Overview
- The West Indies completed a 90-run victory at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Tuesday after bowling Pakistan out for 120 while defending a target of 211.
- Jayden Seales finished with 5 for 20 in Pakistan’s second innings to break the chase and Justin Greaves, who took seven for 39 in the match, was named Player of the Match after a spell that included five consecutive wicket-maiden overs.
- Shan Masood suffered a fractured finger during the match, was forced to bat down the order in the second innings, and his fitness for the second Test in Port of Spain on August 2 is uncertain.
- The defeat deepened Pakistan’s problems in the World Test Championship, dropping them to the bottom of the standings with a points percentage near 6.7% and raising immediate questions over selection and tactics.
- The ICC has sanctioned two Pakistan players for inappropriate celebrations with Khurram Shahzad fined 15% of his match fee and given a demerit point while Mohammad Abbas received an official reprimand ahead of the Port of Spain Test.