Imrul Kayes b Ali 21 Y. Khan c Chase b K. Brathwaite 127 third wicket to steady Bangladesh’s innings after Moeen Ali took two wick- Ben Stokes b Al Hasan 18 Mominul Haque c Stokes b Ali 0 Misbah-ul-Haq not out 90 ets in one over before the lunch break Jonny Bairstow b Mhasan 52 Mahmudullah c Root b Rashid 38 Extras (lb-6 nb-7) 13 Chris Woakes c Haque b Tislam 36 Mushfiqur Rahim c Bairstow b Stokes 48 to rattle them. Adil Rashid c Rahman b Tislam 26 Shakib Al Hasan not out 31 Total (for 4 wickets, 84 overs) 304 Tamim got a reprieve at 55 through Chris Broad c Rahim b Mhasan 13 Shafiul Islam not out 0 Fall of wickets: 1-6 Az. Ali,2-42 S. Aslam,3-129 A. Shafiq,4- a television review after being given out Gareth Batty not out 1 Extras: (4lb, 1w) 5 just before the tea break. Adil Rashid, Extras: (14b, 4lb, 2w) 20 TOTAL: (for 5 wickets) 221 304 Y. Khan who earlier dropped a tough catch of TOTAL: (all out) 293 Overs: 74 To bat: S. Ahmed, M. Nawaz, Y. Shah, S. Khan, Z. Babar, R. Tamim at 28 off Moeen, broke the left- Overs: 105.5. Still to bat: Sabbir Rahman, Mehedi Hasan, Ali handers’ partnership when he had Fall of wickets: 1-18, 2-18, 3-21, 4-83, 5-106, 6- Taijul Islam, Kamrul Islam. 194, 7-237, 8-258, 9-289, 10-293. Fall of wickets: 1-29, 2-29, 3-119, 4-163, 5-221. Bowling: S. Gabriel 14-1-43-2 (nb-7), M. Cummins 15-1-43- Mahmudullah caught at slip by Joe Root. The hosts had been 29-2 at lunch Bowling: Shafiul Islam 9-1-33-0, Mehedi Bowling: Stuart Broad 8-2-12-0, Gareth Batty 0, J. Holder 14-4-31-0, D. Bishoo 20-0-92-1, R. Chase 12-0- Hasan 39.5-7-80-6, Kamrul Islam 8-0-41-0 17-1-51-1, Chris Woakes 7-2-15-0 (1w), Adil after Moeen bowled opener Imrul Kayes (2w), Shakib Al Hasan 19-6-46-2, Taijul Rashid 13-1-51-1, Moeen Ali 19-2-66-2, Ben 53-0, K. Brathwaite 9-0-36-1. for 21 off his very first ball and then had Islam 24-11-47-2, Sabbir Rahman 3-0-11-0, Stokes 8-3-17-1, Joe Root 2-0-5-0. Mominul Haque caught by Stokes at.