Ganga mixed watchful defence with some fine strokes

Openers Chris Gayle and Daren Ganga put West Indies in a healthy position on day two of the second Test against Pakistan in Multan.

The tourists were 151-0 at stumps in reply to Pakistan's 357 all out, with Gayle 87 not out and Ganga on 59.

They collected 19 boundaries between them and Gayle also struck a six over mid-wicket off spinner Mohammad Hafeez.

Fast bowler Jerome Taylor took 5-91 earlier in the day as Pakistan's last six wickets went down for 94 runs.

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They resumed on 263-4 but lost captain Inzamam-ul-Haq in the third over of the day when he edged a beauty from Taylor which swung away late.

Keeper Denesh Ramdin took the catch to send Inzamam on his way without adding to his overnight score of 31.

Shoaib Malik was dropped on 14 and 20 off Corey Collymore, who bowled an unbroken 15-over spell before lunch with the second new ball.

Gayle and Ganga batted extremely well and it was hard work for us Pakistan coach Bob Woolmer More close of play reaction

But Collymore finally got his man for 42 when Dwayne Bravo clung onto a splendid left-handed diving catch at second slip.

The same combination accounted for Kamran Akmal (17) before Taylor made short work of Shahid Nazir and Umar Gul to claim the second five-wicket haul of his Test career.

Pakistan's innings ended when Danish Kaneria was run out leaving Abdul Razzaq high and dry after an out of character innings in which he made 16 not out off 92 balls.

West Indies needed a good start to their innings as they trail 1-0 in the series and Gayle and Ganga were content to pick off occasional loose deliveries and leave anything they did not have to play.

Gayle was strong through the off-side as usual and put away two successive deliveries from Kaneria to the cover boundary before pushing a single to long-on in the leg-spinner's next over to reach 50 off 101 balls.

He celebrated by hoisting Hafeez into the crowd and putting a full toss away for four before a streaky boundary to third man prompted him to reconsider his attempt to raise the tempo.

Ganga, meanwhile, was content to play the supporting role and took 123 deliveries to reach his own century, which arrived when he put away a half volley from Gul for his ninth four.