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| November 09, 2006 | Thursday | Shawwal 16, 1427 |
West Indies toil as Salman, Yasir shine in tour match
LAHORE, Nov 8: Opener Salman Butt hit an attractive century and Yasir Hameed scored a stylish 92 as West Indian bowlers toiled hard in their two-day tour opener at Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium here on Wednesday.
Salman, who smashed 106 before retiring at tea, scored 175 runs for the opening wicket with Hameed as Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Patron's XI made 305-4 after winning the toss on the first day.
Captain Asim Kamal (33) and Misbahul Haq (38) were unbeaten at stumps.
Salman, who lost his place in the Pakistan team early this year, hit 19 boundaries during his 244-minute knock as none of the West Indian bowlers could find any assistance from an easy paced wicket.
Yasir, recalled in Pakistan's 15-man squad for the first two Tests, had 12 fours and a six in his more aggressive knock which lasted 196 minutes.
After West Indies’ three-pronged pace attack failed to provide a breakthrough, it was left-arm spinner Dave Mohammed who finally dismissed Yasir in the 45th over of the day.
Yasir miscued a cut and was caught by wicket-keeper Denesh Ramdin.
Fidel Edwards then accounted for Shahid Yousuf (12) and Dwayne Bravo removed Bazid Khan (two) to end the tourists' day on a consolation note.
West Indies rested star opener Chris Gayle, Shivnarine Chanderpaul and Jerome Taylor for the match.
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has retained Talat Ali Malik as manager of the Pakistan team for the home series against West Indies.
PCB director of cricket operations Saleem Altaf said the decision was taken to keep continuity in team management.
Scoreboard
PCB Patron’s XI (1st innings):
Salman Butt retired out 106
Yasir Hameed c Ramdin b Mohammed 92
Shahid Yousuf c Ganga b Edwards 12
*Asim Kamal not out 33
Bazid Khan c Ramdin b Bravo 2
Misbah-ul-Haq not out 38
EXTRAS: (B-3, LB-4, NB-10, W-5) 22
TOTAL: (4 wickets, 77 overs) 305
TO BAT: Sarfraz Ahmed, Abdul Manan, Shahid Nazir, Najaf Shah, Mohammad Irshad
FALL OF WKTS: 1-175, 2-225, 3-236, 4-239
BOWLING: Edwards 11-0-65-1, Powell 14-2-61-0, Collymore 11-2-34-0, Bravo 10-3-29-1, Banks 13-0-60-0, Mohammed 18-7-49- 1
UMPIRES: Nadeem Ghauri, Zameer Haider
West Indies: D Ganga, *BC Lara (captain), R R Sarwan, R S Morton, S Chanderpaul, D J Bravo O A C Banks , C D Collymore, L M P Simmons , F H Edwards, D Mohammed, D B Powell, D Ramdin.—AFP
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