Pakistan (230 & 157) defeat West Indies (137 & 123) by 127 runs in the first Test match to secure a 1-0 lead in the 2-Match series

Which side will win the 1st Test between Pakistan and West Indies?


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Pakistan will resume on Day 3 of the first Test against West Indies at Multan Cricket Stadium with a 202-run lead, following a dominant performance by the spin duo, Noman Ali and Sajid Khan, on Day 2.

At stumps on Day 2, Pakistan were 109/3 in their second innings after 31 overs, with Shan Masood contributing 52 off 70 balls (2 fours, 2 sixes) and Mohammad Huraira adding 29 runs from 58 balls (3 fours). Kamran Ghulam and Saud Shakeel will continue their innings when play resumes tomorrow.

Earlier, Noman and Sajid combined to dismantle the West Indies batting lineup, restricting them to just 137 all out in 25.2 overs. Noman’s outstanding figures of 5/39 in 11 overs earned him his seventh Test five-wicket haul.

Sajid Khan made early inroads with the new ball, taking four wickets as the West Indies slumped to 22/4. He struck twice in consecutive balls in the third over and then twice more in the fifth over, leaving the visitors in deep trouble.

Jomel Warrican, at No.10, was the highest scorer for the West Indies with an unbeaten 31 off 24 balls, including four boundaries and one six. Jayden Seales (22 off 13 balls) and Gudakesh Motie (19) also chipped in with valuable contributions.

Warrican and Seales formed a resilient last-wicket partnership, adding 46 runs from 21 balls.

Pakistan resumed their first innings at 143/4, but could only manage 87 more runs before both Saud Shakeel (84 off 157 balls, 6 fours) and Mohammad Rizwan (71 off 133 balls, 9 fours) were dismissed by Kevin Sinclair. Seales and Warrican claimed three wickets each for the West Indies.

With Pakistan's strong position heading into Day 3, they will look to build on their lead, while the West Indies will need to make early breakthroughs to stay in the contest.

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An easy win coming for Pakistan. They way spinners bowled in first innings , WI will struggle to get past 150 in the second innings.
 
Game can end today... Pakistan needs to go past 300 now and this game is 70% in their favor.
 
Third day's play sessions update:

1st Session: 9.30am - 12.00pm
Lunch break: 12.00pm - 12.40pm
2nd Session: 12.40pm- 2.55pm
Tea break : 2.55pm -3.15pm
3rd Session: 3.15pm - 5pm

The play can be extended for 30 minutes to complete 98 overs to be bowled today.
 
Any garbage spinner can take wickets on this doctored pitch but Kraigg Brathwaite gives the Bowl to pacer. Nice
 
Looking at the state of the pitch, Pakistan can add 0 runs from here and WI is not chasing this against the spin twins.
 
Jayden Seals bowling speeds have now dropped to 128-132 pace in this session, but causing trouble on this pitch anyway due to control and movement.
 
Any garbage spinner can take wickets on this doctored pitch but Kraigg Brathwaite gives the Bowl to pacer. Nice
Every single post you make on this forum is critical of Pakistani cricket. I have seen hundreds of your posts, and I am yet to see even one that is neutral, let alone positive about Pakistani cricket and cricketers.

Is there a certain mental satisfaction you get by posting this stuff here all day long?
 
Every single post you make on this forum is critical of Pakistani cricket. I have seen hundreds of your posts, and I am yet to see even one that is neutral, let alone positive about Pakistani cricket and cricketers.

Is there a certain mental satisfaction you get by posting this stuff here all day long?
Pakistan lives in his head rent free. Indians doctored their pitches so hard they turned root into a solid bowler lol.
 
Terrible terrible 'world class batsman' this Kamran. Always so late on to the ball even against spinners.
Seriously doubt he'll last too long at this level
 
Where are pace merchants? Jayden seals making us hop on alleged turning tracks with 130 kph pace
 
WI is not going to win. But with this strategy opposition can beat Pakistan by batting first easily. THey just need a half decent spinner. Guys like Bashir, Sinclair are not going to cut it. Even Warrican is an average spinner.
 
The wicket for Nauman was missing but no review taken. Meanwhile Pakistani batters will review obvious edges that are out like Babar in the first inning.

They had 2 reviews too. Not sure why wouldn't take one with the ball turning so much.
 
Warrican will cause Pakistan huge problems in the second test. He can teach the WI spinners how to bowl effectively on these wickets.
 
Noman should have taken the review... But anyways.... Pakistan choked as usual... 8 down now with Warrican doing all the damage
 
why not play conventional sweep instead of reverse is the point. plus he did nt review. Ball was missing. You mean he acted clueless?
May be a fielder in deep. I agree though it would've been a less risky option.
They've been trying these unconventional shots in the nets I don't know why because most struggle to play straight
 
if windies reaches 150-200 in 4th inning they should be satisfied...their bowling looks ok.. with better captaincy and attacking abtting they still ahve a chance in second test
 
WI is not going to win. But with this strategy opposition can beat Pakistan by batting first easily. THey just need a half decent spinner. Guys like Bashir, Sinclair are not going to cut it. Even Warrican is an average spinner.
It’s not just about quality of spinners, it’s also batting against quality spin. Of all the teams who have played in Pakistan since this strategy, no one has looked in control apart from Saud Shakeel. Saim Ayub and Rizwan also looked ok in patches. This is allowing Pakistan to reach 250-300 type of totals.

You are also underestimating sajid and nauman. Sajid out bowled all BG spinners on their backyard, nauman out bowled SL spinners on their’s.

none of Eng and WI batters showed any method whatsoever. They try to block until they lose hope and revert to sweeps/wild swings.

NZ can be a threat with Rachin, Will Y, and Kane. Aus, SA, and most other teams will not tour well in Pakistan even Asian teams. SL’s Karunaratne has decent defensive technique but rest of team is useless against spin.
 
sub-100 all out loading. It is impossible to bat here last. Innings got progressively difficult. Take away the 141 partnership. Batting was an ordeal.
 
you may blame the pitch but it was mostly inept batting against the spin .. even the pacer looked good on a turning track..pakistani batting has been horrid in this match
 
Dismal Effort by Pakistani Team. Giving WI a sniff in a match that should have been closed out first with the ball without conceding 50 runs to final wicket and then getting all out from 67/0 to 157
 
you may blame the pitch but it was mostly inept batting against the spin .. even the pacer looked good on a turning track..pakistani batting has been horrid in this match
Batting against spin is a dying art. Pakistani batters bar Saud also don’t have a method to bat here. Foreign teams have no hope.
 
India used to prepare these kind of surfaces in early 90s and attack with three spinners Kumble , Rajesh Chauhan and V. Raju
 
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