TAROUBA, Trinidad (AP) — West Indies led Pakistan by 155 runs with only three second-innings wickets remaining Monday after bowlers dominated the third day of the first cricket test.
First, Justin Greaves bowled five consecutive wicket maidens on his way to 5-27 as Pakistan lost six wickets for 38 runs after Shan Masood completed his seventh test century. Then Mohammad Abbas took 3-14 in 13 overs to reduce West Indies to 126-7 at stumps.
Kemar Roach and Shamar Joseph were left holding the West Indies innings together. Roach was 5 not out and Joseph had dashed to 22 from 13 balls, clearly trying to push the total lead close to 200 which would be a difficult fourth-innings chase.
Pakistan was 244-4 prior to Masood's dismissal, making strong inroads into West Indies' first innings of 311. But when Masood fell for 109 in his first test innings since being relieved of the captaincy, Pakistan slumped to be all out for 282.
Abbas then produced another outstanding new-ball spell to dismiss both Brandon King (5) and Kavem Hodge (0) to leave West Indies at 7-2 in the fifth over. When Mohammad Ali caught Amir Jangoo (4) off his own bowling and Khurram Shahzad bowled Shai Hope (10), West Indies was 43-4 and the second batting collapse of the day was in motion.
Opener Tagenarine Chanderpaul (35) provided some resistance before he fell to Aamer Jamal, then Abbas returned to dismiss Greaves (20) and Shahzad nicked out captain Roston Chase (8).
Pakistan resumed Monday at 199-3, in a strong position to match or overhaul West Indies' first innings. Masood reached his century from 163 balls after resuming at 88 and, with Salman Agha, made slow early progress toward the 250 mark.
But everything changed when Joseph bowled Agha (20) with a superb delivery which seamed past the outside edge to leave Pakistan at 244-4.
Greaves took over, removing Masood with a ball that cannoned onto the stumps from an inside edge. Jamal (3) missed a straight delivery from Greaves which beat the bat and in quick succession Ali Usman (0) fell lbw and Mohammad Rizwan (12) was caught behind as Pakistan slipped to 259-8 before lunch.
Greaves had Abbas caught behind for his fifth wicket and Pakistan's innings ended soon after when Roach dismissed Shahzad (19).
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FILE - Pakistan's Shan Masood, foreground, gestures during the third day of the second test cricket match between South Africa and Pakistan, in Cape Town, South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. (AP Photo/Halden Krog, File)
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Monday to clear the way for an executive order from President Donald Trump that could dramatically change mail-in voting ahead of November’s midterm elections.
The Justice Department asked the justices to halt for now lower court decisions blocking the sweeping changes in nearly half the country.
The request comes shortly after Trump delivered a primetime address elevating his yearslong push to raise doubts about the legitimacy of elections, and could be one of several voting-related challenges before the court ahead of the high-stakes midterm contest.
Trump ordered the government in March to create a “state citizenship list” of eligible voters and deliver mail ballots only to people on that list.
Democratic officials in 23 states and the District of Columbia sued, saying the Constitution gives states and Congress the authority to set election rules, not the president. Their attorneys have said Trump's proposed changes are ripe for abuse and could cause chaos.
A judge in Massachusetts blocked the executive order for the plaintiff states, and a divided 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals panel left her ruling in place over the weekend.
The executive order calls for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services and the commissioner of the Social Security Administration to send state officials federal citizenship lists to determine eligible voters. It tells the U.S. Postal Service to deliver mail ballots only to people on the lists.
The order also calls for ballots to have secure envelopes with unique barcodes for tracking. Federal funding could be withheld from states and localities that don’t comply.
The appeal argues that Trump's order lays out “general policy guidance” and doesn’t directly dictate how states run their elections. Solicitor General D. John Sauer asked the high court to freeze the judge's order as lawsuits play out, calling it indefensible.
“And the injunction is especially indefensible because the agencies are still deliberating over how (if at all) to implement the Order, yet the district court preemptively decided that whatever the agencies may choose to do will necessarily be unlawful,” Sauer wrote.
He urged the high court to move quickly, arguing that any new policies would have to be in place as soon as August to be effective for the November elections. A response to the appeal is due Aug. 3.
Mail balloting has long been a favorite target for Trump, even as he has used the method to cast his own votes. He has blamed it for his loss to Democrat Joe Biden in 2020 and has claimed without evidence that it opens the door to fraud. He returned to that theme Monday during an appearance at a General Motors facility in Michigan as he was making an appeal for Congress to pass his voter ID and proof-of-citizenship bill.
“And hopefully there will be no mail-in ballots,” he said, calling them 'inherently corrupt."
Using mail ballots has become increasingly popular with voters of both parties, with about 30% of all ballots cast that way during the 2024 presidential election, according to federal data. The process also is secure. A 2025 Brookings Institution study found only about four cases of fraud out of every 10 million mail ballots cast.
The Supreme Court has ruled against the Trump administration before on mail-in ballots, finding in June that states can count ballots that arrive after Election Day.
Trump has promoted the proposed changes in his executive order as safeguards to keep non-U.S. citizens from voting. He's also repeatedly pressed for the passage of the legislation that requires proof of citizenship to vote.
Noncitizen voting has been shown to be rare, and is a felony that can be punishable by deportation.
U.S. District Court Judge Indira Talwani in Boston, who was nominated by Democratic President Barack Obama, agreed in June to halt implementation for the Nov. 3 elections.
Her ruling differed from that of another federal judge based in Washington. U.S. District Judge Carl Nichols, who was appointed by Trump, found in May that it was too early to block the order because it had not yet been implemented.
The office of California Attorney General Rob Bonta, who is leading the lawsuit for the states, did not immediately comment on the Trump administration’s appeal. New York Attorney General Letitia James’ office declined to comment.
The Postal Service also would not discuss its plans regarding implementing Trump’s order or its rule, citing the ongoing litigation. In Kansas, Republican Secretary of State Scott Schwab’s office said it has not heard from the Postal Service about plans going forward.
Associated Press writer John Hanna in Topeka, Kansas, contributed to this story.
President Donald Trump gestures as he departs after speaking at General Motors proving ground, Monday, July 27, 2026, in Milford, Mich. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Visitors walk in front of the Supreme Court Friday, July 24, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mariam Zuhaib)
