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ISLAMABAD: West Indies closed the opening day of the three-day warm-up match against Pakistan Shaheens with 273-7 in 74 overs on the back of Alick Athanaze’s 99 at the Islamabad Club Ground here on Friday.

The toss was uncontested as the teams mutually decided for the West Indies to bat first in this non-first-class match.

Left-hander Alick Athanaze, batting at No.5, faced 142 balls, which included 15 fours and one six. He was dismissed by Ahmed Safi Abdullah one shy of his century.

Earlier in the day, opening batters Kraigg Brathwaite (34, 39, 5x4s, 1×6) and Mikyle Louis (34, 63b, 4x4s, 1×6) stitched a 47-run opening partnership before the former fell to Ahmed Safi.

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Louis, Keacy Carty (22, 46b, 3x4s) and Kavem Hodge (17, 22b, 2x4s) became Mohammad Rameez Jnr’s preys, as the right-arm leg-spinner returned figures of 3-40 in 13 overs.

Amir Jangoo (29 not out, 42b, 2x4s, 1×6) and Joshua Da Silva (11 not out, 28b) will resume batting for West Indies on day two with 16 overs remaining in the first innings as the first dig for both the teams has been restricted to 90 overs for maximum practice.

Apart from Rameez Jnr and Ahmed Safi, Hussain Talat was the other wicket-taker for Pakistan Shaheens as he dismissed West Indies batter Tevin Imlach (13, 36b, 1×4).

Following the ongoing three-day match, Pakistan and West Indies will square off in the first Test from January 17 to January 21 in Multan, while the second match will commence on January 25 at the same venue.

West Indies Test squad: Kraigg Brathwaite (Captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Joshua Da Silva, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, Kevin Sinclair and Jomel Warrican.

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PORT OF SPAIN: Alick Athanaze played a fighting knock to help West Indies secure a draw on the final day of the first Test against South Africa at Queen’s Park Oval.

On a rain-effected fifth day, while chasing a target of 298 runs, the hosts found themselves struggling at 64-3.

However, Athanaze played a brilliant 92-run knock, during which he added a crucial 65 runs for the fifth wicket with Jason Holder to force the draw.

Athanaze fell prey to Keshav Maharaj in the dying moments of the first of the two-match Test series, while Holder remained unbeaten at 31.

West Indies scored 201-5 before both teams agreed to settle for the draw. Maharaj led the bowling for South Africa with 4-88, while Kagiso Rabada picked one.

Maharaj praised Athanaze for his knock after the end of the game.

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“It was just about dragging the length back and trying to exploit the rough outside his off-stump,” said player of the match Maharaj in explaining his plan to claim Athanaze’s wicket.

“Full credit must go to him though for the way he played. I just tried to stick to my plans and utilise different angles from the crease.”

Earlier in the day, Tristan Stubbs played a quick innings of 68 runs from 50 balls, while Tony de Zorzi scored 45 to steer South Africa to 173-3 before captain Temba Bavuma declared the innings.

“We expected the wicket to break up a little more than it did,” Bavuma said after the match. “In the end, we just didn’t have enough time, plus the elements got in the way of what could have been a really good competitive game of cricket.”

The second Test match between the West Indies and South Africa is scheduled to take place at the Providence Stadium in Guyana, beginning on 15 August.

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