Twitter Reactions: Darren Bravo leads West Indies fightback despite early jolts

The first-ever day night Test on Asian soil might just end in a draw owing to a flat track. A mammoth total put on the board by Pakistan saw West Indies bowlers weep haplessly. However, as it turned out to be, the wicket remained the same on the day 3 as well. West Indies lost their opener Leoh Johnson cheaply by the end of day 2. His partner Kraigg Brathwaite and middle-order batsman Darren Bravo showed great fight on day 3. The duo batted cautiously.

The run flow was slow but the key for West Indies was to keep the wickets intact. Pakistan leggie Yasir Shah was expected to be the man to watch out for. He delivered the goods by breaking the partnership. Brathwaite perished after a hard fought 32. Bravo went on to score the slowest fifty in the history of West Indies cricket. He held the fort at one end as wickets kept falling at regular intervals at the other.

Veteran batsman Marlon Samuels gave good support to Bravo. They added 113 for the 3^rd wicket to see West Indies move closer to avoid the follow on. Samuels got his half century too before being dismissed by Sohail Khan on 76. Jermaine Blackwood got a start too. He fought hard in the middle. The conditions were not the toughest to bat on but it was all about the mental pressure the West Indies player endured.

Blackwood’s 37 ended when Wahab Riaz struck first blood. The Twitter reactions on Wahab’s spell was active. Riaz bowled his heart out on a dead wicket. He was unlucky to have not bagged a lot of wickets though. He got rid of Roston Chase immediately after dismissing Blackwood. The biggest jolt for the visitors came when the set batsman Darren Bravo was dismissed towards the end of day 3.

Also read – PAK v WI, 1st Test Day 3 Review: Bravo and Samuels lead gritty fightback

Bravo’s 87 came off 258 balls as Mohammad Nawaz bagged his first wicket. West Indies ended the day’s play on 315/6 with Shane Dowrich and Jason Holder at the crease.

Here are the twitter reactions from the day’s play:

Darren Bravo voluntarily pulled out of the WT20 squad to focus on Test cricket and is yet to score a century since. #pakvwi

— Abhishek (@absycric) October 15, 2016

Darren Bravo displayed buckets of patience and desire, unfortunately no ton. #PAKvsWI #nexttime

— Brendán Roy Spark ? (@brendanroy16) October 16, 2016

Darren Bravo batted for more than a day and scored 87 runs, faced 258 balls… #PAKvWI

— Nikhil Mane ??? (@nikhiltait) October 15, 2016

Looking forward to an inquest into Darren Bravo's 87 off 258, strike rate 33.72 – who does he think he is, the next Che Pujara#PAKvsWI

— Gaurav Sethi (@BoredCricket) October 16, 2016

Darren Bravo voluntarily pulled out of the WT20 squad to focus on Test cricket and is yet to score a century since. #pakvwi

— Abhishek (@absycric) October 15, 2016

Mohammad Nawaz gets his first test wicket and it is the big scalp of Darren Bravo! He scored 87 off 258 balls.
WI 300/6#PakvsWI

— ARY Sports (@ARYSports_Web) October 15, 2016

"The effort I see Wahab Riaz putting in on flat pitches is exemplary" : Ian Bishop #Cricket #PAKvWI

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) October 15, 2016

Azhar Ali has just told the press that he was in the ground as a substitute fielder when Inzamam scored 329 in Lahore in 2002. #PakvWI

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 14, 2016

A moment that Mohammad Nawaz will remember forever – his first Test wicket. Great moment for a great guy #Cricket #PakvWI

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) October 15, 2016

176-ball 50 by Darren Bravo today, the slowest by any West Indies batsman in Tests in last six years. #PakvWI

— Mazher Arshad (@MazherArshad) October 15, 2016

Special achievement from Azhar Ali 302* this Pakistan team has some serious talent. Now for Yasir Shah to weave his magic! #PAKvWI

— Tom Moody (@TomMoodyCricket) October 14, 2016

After scoring 302* @AzharAli_ goes in and fields at forward short leg #teamman #fitness #PakvWI

— Hemant (@hemantbuch) October 14, 2016