West Indies vs Pakistan 2017, 3rd Test: Day 1, 5 talking points

#4 Babar Azam's fortuitous half-century

Azam was lucky to be dropped but made the most of his reprieve

Babar Azam cracked the fourth half-century of his Test career but it was not without hiccups. After the early loss of Masood, Azhar Ali and Azam had taken Pakistan to a point of safety with a slow yet rigid partnership.

The spinners were getting turn and Bishoo spun one across Azam, who nicked the ball to Dowrich only for him to drop a fairly regulation catch.

The Pakistani no.3 was only on 28 then and the miss will go down as a huge blow. The pair eventually put on 120.