Delhi: The first match of the two-match Test series between Pakistan and West Indies was played in Multan, in which Pakistan performed brilliantly and defeated West Indies by 127 runs. With this victory, Pakistan has taken a 1-0 lead in the series. This is Pakistan's last series in the current cycle of the World ICC Test Championship, and the team has taken steps towards making this cycle memorable.
In the Multan Test, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first. His first innings was limited to 230 runs. In reply, West Indies team was all out after scoring only 137 runs. The performance of Pakistan's spinners was excellent. Noman Ali took 5 wickets, Sajid Khan took 4 wickets and Abrar Ahmed took 1 wicket.
Pakistan, which had a lead of 93 runs in the first innings, scored 157 runs in the second innings and set a target of 251 runs for West Indies to win. However, the challenging condition of the pitch increased the difficulties for West Indies. His team was bundled out for just 123 runs, and Pakistan won the match.
Playing XI of both –
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Muhammad Huraira, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Salman Aga, Sajid Khan, Noman Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed.
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Mikail Lewis, Casey Carty, Kaveem Hodge, Alec Athanazé, Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach (wk), Gudakesh Moti, Kevin Sinclair, Jomel Warrican, Jayden Seales.
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