Player of the Match
Player of the Match

END OF OVER:
44 | 2 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 133/10

  • Abrar Ahmed0 (0b)
  • Jomel Warrican16-4-27-5
  • Gudakesh Motie11-3-35-2

11.20pm What a Test match, what a win for West Indies. And what a WTC cycle this has been, with one series to go (Sri Lanka vs Australia) before the final in June. So many wins for away teams, so many upsets, so many reminders that Test cricket is in excellent health if those who govern the game can see it and promote it as it needs to be promoted. We hope you've enjoyed our coverage as much as we've enjoyed bringing it to you. Until next time, it's goodbye from me, Rashad and Thilak.

Kraigg Brathwaite: On the win: "We haven't played in Pakistan for a number of years, but we haven't won here in a while, so to come here and do it as a young group is incredible." On being brave with the bat: "On this pitch, there's a ball with your name on it around the corner. We did that with the bat in the second innings, and it was good to see. It was a good experience. When you get on better pitches, you can have a similar mindset and it will help you in the long run." On Warrican: "He always says he's one of the best players of offspin in the Caribbean, it's good to see him get some runs. Him and Motie in the first innings really set the game up for us. He's been in and out for a long time, but he showed his class, and he's here to stay."

Shan Masood: On letting the lower order get away: "I think the only option left was to bring the fast bowler on and maybe have a crack. Yes, they batted well, but we have to learn too. It's been a habit [letting the lower order score runs], it happened in South Africa as well." On the pitches, whether a rethink is needed: "We've won three out of four Tests, but even in the game we've lost, on the first day we were in the position we wanted, even better maybe when we had them eight down. One bad performance can't have a domino effect. We still have to be brave and replicate conditions. Even when we fail, there are a lot of learnings. Now we realise as a team that one extra wicket, one extra partnership, can have a huge effect on the game." On whether these pitches should be replicated in domestic cricket as well: "100%. It's a game of all stakeholders. We should also appreciate the players for throwing themselves in the den without preparation. But I think domestic cricket also will be played like this. We won three out of four matches in these conditions, and we dominated the first hour of the first day here as well. It's very important." On batters embracing the challenge on these pitches: "We've seen encouraging signs, batsmen being proactive like Saud and Rizzy getting fifties. Even my fifty was off 60 balls, Babar played proactively as well yesterday. It's about realising that you might not get hundreds here, but even 30s and 40s contribute to winning situations. Kraigg Brathwaite was the ideal example yesterday."

Jomel Warrican is the Player of the Match, and the Player of the Series as well. On his batting: "I back my gameplan, once the ball is in my zone, I back myself to clear the boundary. I trust my defence as well, and my ability to rotate the strike." On his bowling: "Just the variation of pace and hitting the same length over and over. Consistency is the key to everything I do."

11.02am A mention for Tevin Imlach as well. Made his debut in this series, and was absolutely outstanding behind the stumps on incredibly difficult pitches for wicketkeepers. He spoke to the broadcasters in the morning, and he said this about his keeping: "Yeah, being able to see the ball first of all, I think that's very important, and being able to anticipate a bit because it is important to do a lot very quickly. So anticipate where it's going to be and try to move quick, be strong in your legs."

Sampath shares this gem too: "38 is the second-lowest total at the fall of seventh wicket in the first innings from which a team has gone on to win a men's Test. Lowest is 21 by England against Australia ."

Zayan: "Might be unexpected right now but even BD fans are happy right now, the series drawn means they finish over both Pakistan and West Indies in the WTC table."

10.48pm What a moment for West Indies. It's only their fifth ever Test win in Pakistan. Almost exactly a year since Gabba 2024. Their fast bowlers won that match, their spinners have done it here. This is a team with talent in all facets of the game, and we're seeing some massive results now. What a game for their spinners: Motie and Warrican scored runs in both innings, were the top two scorers in the first, and the two of them and Sinclair have outbowled Pakistan's spinners comprehensively, particularly in the second innings, where their lengths and lines were a lot more relentless, and their pace a lot more suited to this surface. Warrican finishes with incredible match figures of 9 for 70, and is the top wicket-taker in the series as well.

Our stats whizzes have been busy in the last few minutes: Sampath Bandarupalli informs us that the 69 wickets in this series is the most by spin bowlers in a two-match Test series, going past the 67 in the SL-WI series in 2021.

Deep Gadhia, meanwhile, tells us that Warrican's 19 is the most wickets by a visiting spinner in a two-Test series in Pakistan.

Dhananjay: "Surely Warrican for player of the series - 85 runs @ 42.5 and 19 wickets @ 9!"

Siva: "This defeat also showcases how difficult it is to maintain home dominance consistently even if its achieved by creating tough pitches. Chances of backfiring are much more, and a reason why India were so successful for so long is their spinning all-rounders providing batting depth. That is the area Pakistan will need to look hard at if they are going to take this way forward."

Ahsan Baig: "This match is reminiscent of the Karachi Test in 2006. Irfan Pathan took a hat-trick in the first innings, leaving Pakistan reeling at 39 for 6. However, a lower-order recovery and a strong bowling performance eventually gave Pakistan a narrow 7-run lead. Pakistan went on to win that match."

Kazim: "Disappointing display of batting by the Pakistani batsmen. The seniors need to step up on such a difficult track and PCB needs to rethink their strategy for the pitch selection."

Sameer Okaz: "Pakistan started 2025 with a bang and again back to normal UNPREDICTABLE way loosing from winning positions.. get ready for another roller coaster of a year ahead fans.. credit to WI tailenders!"

43.6
W
Warrican to Sajid Khan, OUT, bowled him, Warrican has five, and West Indies have pulled off an absolute miracle after being 38 for 7 on day one! Quick length ball close to off stump, turns less than expected, and Sajid, looking to push it square on the off side with an angled bat, inside-edges it into his stumps

Sajid Khan b Warrican 7 (20m 15b 0x4 0x6) SR: 46.66

43.5
0
Warrican to Sajid Khan, no run, big turn from wide outside off, and Sajid half-cuts, half-leaves, and manages not to get bat on it
43.4
2
Warrican to Sajid Khan, 2 runs, steps out now and Warrican slows it down outside off. Looks to launch it over the covers, ends up slicing it into the gap to the left of backward point
43.3
0
Warrican to Sajid Khan, no run, past the edge! Stays back to one on the fuller side of a length, ripping away from off stump, and jabs at it but can't get anywhere near connecting. Warrican does the wiping the face thing Sajid often does, and gets a smile from his opponent
43.2
0
Warrican to Sajid Khan, no run, Didn't take the single off the previous ball, doesn't take it this time either. Length ball around off stump, punched to long-on
43.1
0
Warrican to Sajid Khan, no run, steps out, doesn't get to the pitch of this leg-stumpish ball, swings hard and sends it rolling along the floor to long-on, off the inner half of the bat

Abrar Ahmed is in at No. 11. How long can Pakistan prolong this? Warrican chases his five-for, round the wicket to Sajid.

END OF OVER:
43 | 7 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 131/9

  • Sajid Khan5 (9b)
  • Gudakesh Motie11-3-35-2
  • Jomel Warrican15-4-25-4
42.6
W
Motie to Noman Ali, OUT, gone, West Indies are just one wicket away from their first win in Pakistan since 1990. Full outside off, and Noman goes hard at the drive while leaning back. May have got more elevation if the ball wasn't quite so full, but this time he smacks it straight to Warrican at that wide mid-off/extra-cover position. Takes it at waist height

Noman Ali c Warrican b Motie 6 (5m 6b 0x4 1x6) SR: 100

42.5
6
Motie to Noman Ali, SIX, bang. Why not play your shots now, with the target still so far away? Flighted, in his arc outside off, and he clears his front leg and launches it cleanly over the midwicket boundary
42.4
0
Motie to Noman Ali, no run, steps out to the flighted ball wide of off, goes hard at the drive and hits it in the air, doesn't quite carry to Warrican diving forward at short cover

Over the wicket to Noman.

42.3
1
Motie to Sajid Khan, 1 run, steps out now and Motie bowls it at his feet, gets squared up a little as his attempted flick squirts away through cover point
42.2
0
Motie to Sajid Khan, no run, a touch shorter, similar line, stays in the crease and blocks into the off side
42.1
0
Motie to Sajid Khan, no run, length ball turning away from off stump, blocked back to the bowler

Thanks, Rashad!

END OF OVER:
42 | 3 Runs 1 Wkt | PAK: 124/8

  • Noman Ali0 (3b)
  • Sajid Khan4 (6b)
  • Jomel Warrican15-4-25-4
  • Gudakesh Motie10-3-28-1

Time for a change in the Comms, say hello to Karthik!

41.6
0
Warrican to Noman Ali, no run, Good length ball on the stumps flighted, turns it down on the pitch
41.5
0
Warrican to Noman Ali, no run, Good length turning in from over the wicket, defends on the track
41.4
2b
Warrican to Noman Ali, 2 byes, Flatter outside the leg stump, plays the sweep shot, beats the bat and the wicket keeper too
41.3
W
Warrican to Mohammad Rizwan, OUT, Cleaned him up with the arm ball! Flighted good length ball pitching on the stumps, played off the front foot, commits to it late, expecting the ball to spin, but this delivery kept straight in line and flew through the space between bat and pad, smashing the stumps and maybe crushing Pakistan's hopes of winning this Test match.

Mohammad Rizwan b Warrican 25 (61m 62b 1x4 0x6) SR: 40.32

Pakistan 4th innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st3Shan MasoodMuhammad Hurraira
2nd2Babar AzamMuhammad Hurraira
3rd43Babar AzamKamran Ghulam
4th23Babar AzamSaud Shakeel
5th5Saud ShakeelKashif Ali
6th0Mohammad RizwanKashif Ali
7th39Mohammad RizwanAgha Salman
8th7Mohammad RizwanSajid Khan
9th9Noman AliSajid Khan
10th2Abrar AhmedSajid Khan