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First Test, Tarooba (Day 3 of Five)
West Indies 311 (Asha 92; Ali 4-50) & 126–7 (Chanderpaul 35, Abbas 3-14)
Pakistan 282 (Masud 109; Greaves 5-27)
West Indies lead by 155 runs
West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves took five wickets without conceding an incredible bowling performance on the third day of the first Test against Pakistan.
Greaves, who is playing in his 17th Test, claimed five wickets in his first Test to help Pakistan bowl out 282 in reply to West Indies’ first innings of 311.
The 32-year-old Barbadian’s spell – a five-wicket maiden in a row – bowled six overs earlier in the day as he scored 27 runs without taking a wicket.
“When I came on, the captain, Roston Chase, just said, ‘Be disciplined in what you’re doing’ and see if I can get some wickets for the team,” Greaves said.
“The ball bounced around and I got some rewards. Every time I got the ball the team looked at me as a solid player for them (and) tried to dig us out of situations.
“I’m really happy to get five wickets for the first time in Test cricket, but there’s still a lot of work to do in the game.”
Pakistan captain Shan Masood was Greaves’ first wicket at Trinidad’s Brian Lara Cricket Academy when he was bowled for 109 in the 64th over after a brilliant set-up.
Greaves pushed the ball wide to the left-hander from over the wicket before looping back to Masood who played the wrong line and went inside his stumps.
Amer Jamal uprooted his middle stump in Greaves’ next over as the seamer speared one through his defence.
Greaves then caught both Mohammad Rizwan and Mohammad Abbas before Ali Usman was lbw as Pakistan lost their last seven wickets for just 38 runs.
The West Indies reached stumps on the third day at 126-7 in their second innings – a 155-run lead – with the match finely poised.
