West Indies defeated Pakistan by 90 runs in the first match of the two-Test series at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad to take a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series. fast bowler Jayden Sears was the standout performer, taking five wickets in the second innings as Pakistan were bowled out for 120 while chasing 211. Seales finished with a figure of 5/20.Pakistan’s batting average fell rapidly to 71/9. However, the captain Babar Azam No. 11 Mohammad Abbas delayed West Indies’ victory with a 49-run partnership on the last wicket.Abbas scored 23 and Sears dismissed him shortly after the tea break on day four, ending Pakistan’s battle.
Babar holds head high in defeat
Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 58 and completed his 32nd Test half-century, but the Pakistan captain received little support from his teammates.Babar reached his fifty off 81 balls at a time when Pakistan was already struggling with a record of 88/9. The other batsmen scored only 38 runs in total.After the defeat, Babar admitted that Pakistan’s batting was not good enough.“We have played good cricket in the last few days but today we were not up to par as a batting unit. We lost wickets in a row. We will make sure that doesn’t happen in the coming games,” Babar said.The second Test of the series begins on Sunday.
Pakistan suffers batting collapse again
Pakistan’s second-innings defeat mirrored their first-innings problems.After reaching 244/4, Pakistan lost 6 wickets for just 38 runs and were dismissed for 282, giving West Indies a 29-run lead in the first innings.West Indies scored 311 in the first innings.Apart from Jean MassoudA century and a half removed from Imam-ul-Haq (63) and Babar Azam, Pakistan’s batting lacked consistency. Only six Pakistan batsmen scored in double figures in the two innings.Masood’s injury has made Pakistan’s situation even more difficult. After suffering a hand injury in the first innings, he was forced to bat at No. 8 instead of his usual No. 3.
West Indies build match-winning lead
West Indies resumed Day 4’s action with a score of 126/7 and a lead of 155 runs. Shamar Joseph added 16 points to his 22-point night, while Kema Roach West Indies contributed 13 runs to extend their advantage to over 200 runs.Pakistan’s target cost too much as Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for just three runs early in the chase.Babar tried to stabilize the innings but the rest of the batting line-up failed to provide support. Among Pakistan’s top six, only Mohammad Rizwan broke double figures with 11 points.
Sears and Greaves lead West Indies attack
Sears was well supported by Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves who took two wickets each.The pacer completed his fifth five-wicket haul in Test cricket when he trapped Abbas LBW in the 41st over.Greaves was named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance. He took figures of 5/27 in Pakistan’s first innings.For Pakistan, Abbas performed best with the ball, taking figures of 3/63 and 5/22 in West Indies’ two innings.
