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PAKISTAN 1st Innings Azhar Ali not out 85 Shan Masood c Holder b Chase 9 Babar Azam c Powell b Joseph 55 Younis Khan not out 10 Extras (b1, lb4, w2, nb3) 10 TOTAL (2 wkts, 69 overs) 169 To bat: *Misbah-ul-Haq, Asad Shafiq, +Sarfraz Ahmed, Mohammad Amir, Yasir Shah, Mohammad Abbas, Hasan Ali. Fall of wickets: 1-19 (Masood), 2-139 (Azam). Bowling: Gabriel 19-6-32-0 (w1, nb3), Joseph 14-4-391, Chase 10-3-27-1, Holder 14-4-30-0 (w1), Bishoo 120-36-0. WEST INDIES – Jason Holder (captain), Kieran Powell, Kraigg Brathwaite, Shimron Hetmyer, Shai Hope, Roston Chase, Vishaul Singh, Shane Dowrich, Devendra Bishoo, Alzarri Joseph, Shannon Gabriel. Toss: West Indies. Umpires: R Illingworth, B Oxenford; TV – R Kettleborough. resumption.

He made the most of the opportunity, gathering his fourth Test half-century in his ninth outing, all told spending 124 balls at the crease and striking three fours.

Operating in the fourth over of a new spell, Joseph got the breakthrough when he had Azam caught at first slip by Kieran Powell after the 22-year-old batsman tried to pull out of a stroke but managed instead to nick the ball into the cordon, leaving Pakistan on 139 for two.

Azhar, unbeaten on 36 at lunch, had earlier brought up his 26th halfcentury in Tests an hour after tea when he stroked Bishoo through point for a couple.

He then cashed in on loose balls from Holder, clipping the lanky seamer to the fine leg boundary and steering him over slips for another four, in an over that leaked 10 runs.

Azhar also slapped Gabriel behind point for his fifth four to move into the 70s before slog-sweeping Chase to the ropes at mid-wicket to ease into the 80s.

He has so far put on 30 with Younis who is yet to register a boundary in 44 balls at the crease.

The three-match series is tied 1-1.