His departure in the fourth over, after the second new ball was taken, could have proved a big setback to the home team, but they lost just one wicket in the remaining 16.2 overs.
But despite West Indies playing themselves into a reasonable position at stumps, they were still 158 behind Pakistan’s first-innings score, far from safety with two days left in the deciding test of the series, which is tied at 1-1.
Wicketkeeper Shane Dowrich was 20 not out at the close, with patient captain Jason Holder on 11 off 42 balls including a lofty six over long-off in the final over, delivered by leg-spinner Yasir Shah.
Yasir was the most successful Pakistan bowler, if a tad expensive, picking up the first three scalps of the innings and finishing with 3-108.
He had Kraigg Brathwaite (29) and Shimron Hetmyer (17) caught behind, the latter given out on video review, while Kieran Powell (31) was caught on the mid-wicket boundary.
(Reporting by Andrew Both in Cary, North Carolina; Editing by Ken Ferris)
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