Skipper Kraigg Brathwaite hit a fighting half century Sunday to lead the West Indies to 129-5 at lunch on the second day of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan.

MULTAN: Kevin Sinclair has led a West Indian spin trio to give the tourists a sniff of a series-levelling win in the second Test on Sunday with Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 on day three

Batting with a struggling partner at the other end, he took almost exclusive responsibility of the scoring, putting his trust in a surface that has not earned it

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

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.

Pakistan have Mohammad Rizwan to come on Day 3, but still require 178 runs for victory with just six wickets in hand on a testing surface

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.

Off-spinner Sajid Khan masterminded Pakistan’s emphatic 127-run win against the West Indies in the first test on Sunday.

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