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Thu, 16 Jan '25
1st Test • Karachi, January 16 - 20, 2025, West Indies tour of Pakistan
Pakistan
West Indies

Fri, 24 Jan '25
2nd Test • Multan, January 24 - 28, 2025, West Indies tour of Pakistan
Pakistan
West Indies

West Indies squad for Pakistan Tests

Kraigg Brathwaite (capt), Joshua Da Silva (vice-capt), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Amir Jangoo, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Anderson Phillip, Kemar Roach, Kevin Sinclair, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican

Problems for Pakistan at the top of the order...who opens now Ayub is out? Do they go back to Abdullah Shafique who's form has been horrendous lately? Does Babar fill in temporarily at the top? Is there another option?

Pakistan squad for the West Indies Tests:

Shan Masood (captain), Saud Shakeel (vice-captain), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Imam-ul-Haq, Kamran Ghulam, Kashif Ali, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, Mohammad Huraira, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper/batter), Noman Ali, Rohail Nazir (wicketkeeper/batter), Sajid Khan, and Salman Ali Agha.

3 spinners named + Salman Ali Agha in the 11 so clearly a Multan Bunsen prepared

Pakistan 230 all out

Shakeel 84
Rizwan 71

Seales 3-27
Warrican 3-69

West Indies 137 all out

Warrican 31*

Noman 5-39
Sajid 4-65

Pakistan 157 all out

Masood 52

Warrican 7-32

Target 251

West Indies 123 all out

Athanaze 55

Sajid 5-50
Abrar 4-27

Pakistan win by 127 runs.

looks as though Pakistan have hit upon a winning formula for home matches. Although I have to question why they bothered picking a seamer who then only bowled one over in the entire match. Shame about the new essential groundsman tools of rakes, scarifiers, cling film, heaters and hand grenades

Durhamfootman wrote:looks as though Pakistan have hit upon a winning formula for home matches. Although I have to question why they bothered picking a seamer who then only bowled one over in the entire match. Shame about the new essential groundsman tools of rakes, scarifiers, cling film, heaters and hand grenades

Makes me laugh because the commentators will pound the Windies batsman for playing poor shots to get out, but a few balls into the innings it was already clear that it was pointless to try to play proper cricket on this surface, may as well whack and hope. The Pakistan innings lasted about 40 overs... so Windies are coming in on a pitch which is basically day 1, early session 2 in terms of wear... Within 3 overs we see one ball jag back from quite a way outside off stump to hit leg stump. Next ball, a full ball bounces way over waist height. And then a few balls later when Noman gets it at the other end, similar length ball, rolls on the ground.

The ICC should have cancelled the test match at that point. A pitch offering right angle turn with 1 meter variations in bounce after less than a ODI innings worth of cricket is flat out not fit for international cricket. Its not rewarding good bowling, not rewarding good batting, just a lottery.

West Indies 163 all out

Motie 55

Noman 6-41

Pakistan 154 all out

Rizwan 49

Warrican 4-43
Motie 3-49

This is ridiculous! That's 20 wickets on the first day.

Two whole innings in one day! Kudos to those batters who at least got a start.

Windies were 30-7 at one point after Noman Ali took his hat-trick, to think they would end up with a lead at the close... almost incomprehensible.