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Spinners rule Day 2 of 1st test as Pakistan takes control against West Indies

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Spinners rule Day 2 of 1st test as Pakistan takes control against West Indies
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Spinners rule Day 2 of 1st test as Pakistan takes control against West Indies

2025-01-18 20:52 Last Updated At:21:02

MULTAN, Pakistan (AP) — West Indies collapsed to 137 all out within one session against Pakistan spinners Noman Ali and Sajid Khan as 19 wickets fell on Day 2 of the first test Saturday.

Pakistan, which got bowled out for 230 in the first innings on a turning wicket, stretched its lead to 202 and reached 109-3 with spinners claiming 17 of the 19 wickets to fall in a day.

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Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, center, plays a shot during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, center, plays a shot during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, right, bowls as Pakistan's Saud Shakeel watches during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, right, bowls as Pakistan's Saud Shakeel watches during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Said Khan, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Mikyle Louis during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Said Khan, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Mikyle Louis during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Noman Ali, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Kevin Sinclair during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Noman Ali, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Kevin Sinclair during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Captain Shan Masood (52) raised his 11th test half-century off 60 balls and gave Pakistan a clear advantage before he got run out late in the final session with Kamran Ghulam not out on 9.

Left-armer Ali grabbed 5-39 and off-spinner Khan baffled the top four batters with 4-65 in the middle session on the same pitch where the spin duo had picked up all 20 England wickets in a test match last October.

Captain Kraigg Brathwaite (11) was the only among the top seven batters to breach the double figures as Khan and Ali bowled all but 14 deliveries before West Indies’ innings folded in 25.2 overs.

West Indies was in disarray at 91-9, but an aggressive counterattacking partnership of 46 runs off 21 balls between Jomel Warrican (31 not out) and Jayden Seales (22) took the visitors beyond the 100-run mark.

It was the second-lowest test innings, in terms of balls, against Pakistan, which bowled out Sri Lanka for 73 in 24.5 overs at Kandy in 2006.

West Indies top-order batters had no clue how to combat the sharp turning deliveries of Khan, who grabbed four wickets in space of his first three overs with the new ball.

Khan dismissed Mikyle Louis and Keacy Carty off successive deliveries with the latter brilliantly snapped up in the slips by debutant Mohammad Hurraira.

Khan then had Brathwaite clean bowled after the West Indies skipper went for an ambitious sweep against another sharp spinning delivery and Alick Athanaze offered a low return catch to the off-spinner as the tourists slipped to 22-4 in the fifth over.

Ali then got into the act and edged Khan for a five-wicket haul when he clean bowled Gudakesh Motie (19) off an inside edge as West Indies got bowled out before tea.

Earlier, West Indies spinners also profited from favorable conditions to bowl out Pakistan at stroke of lunch after the home team resumed on 143-4.

Left-arm spinner Warrican picked up 3-69 and Kevin Sinclair (2-61) accounted for the vital wickets of Saud Shakeel (84) and Mohammad Rizwan (71) as Pakistan lost last six wickets for 43 runs.

Shakeel and Rizwan had extended their fifth-wicket stand to 141 before Pakistan lost wickets in cluster in the latter half of first session.

On a wicket tailor-made for spinners, Shakeel and Rizwan had dominated the three West Indian spinners before Sinclair broke the threatening stand soon after the first drinks break when he found the outside edge of left-handed Shakeel’s bat.

Shakeel hit six boundaries in his 157-ball knock and had revived Pakistan innings with Rizwan after the home team had slipped to 46-4 against fast bowler Seales’ (3-27) triple strike on Day 1.

Pakistan then lost three more wickets in space of 10 deliveries and slipped to 200-8 as the spinners extracted sharp turn with the odd ball getting low.

Rizwan, who hit nine fours in just over three hours stay at the wicket, missed the line of Sinclair’s full pitched delivery while going for an extravagant reverse sweep and was out leg before wicket.

Khan (18) and Khurram Shahzad (7) shared second best partnership of the innings when they contributed 25 runs for the ninth-wicket stand before Warrican wrapped up the innings just before lunch by removing both batters in his successive overs.

Pakistan is at No. 8 and West Indies is at No. 9 on the WTC points table after performing under-par over the last one year in tests. Australia and South Africa have already qualified for June 11-15 WTC final at Lord’s.

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Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, center, plays a shot during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Saud Shakeel, center, plays a shot during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Pakistan's Salman Ali Agha during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, right, bowls as Pakistan's Saud Shakeel watches during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

West Indies Jomel Warrican, right, bowls as Pakistan's Saud Shakeel watches during the day two of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Said Khan, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Mikyle Louis during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Said Khan, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Mikyle Louis during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Noman Ali, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Kevin Sinclair during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

Pakistan's Noman Ali, center, celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of West Indies Kevin Sinclair during the day two of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan, Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Asim Tanveer)

LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Los Angeles Lakers rescinded their trade to acquire Mark Williams from Charlotte because the center failed his physical, a person with knowledge of the circumstances told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

The person spoke on condition of anonymity because the Lakers didn't plan to make a public announcement of their reason for scrapping the deal.

The Lakers agreed to trade rookie Dalton Knecht and Cam Reddish along with draft considerations Wednesday night to get the 23-year-old Williams, a third-year pro and a former first-round draft pick. Los Angeles needs a quality big man to replace Anthony Davis, who was traded to Dallas along with Max Christie for superstar Luka Doncic.

Charlotte also was supposed to receive the Lakers’ first-round pick in 2031 and a first-round pick swap in 2030.

Instead, the Lakers took the drastic step of nixing the trade after learning more about Williams, who has a lengthy injury history. He has played in just 84 of a possible 212 NBA games over his three seasons due to back problems and other ailments.

“We are excited to welcome Mark back to our Hornets organization,” the Hornets wrote in a statement on social media. “After the other team aggressively pursued Mark, we made the difficult decision to move him. We have always held great respect for Mark's talent, work ethic and character. We are thrilled to see him rejoin our roster as a dynamic presence at the starting center position. His return strengthens our team, and we look forward to the impact he will make on and off the court.”

The Lakers had no initial concerns about the deal, according to general manager Rob Pelinka. Coach JJ Redick already knows Williams, who came to Redick — a fellow Duke product — for advice and mentorship a few years ago.

“Just feel like he’s a really good fit now, and he’s a really good fit for the future,” Redick said of Williams on Thursday night.

The cancellation of the trade throws yet another element of upheaval into the Lakers, who have won five straight and 11 of 13 despite their tumultuous roster moves.

Los Angeles beat Indiana 124-117 earlier Saturday without LeBron James and Doncic.

The Lakers are now without a proven big man to play alongside Jaxson Hayes, who was expected to move to the bench after Williams arrived. Their backup center against the Pacers was 6-foot-10 Trey Jemison III, who joined the Lakers less than four weeks ago and has played for four teams in the past two seasons.

The buyout market for veteran big men also doesn't look promising, and the Lakers even lost the roster spot they created by dealing two players for Williams — but the Lakers eventually could get help from within.

Christian Wood has missed the entire season for Los Angeles since having knee surgery in September, and while the Lakers haven't provided any recent updates on his return, the big man wasn't initially expected to miss the entire season.

Jemison and fellow backup big man Christian Koloko are on two-way contracts, which means they wouldn't be eligible for the playoffs.

The Lakers also were thin on the wing without Knecht and Reddick, who both got intermittent playing time this season. Knecht is a dynamic shooter who had a 37-point game with nine 3-pointers early this season, but his defensive growing pains limited his playing time before the trade.

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Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht celebrates after scoring a three-point basket against the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Los Angeles Lakers guard Dalton Knecht celebrates after scoring a three-point basket against the Los Angeles Clippers during the first half of an NBA basketball game Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) looks to shoot against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

Charlotte Hornets center Mark Williams (5) looks to shoot against Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, right, during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Charlotte, N.C., Saturday, Feb. 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Nell Redmond)

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