Noman Ali made Pakistan history with a hat-trick, but the hosts failed to capitalise on a wicket-laden opening day of the second Test against West Indies. (More Cricket News)
The visiting Windi🐭e👍s were bowled out for just 163 in the opening session as Pakistan's spinners shared nine of the 10 wickets to fall, the other going to fast-bowling debutant Kashif Ali, who removed Mikyle Louis.
Debutant Amir Jangoo was then struck plumb in front by Sajid Khan before the tourists lost five wickets in 13 balls, reducing🌟 them from 32-2 to 38-7.
Noman was the catalyst of that collapse, becoming the first Pakistan spinner to take a Test hat-trick by rem❀oving Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlꦅach and Kevin Sinclair.
Kemar🔴 Roach and Gudakesh Motie put on 41 for the ninth wicket before a missed sweep from the fast bowler capped a five-wicket haul for Noman, who added Motie for his sixth dismissal after some late hitting.
Motie's 55 and an unbeaten 36 from Jomel Warrican offered the Windies hope, which continued into the Pakistan in🦄nings as Roach removed both openers, Muhammad Hurraira and Shan Masood.
After dominating with the bat, Motie dismissed Babar Azam for ꦗjust one and claimed the scalp of Kamran Ghulam, though Saud 🐼Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan eased the pressure after Pakistan slipped to 51-4.
However, Shakeel was dismissed for 32 by Warrican, who then had Rizwౠan stumped on 49 and Noman caught for a duck before Motie sent Salman Agha's stumps flyi🐲ng.
Warrican collected his fourth wicket by bowling Abrar Ahmed before Kashif Ali was run out, leaving Pakistan nine runs s🧔hort of the Windies' firs⛦t-innings total after collapsing to 154 all out.
Data Debrief: Windies' tail wags again
West Indies' botto🌼m three made history in the last Test when they became the three highest scoreᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚᩚ𒀱ᩚᩚᩚrs in an innings for the first time ever, and they repeated the feat this Test.
Motie was the chief destructor on Saturday, crafting a well-worked 55 from 87 deliveries to go alongside Warrican's 40-ball 36, which included two maximums over the boꦕundary ropes.
Sajid, who also claimed the wicket of Alick Athanaze, took most of the lower-order pain after going for 64 runs from his 14 overs, at a slightly expensive econo🦋my of 4.57.
Warrican, meanwhile, was not just satisfied with his late big-hitting heroics, coming to the fore with a fine display of spin bowling to leave the second Test finely poised a💖fter the opening day.
