Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
67 | 2 Runs | PAK: 227/2

  • Younis Khan29 (54b)
  • Asad Shafiq58 (103b)
  • Kraigg Brathwaite15-2-33-0
  • Roston Chase6-0-26-0

12.30pm Welcome back. Pakistan declare at lunch? Yes, it's official. Pakistan have declared, setting West Indies a target of 456

Midday 113 runs in 28 overs for the loss of Azhar Ali in the fourth-morning session. Azhar added 27 runs to his overnight tally of 52 before giving Cummins his first wicket of the match. Shafiq and Younis then put on unbroken 63 for the third wicket to stretch the lead to 455. Pakistan were also helped by West Indies' defensive fields. Is 500 the number on Misbah's mind? When will Pakistan declare? Be back in 40 minutes to find out.

Realist: "Is going defensive at this time really a bad idea from Holder?What could WI possibly have achieved by getting a wicket today or even 2,3?By trying to stop the run flow they can delay the declaration as late as possible and leave less overs for their batsmen to play to get a draw because obviously playing for a draw is the only realistic option here for the Windies.Just wanted to point out that attacking mindlessly all the time isn't always the best option. "

Manj: "Looks like Pak will bat another half an hour setting target of around 500"

Osman: "Pakistan should have declared already, they very much wasted the morning session scoring so slowly." ---- They din't hit out at the bowling, but scored at a decent clip

syed hasan: "I think another quick 100 odd runs would be more then enough for Pakistan. If a wicket falls early next session, Sarfraz should come out."

Muhammad Sakeed: "Younis Master Khan is now only 71 runs away from his 34th Ton. So Misbah Please don't declare"

66.6
0
Brathwaite to Younis Khan, no run, slower again, short on off, Younis goes back and stabs it back to the bowler
66.5
0
Brathwaite to Younis Khan, no run, Kraigg held this full ball back as well, tickled to the left of Hope
66.4
1
Brathwaite to Asad Shafiq, 1 run, hangs it up in the air, lands on off, 67ks, nudged square to leg
66.3
0
Brathwaite to Asad Shafiq, no run, sliding down leg, left alone
66.2
0
Brathwaite to Asad Shafiq, no run, tossed-up offbreak, Shafiq eyes a leg-side flick and pops a leading edge in front of the bowler
66.1
1
Brathwaite to Younis Khan, 1 run, dropped short on off, nimbly rocks back and flat-bats it down the ground, to long-on

Last over before lunch

Yasir's second

2

No. of ten-wicket hauls for Yasir Shah in Tests, including this. His first came at Lord's earlier this year.

Time to Declare?

5

Number of times West Indies have successfully chased in excess of 300. The last time they did it was in 2003 vs Australia in Antigua

Windies' 1st-innings struggles

257

Average 1st-inngs lead conceded by WI when they have batted second in their last 6 Tests. The deficits: 228, 222, 128, 323, 280 and 360.

Rahat's 50

50

Wickets in Tests by Rahat Ali. He is the sixth Pakistan left-arm pacer to take 50 or more wickets.

Yasir's 50

50

Wickets by Yasir Shah in Tests in UAE - he is only the second bowler to take 50 or more wickets in the UAE after Saeed Ajmal.

at home against spin

1000+

Runs by Darren Bravo against spinners in Tests in Asia. He is one of the only seven overseas batsmen to score 1000-plus runs against them since 2000.

Age No Bar

13

Number of Test centuries scored by Younis Khan after the age of 35 - the most by any batsman. Gooch, Dravid and Tendulkar scored 12 100s.

Shafiq's milestone

5

No. of Pak batsmen to reach 3000 Test runs in fewer inns than Shafiq's 75. Miandad (67), Yousuf (67), Anwar (68), Younis (70) and Majid (72) did it quicker.

Unbeaten in Abu Dhabi

0

No. of Tests lost by Pakistan in Abu Dhabi, in 8 matches prior to this; won 4 and drew 4.

Misbah equals Imran

48

No. of Tests captained by Misbah, including this - joint-most for Pakistan. Imran Khan also lead Pakistan in 48 Tests.