Amir Jangoo reacts to passage of play on day 1 of 2nd Test between West Indies and Pakistan

West Indies batter Amir Jangoo feels they have done well by finishing at 239 for the loss of five wickets on day 1 of the second Test against Pakistan on a tricky surface at the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.

Jangoo also credited Pakistan bowlers for their disciplined approach and making run-scoring difficult on a slow pitch.

"There were difficult periods in batting. The surfaces are very slow ones. These are surfaces that you can't really score that quickly on. The Pakistan bowlers, the spinners, they bowled very disciplined as well. But having said that, I think our batters dealt with it really well," Jangoo said at stumps on a rain-affected first day, as only 74 overs of play were possible in the day.

All five of Windies batters who are back in the shed got off to promising starts but couldn't really kick on and convert those starts into big individual scores. Jangoo scored 26 off 55 deliveries with the help of three fours before he was caught on the leg side off the debutant Ubaid Shah. Brandon King, in particular, looked aggressive from the outset before he was adjudged lbw (leg before wicket) on 46.

"I think we got a good start with Brandon there at the top of the order. And yeah, just unfortunate we couldn't kick it on. There was some unfortunate dismissals in there as well," Jangoo said. "So yeah, it's all about taking the game deep now. I think it's a wicket where when you do get in, you have to make it count. So Justin and Chase is in the middle there and, yeah, hopefully they can carry on tomorrow."

Jangoo emphasised that the hosts must get to 350 to gain a significant first-innings advantage as he anticipated the wicket to deteriorate after playing well on day 2.

"I don't really think we have a target in mind, but definitely we need to get over 350 runs batting first on this wicket. I think we're right on our way there," Jangoo said. "So it's all about digging deep and batting for long hours.

"We know that the wicket will start to deteriorate as well, but I think day two should be a really good time to bat on the wicket. So we have to make it count."