Overview
- The West Indies beat Pakistan by 90 runs in the first Test, a victory captain Roston Chase publicly dedicated to Sir Garfield Sobers on the day the legend would have turned 90.
- Fast bowling dominated the match in Tarouba with Justin Greaves (5‑27) and Jayden Seales (5‑20) leading a seam attack that accounted for all 40 wickets.
- Hours after the win, Barbados‑based members of the Test squad returned to Bridgetown to attend a state funeral at Kensington Oval held on Wednesday and opened to public and official tributes.
- Cricket West Indies and the Government of Barbados coordinated travel and representation for players and officials so the team could both finish the match and participate in national mourning.
- Sobers’s career — 93 Tests, 8,032 runs, 235 wickets — was celebrated by former greats, national leaders and public figures at the service, and he will be laid to rest at Coral Ridge Memorial Gardens.