Brathwaite hits fifty after Windies set 456

ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AFP) — Opener Kraigg Brathwaite defied Pakistan’s bowling with a fighting half century to take West Indies to 86-2 at tea on the fourth day of the second Test in Abu Dhabi on Monday.

Brathwaite was 55 not out and with him, Marlon Samuels on nine not out as West Indies — set a mammoth 456 to win or bat out five sessions for a draw — fought hard on a weary Sheikh Zayed Stadium pitch.

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