Pakistan are in control of the second cricket Test against the West Indies at St Kitts thanks to their spinners, who shared six wickets as the hosts reached eight for 184 at stumps, in reply to Pakistan's first innings total of 272.
Part-time off-spinner Mohammad Hafeez finished the second day with a flattering two for 16 from four overs, left-arm spinner Abdur Rehman ended with two for 46 from off 23 overs and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal captured two for 49 from 21 overs.
Marlon Samuels hit the top score of 57 for West Indies, Darren Bravo made 24, and Ramnaresh Sarwan got 20, but many of the West Indies batsmen were undermined by the clever spin bowling from the visitors on a Warner Park pitch offering them sharp turn and generous bounce.
This followed a maiden Test half-century from Tanvir Ahmed in a record last wicket stand at the ground of 78 with Ajmal that frustrated West Indies for close to two hours, as the Pakistanis' first innings came to a close just before lunch.
Tanvir hammered 10 fours in a 96-ball 57.
