Unbeaten Brathwaite gives Windies hope of consolation win

SHARJAH – Kraigg Brathwaite carried his bat for an unbeaten 142 to put West Indies in a strong position to beat Pakistan in the third and final Test in Sharjah on Tuesday. Opener Brathwaite occupied the crease for more than eight hours to lead the touring side to 337 in their first innings and they then reduced Pakistan to 87 for four at the close on day three. West Indies captain Jason Holder took three early wickets as Pakistan collapsed to 48 for four but Azhar Ali (45 not out) and Sarfraz Ahmed (19 not out) dug in to build a lead of 31 runs for their side. Brathwaite became the fifth West Indies batsman to carry his bat through a completed Test innings. Pakistan hold an unassailable 2-0 lead in the series. SCOREBOARD 

Pakistan 1st innings 281 (S. Aslam 74, Misbah-ul-Haq 53, Y. Khan 51, S. Ahmed 51; D. Bishoo 4-77) 
West Indies 1st innings (Overnight: 244-6)
K. Brathwaite                  not out                   142 
L. Johnson                     lbw b Riaz                1   
Da. Bravo                      c Amir b Babar            11  
M. Samuels                     lbw b Shah                0   
J. Blackwood                   c Shafiq b Amir           23  
R. Chase                       c Y. Khan b Amir          50  
S. Dowrich                     b Riaz                    47  
J. Holder                      b Amir                    16  
D. Bishoo                      c S. Ahmed b Riaz         27  
A. Joseph                      c Shah b Riaz             6   
S. Gabriel                     c S. Ahmed b Riaz         0   
Extras                         (lb-6 nb-8)               14  
Total                          (all out, 115.4 overs)    337 
Fall of wickets: 1-6 L. Johnson,2-32 Da. Bravo,3-38 M. Samuels,4-68 J. Blackwood,5-151 R. Chase,6-234 S. Dowrich,7-263 J. Holder,8-323 D. Bishoo,9-333 A. Joseph,10-337 S. Gabriel
Bowling                   
M. Amir                        25 - 5 - 71 - 3(nb-5)         
W. Riaz                        26.4 - 1 - 88 - 5(nb-3)       
Y. Shah                        26 - 2 - 80 - 1               
Z. Babar                       21 - 3 - 56 - 1               
M. Nawaz                       11 - 2 - 20 - 0               
Az. Ali                        6 - 0 - 16 - 0                
Pakistan 2nd innings      
S. Aslam                       c Joseph b Holder         17  
Az. Ali                        not out                   45  
A. Shafiq                      c Da. Bravo b Holder      0   
Y. Khan                        c Dowrich b Holder        0   
Misbah-ul-Haq                  c Bishoo b Chase          4   
S. Ahmed                       not out                   19  
Extras                         (nb-2)                    2   
Total                          (for 4 wickets, 39 overs) 87  
Fall of wickets: 1-37 S. Aslam,2-41 A. Shafiq,3-41 Y. Khan,4-48 Misbah-ul-Haq
To bat: M. Nawaz, W. Riaz, Y. Shah, M. Amir, Z. Babar
Bowling                   
S. Gabriel                     8 - 1 - 14 - 0(nb-2)          
A. Joseph                      6 - 1 - 16 - 0                
J. Holder                      9 - 4 - 10 - 3                
K. Brathwaite                  1 - 0 - 5 - 0                 
R. Chase                       13 - 1 - 39 - 1               
D. Bishoo                      2 - 0 - 3 - 0                 
Referees                  
Match referee: Jeff Crowe                                    
Umpire: Ian Gould                                            
Umpire: Paul Reiffel                                         
TV umpire: Richard Illingworth. –Reuters