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West Indies crumble after Misbah’s near miss

Pakistan piled up 452 runs and reduced West Indies to 106/4 to take control of the second Test on the second day.



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Pakistan piled up 452 runs and reduced West Indies to 106/4 to take control of the second Test on the second day. Brief scores: Pak: 452 (Younis 127, Misbah 96, Shafiq 68, Sarfraz 56, Gabriel 5/96); WI: 106/4 (Bravo 43, Samuels 30, Rahat 2/31).

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