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Pakistan Beat West Indies, End Away Test Losing Streak
Pakistan defeated the West Indies by eight wickets in the second Test in Trinidad, levelling the two-match series 1-1. The victory ended Pakistan’s eight-match overseas Test losing streak and their three-year wait…
The Story in Brief
Pakistan defeated the West Indies by eight wickets in the second Test in Trinidad, levelling the two-match series 1-1. The victory ended Pakistan’s eight-match overseas Test losing streak and their three-year wait for an away win. Chasing 77, Pakistan reached 77-2 shortly after lunch on Day 4. Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam remained unbeaten on 24 each. Babar finished the match with two sixes off Jomel Warrican.
Sajid Khan and Ali Usman took four wickets each as the West Indies were dismissed for 117 in their second innings. The West Indies had won the first Test by 90 runs. The Hindu and Times of India reported that Pakistan moved to eighth in the World Test Championship table, with 16 points and a points percentage of 22.22.
The Indian Opinion
The win is important for Pakistan after a long overseas losing run, but it does not erase their broader record in this WTC cycle. Reports highlighting the eighth-place rise may sound more impressive than the figures suggest, since Pakistan still have four losses from six matches. The series also showed that conditions and spin choices mattered. West Indies’ improvement claims remain difficult to assess from one drawn series.
Sources (4): sports.ndtv.com, thehindu.com, sports.ndtv.com (2), timesofindia.indiatimes.com
This story was synthesised by AI from the 4 sources linked above.
Updated: this story now draws on 4 sources.
