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Mohammad Yousuf hit his 20th Test century as Pakistan took a healthy first-innings lead over West Indies on day two of the first Test in Lahore. | Mohammad Yousuf hit his 20th Test century as Pakistan took a healthy first-innings lead over West Indies on day two of the first Test in Lahore. |
Yousuf put on 88 with Mohammad Hafeez (57) and an unbroken 125 with Shoaib Malik, who went to stumps 61 not out. | Yousuf put on 88 with Mohammad Hafeez (57) and an unbroken 125 with Shoaib Malik, who went to stumps 61 not out. |
When bad light hit, Yousuf was on 107, with Pakistan 59 ahead at 265-4. | When bad light hit, Yousuf was on 107, with Pakistan 59 ahead at 265-4. |
Resuming on 39-1, Pakistan lost Younis Khan early and captain Inzamam-ul-Haq was out for a duck in his first Test since August's controversy at The Oval. | |
Inzamam missed a full-toss from spinner Dave Mohammad, hard on the heals of Hafeez's dismissal, lbw to a ball that kept low from Jerome Taylor. | |
Unfortunately cricket the world over is dominated by batsmen because of these pitches Mohammad Yousuf More day two reaction | Unfortunately cricket the world over is dominated by batsmen because of these pitches Mohammad Yousuf More day two reaction |
It was just the 15th time the 114-Test veteran had been dismissed without scoring. | |
But Yousuf powered on with his fourth century in six Tests against the Windies and the first on home soil. | |
He surpassed former captain Salim Malik's 5,768 Test runs with a cover-driven boundary off Dwayne Bravo to move to 32 and is now behind only Javed Miandad (8,832) and Inzamam (8,498) in Pakistan's list of Test scorers. | He surpassed former captain Salim Malik's 5,768 Test runs with a cover-driven boundary off Dwayne Bravo to move to 32 and is now behind only Javed Miandad (8,832) and Inzamam (8,498) in Pakistan's list of Test scorers. |
Yousuf, in his 71st Test, was dropped on 43 by Daren Ganga off Taylor in the crucial period just before lunch. | Yousuf, in his 71st Test, was dropped on 43 by Daren Ganga off Taylor in the crucial period just before lunch. |
606 DEBATE: Can Pakistan go on and win the Test in Lahore? | 606 DEBATE: Can Pakistan go on and win the Test in Lahore? |
And he was also fortunate to survive a stumping appeal by left-armer Mohammad on 53. | And he was also fortunate to survive a stumping appeal by left-armer Mohammad on 53. |
Television replays suggested his foot was on the line, but Sri Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva surprisingly did not refer the decision to the third umpire. | Television replays suggested his foot was on the line, but Sri Lankan umpire Asoka de Silva surprisingly did not refer the decision to the third umpire. |
Otherwise, he was spectacular on his way to three figures on a slow pitch. | |
Yousuf raised his hundred in four-and-a-half hours when he flicked Taylor for his 13th boundary, before the fast bowler dropped him off the next delivery. | Yousuf raised his hundred in four-and-a-half hours when he flicked Taylor for his 13th boundary, before the fast bowler dropped him off the next delivery. |