BASSETERRE, St. Kitts — Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq and opener
Taufeeq Umar hit centuries Monday as West Indies was set a target of
427 to win the second test before the hosts lost an early wicket to
reach 54-1 at tea on the fourth day.
Misbah's unbeaten 102 followed Taufeeq's 135 and enabled Pakistan to declare on 377-6 after lunch at Warner Park.
Pakistan
fast bowler Tanvir Ahmed then ripped out the off stump of debutant
Kraigg Brathwaite before he had scored to leave West Indies on 5-1.
Lendl
Simmons (21 not out) and Darren Bravo (23 not out) put on an unbroken
stand of 49 before the interval for West Indies, which leads 1-0 in the
two-test series.
Simmons struck two fours off 49 balls while Bravo smacked two sixes off left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman in 41 balls.
Earlier,
Taufeeq scored his fifth test hundred before being run out for 135, the
only wicket to fall in the opening session as Pakistan added 118 runs
to its overnight total of 202-3.
Taufeeq's innings lasted 7
hours, 22 minutes before being ended by West Indies captain Darren
Sammy's direct hit from square leg as the batsman went for a single.
The
29-year-old left-hander struck 13 fours in 314 balls and put on a stand
of 129 with Misbah, who dropped to his knees to give thanks after
reaching his third test century.
Misbah, who struck 10 fours and two sixes off 141 deliveries, declared immediately after reaching three figures.
Umar Akmal helped provided momentum in a partnership of 62 off 8.1 overs with Misbah.
Akmal
struck two sixes and a four in 30 off 25 balls before he was bowled by
a big legspinner from Devendra Bishoo, who ended with 2-149.
Ravi Rampaul (1-87) claimed Mohammad Salman to a top-edged pull just before then declaration. AP
