(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. Earlier, Abbas made a fine debut when he induced opener Kraigg Brathwaite to edge to second slip for a duck. Fellow quick Mohammad Amir then chimed in by claiming the next three wickets as West Indies test debutants Shimron Hetmyer (11) and Vishaul Singh (9) both went cheaply. Pakistan have lost their past six tests, while West Indies have lost their past two home series, to India last year and Australia in 2015.

Source: The Star April 21, 2017 23:22 UTC