Tour game ends in stalemate
Dwayne Bravo hit a hundred but other key batsmen, including captain Brian Lara, were left short on practice as West Indies drew their two-day tour match against the PCB Patron's XI in Lahore on Thursday
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PCB Patron's XI 305 for 4 dec drew with West Indians 279 for 5 (Bravo 108 retired out, Ganga 42)
Dwayne Bravo hit a hundred but other key batsmen, including captain Brian Lara, were left short on practice as West Indies drew their two-day tour match against the PCB Patron's XI in Lahore on Thursday.
Bravo hit 15 fours and two sixes in his 108 before retiring as West Indies reached 279 for 5 before bad light ended the match at the Bagh-e-Jinnah Stadium. The Patron's XI had declared their first innings at their overnight score of 305-4.
Bravo held the innings together after West Indies lost openers Runako Morton for 21 and Daren Ganga for 42. Bravo added 120 runs for the fourth wicket with uncapped Lendl Simmons, who made 40. Ramnaresh Sarwan managed 29 while Lara did not bat.
West Indies coach Bennett King said the side did not get the kind of preparation they would have liked for the first Test against Pakistan starting in Lahore on Saturday. "It's not ideal for the format that we are playing but we have been playing a lot of cricket which is certainly beneficial to us," said King.