Watch: Fawad Alam takes a stunning catch to dismiss Blackwood
Pakistan players have put up a terrific fight against West Indies in the ongoing Test series. The visitors nearly won the first Test but the Caribbeans did all the magic to seal the Test opener.
West Indies won the first Test match by 1 wicket and took a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series. The second Test match is taking place at Sabina Park, Kingston in Jamaica.
Pakistan has come roaring back into the second Test after losing the first Test. West Indies won the toss and opted to bowl first. Pakistan batted first and scored 302/9 and then declared the innings.
Fawad Alam top-scored with an unbeaten 124 runs with the help of 17 fours. Pakistan captain Babar Azam chipped in with 75 with the help of 13 fours. Kemar Roach and Jayden Seales bowled well and took 3 wickets each.
Jason Holder took 2 wickets to his name. In response, West Indies lacked enough teeth to add more flesh in the batting department. Nkrumah Bonner top-scored with 37 while Jermaine Blackwood scored 33 runs.
Shaheen Afridi was the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan. He accounted for four dismissals while Mohammad Abbas took 3 wickets to his credit. Faheem Ashraf took a wicket.
Fawad Alam takes a stunning catch to dismiss Blackwood
Absolute beauty from Fawad Alam , What a catch ! #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/zcOMDg0jAD
— Muhammad Anas Amir🇵🇰 (@AnasAmir2101) August 23, 2021
Pakistan was clearly the better team in the second Test without second thoughts. During the last ball of the 40th over, a breathtaking incident took place that stunned the cricket fraternity.
Fawad Alam took everyone by surprise by taking a sensational catch to dismiss Jermaine Blackwood. It all happened when Blackwood tried to play a shot off Shaheen Afridi’s bowling.
Shaheen Shah Afridi gets the big wicket of Blackwood once again! Terrific catch by Fawad Alam.#WIvPAK | #PAKvWI | #WTC23 pic.twitter.com/6lgQKt1Pc9
— Grassroots Cricket (@grassrootscric) August 23, 2021
As it turned out, Shaheen Afridi’s bouncer forced the batsman to make a mistake as he hit the ball towards the slip. Meanwhile, Shaheen Afridi covered some distance and took a spectacular catch.