Brathwaite puts Windies in sight of lead

HARJAH, United Arab Emirates (CMC) — Phlegmatic opener Kraigg Brathwaite marched to within touching distance of his fifth Test hundred as he spearheaded a West Indies fightback against Pakistan on the second day of the final Test here yesterday.

Replying to Pakistan’s first innings of 281 all out, the Caribbean side reached the close at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium on 244 for six, only 37 runs adrift of taking first-innings lead for the first time in the lopsided three-Test series.

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