Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur spoke about the virtue of being patient on the final day of the Dubai Test. Arthur's side seemed to be following his advice as they never let their shoulders drop at the Dubai International Stadium
West Indies' Darren Bravo plays a shot as Azhar Ali looks on during the final day of the first day-night Test in Dubai yesterday. Pic/AFP
West Indies' Darren Bravo plays a shot as Azhar Ali looks on during the final day of the first day-night Test in Dubai yesterday. Pic/AFP
Dubai: Pakistan coach Mickey Arthur spoke about the virtue of being patient on the final day of the Dubai Test. Arthur's side seemed to be following his advice as they never let their shoulders drop at the Dubai International Stadium. The result of being patient was that Pakistan was able to breach the defences of a stubborn West Indies middle-order under lights on Monday.
Only one man, Daren Bravo, stood between Pakistan and victory. Bravo had the onerous task of aligning himself first with fellow senior pro Marlon Samuels.
"They are the two best players in West Indies line-up. Bravo is playing really well Samuels played well in first innings break them really. And then we are right in and we have got to get them out," was Arthur's assessment on Sunday. There was therefore a lot of expectation in the West Indies camp from the Samuels-Bravo partnership as they are the two most experienced batsmen in the line-up. In the first innings the same pair had fetched 113 runs for the West Indies.
West Indies began at their overnight total of 95 for two needing a further 251 runs to snatch an improbable win. But Samuels fell off the very first ball of the day caught behind by Sarfraz Ahmed off Mohammad Amir. Then Jermaine Blackwood fell soon after, putting the entire onus on Bravo.
Brief scores
Pakistan 579-3 dec & 123 vs West Indies 357 & 232-6 (D Bravo 102*; M Amir 3-52) Scores incomplete
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