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Seales and Greaves Lead West Indies to 90‑Run Win Over Pakistan

Pakistan drop to the bottom of the World Test Championship standings, raising urgent questions about selection and tactics before the second Test.

Overview

  • West Indies beat Pakistan by 90 runs after bowling the tourists out for 120 while chasing 211 at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, with the match finishing on Tuesday.
  • Jayden Seales took 5-20 in Pakistan’s second innings to finish the game and Justin Greaves was named Player of the Match after match figures that included five consecutive maiden wicket overs in the first innings.
  • Pakistan’s top order collapsed twice in the match, leaving captain Babar Azam to top-score with an unbeaten 58 and share a 49-run last-wicket stand with Mohammad Abbas that only delayed defeat.
  • Shan Masood suffered a fractured finger during his first-innings century, forced to bat lower in the second innings, and his fitness now complicates Pakistan’s selection options for the next Test.
  • The loss worsens Pakistan’s poor red-ball run and drops them to the bottom of the WTC table with a points percentage near 6.7, and the teams meet again for the second Test at Queen’s Park Oval on Sunday.