Misbah, Holder accost rival day-night Test
Pakistani captain Misbah-ul-Haq (L) binds a wicket subsequent to West Indies captain Jason Holder (C) as they behind to pavilion after Pakistan winning a Test compare on a final day of a initial day-night Test between Pakistan and a West Indies during a Dubai International Cricket Stadium in a Gulf Emirate on Oct 17, 2016.
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DUBAI: Rival captains Misbah-ul-Haq and Jason Holder praised a quarrel compartment final opinion in a initial day-night Test played in Asia with Pakistan upstaging West Indies by 56 runs in a final hour on Monday.
West Indies were led in their quarrel by Darren Bravo who crushed 116 during his 410-minute of rebuttal before Pakistan discharged them for 289 with only 12 overs remaining in a compare — a second ever in Test cricket’s history.
Misbah pronounced a compare was good for Test cricket. “It was a good Test and good for a Test cricket with all in it,” pronounced Misbah after a victory. “You need Test matches like that and credit to West Indies to put such a fight.”
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Pakistan had amassed 579-3 announced in their initial innings pleasantness an epic 302 not out by opener Azhar Ali.
West Indies conceded a 222-run initial innings lead, though strike behind tough by dismissing Pakistan for a insignificant 123 in their second knock, interjection to a career best 8-49 by leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo.
Misbah praised Bravo for giving Pakistan a scare. “West Indies batsmen showed good resilience and credit contingency be given to them,” pronounced Misbah of a opposition group who batted for 109 overs on a final day Dubai track pitch.
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This was a longest batting by a West Indies group in a fourth innings of a Test given their 105.1 over innings opposite India in Kolkata in 1978.
Misbah certified he was shaken and worried, with only 100 indispensable and Bravo during a crease. “Only we know how we spent time on a fourth day and in a final event on a final day. It was tough for a group as good as for a captain.
“You were forward of them for 3 days, though in one event he [Bravo] gave a advantage to them,” pronounced Misbah of a laft-hander who was smartly held by leg-spinner Yasir Shah with only 83 needed.
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Shah finished with 7 wickets in a compare and during a initial innings became a joint-second fastest to take 100 Test wickets.
Misbah pronounced dew did not concede a Dubai track representation to deteriorate. “There were opposite factors that upheld a batsmen, a pinkish round and dew,” he added. “Usually Dubai representation deteriorates after second day though this time a representation was connect again since of a dew though in a finish it finished in a win.
The 42-year-old, who won his 23rd Test as a captain out of 47 matches, also accost a delight in a 400th Test as a ‘special victory’.”It is special victory, a 400th Test, initial with pinkish ball, a initial day-night compare so it was critical to get a feat here.”
On a other hand, Holder pronounced there were positives notwithstanding defeat. “Obviously we am unhappy that we have mislaid though there are lot of positives,” pronounced Holder. “One thing is that we fought compartment a finish and it was a good group bid unfortunately we did not cranky a line.”
Holder singled out Bravo’s knocks and praised a stylish left-hander, who done 87 in a initial and scarcely match-winning 116 in a second innings. “It was a peculiarity innings as he showed a lot of majority in both innings and we could see integrity on his face and hopefully he continues in this vein,” pronounced Holder of Bravo.
The second Test starts in Abu Dhabi from Friday with a third and final Test to be played in Sharjah from Oct 30-November 3.
Article source: http://tribune.com.pk/story/1201741/misbah-holder-hail-competitive-day-night-test/