West Indies recover from early setback against Pakistan


  • Cricket
  • Saturday, 22 Apr 2017

(Reuters) - Pakistan paceman Mohammad Abbas took a wicket with his second ball in test cricket as the tourists made headway early on the first day of the first test before West Indies recovered to close at 244-7 in Jamaica on Friday.

West Indies were reeling at 71 for five at one point after an all-too-familiar top-order collapse before steadying the ship at Sabina Park in Kingston.

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