ISLAMABAD: West Indies closed the opening day of the three-day warm-up match against Pakistan Shaheens with 273-7 in 74 overs on the back of Alick Athanaze’s 99 at the Islamabad Club Ground here on Friday.
The toss was uncontested as the teams mutually decided for the West Indies to bat first in this non-first-class match.
Left-hander Alick Athanaze, batting at No.5, faced 142 balls, which included 15 fours and one six. He was dismissed by Ahmed Safi Abdullah one shy of his century.
Earlier in the day, opening batters Kraigg Brathwaite (34, 39, 5x4s, 1×6) and Mikyle Louis (34, 63b, 4x4s, 1×6) stitched a 47-run opening partnership before the former fell to Ahmed Safi.
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Louis, Keacy Carty (22, 46b, 3x4s) and Kavem Hodge (17, 22b, 2x4s) became Mohammad Rameez Jnr’s preys, as the right-arm leg-spinner returned figures of 3-40 in 13 overs.
Amir Jangoo (29 not out, 42b, 2x4s, 1×6) and Joshua Da Silva (11 not out, 28b) will resume batting for West Indies on day two with 16 overs remaining in the first innings as the first dig for both the teams has been restricted to 90 overs for maximum practice.
Apart from Rameez Jnr and Ahmed Safi, Hussain Talat was the other wicket-taker for Pakistan Shaheens as he dismissed West Indies batter Tevin Imlach (13, 36b, 1×4).
Following the ongoing three-day match, Pakistan and West Indies will square off in the first Test from January 17 to January 21 in Multan, while the second match will commence on January 25 at the same venue.
West Indies Test squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican.
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