Overview
- Pakistan chased a target of about 75 to win by eight wickets at Queen’s Park Oval on Wednesday, levelling the two‑Test series 1‑1 after losing the opener in Tarouba.
- Opener Abdullah Shafique scored an unbeaten century and was named Player of the Match for his first‑innings stand that set up Pakistan’s lead.
- Spinners Sajid Khan and Ali Usman took four wickets each to bowl the West Indies out for 117 in their second innings, a result Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam credited to the decision to play an extra spinner.
- The win snapped Pakistan’s eight‑match away‑Test losing streak and lifted Pakistan to eighth in the WTC table with a points percentage of 22.22%, while West Indies fell to ninth with 20.83%.
- The result gives Pakistan a morale boost before the England tour that begins at Headingley on August 19 and underlines how pitch reading and spin selection can swing away Tests.