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Brathwaite, Bishoo take West Indies into the lead
- Updated: November 1, 2016
West Indies 314 for 7 (Brathwaite 130*, Bishoo 22*, Amir 3-71) lead Pakistan 281 by 33 runsLive Scorecard and ball-by-ball details
Kraigg Brathwaite, who brought up his fifth Test century, and Devendra Bishoo, batting at No. 9, put on an unbroken eighth-wicket stand of 51 by lunch to give West Indies a 33-run lead and, with it, a chance to take charge of the Sharjah Test. West Indies added 70 runs to their overnight score, for the sole loss of captain Jason Holder, and held the edge going into the interval at 314 for 7.
Brathwaite resumed on 95 on the third morning, but he made that 99 after the very first ball of the day, helping a slightly wide delivery from Mohammad Amir between gully and point. On the fifth ball of that over, Brathwaite worked one away for a two through midwicket to bring up his century.
Brathwaite had his captain, Holder, for company at the other end. Holder started promisingly, looking solid in defence and playing a couple of sumptuous drives for four. The first, off left-armer Wahab …
