The West Indies cricket team has taken their lead beyond 100 runs in the second Test against Pakistan, despite a tough morning session on Day 2. Kraigg Brathwaite, who scored a vital 52, played a crucial role in this. It was indeed a vital knock from the WI skipper as the Multan track has been a graveyard for batters so far.

Tea West Indies 163 and 244 (Brathwaite 52, Sajid 4-76, Noman 4-80) lead Pakistan 154 by 253 runs. West Indies produced perhaps the best batting performance of the series, led by

Pakistan is racing against time, needing 178 more runs to wrap up the test series against West Indies who seek six more wickets to even the score. The match at Multan remains finely poised as both teams entered the third day with hopes and stakes running high.

Left-arm spinner Noman Ali continued to prosper on a turning pitch with a match haul of 10 wickets as West Indies slipped to 129-5 on Day 2 of the second cricket test on Sunday. Captain Kraigg Brathwaite’s (52) first half century of the tour had stretched West Indies lead to 101 but the tourists lost four wickets in the hour before lunch to hold a 138-run with five second innings wickets in hand.

The 50-over World Cup is far older and has been competed for since back in 1975. Australia are the record winners having run out victorious on five occasions (1987, 1999, 2003, 2007 and 2015). England took the 2019 crown after a dramatic Ben Stokes-inspired super-over win over New Zealand at Lord's.

West Indies positioned themselves for a series-leveling victory, leaving Pakistan at 76/4 at stumps on Day 2 in Multan. Chasing 254, Pakistan struggled under pressure, with key wickets tumbling, including Babar Azam's,

Pakistan head coach Aaqib Javed says there’s no harm in preparing wickets for spinners at home to get favorable results as Pakistan eyes a clean sweep against the West Indies in their two-match test series.

Abrar Ahmed (R) watches as West Indies’ captain Kraigg Brathwaite (C) and Amir Jangoo run between the wickets during the second day of the second Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on January 26. — AFP

MULTAN (Dunya News) - Pakistan need 178 runs to win the second test and sweep the series, while West Indies are six wickets short of levelling the two-match series on third day at Multan Cricket Stadium today, Monday.

West Indies stayed in the hunt for its first test win in Pakistan in 35 years after its batters came good on a turning wicket to set up a tricky target of 254 runs in the second test on Sunday.

The day saw 14 wickets tumble, following 20 on the opening day, highlighting the challenging conditions at Multan Cricket Stadium.