Pakistan beat West Indies by eight wickets to level series 1-1 in Trinidad

Port of Spain: Pakistan ended its eight-match losing streak away from home in cricket Tests with a resounding eight-wicket victory over the West Indies on Wednesday to level the series.Pakistan draw the Test series with a comprehensive win against West Indies in Port of Spain #WTC27 : https://t.co/mAv85WbMB3 pic.twitter.com/o2gMFsNPUn— ICC (@ICC) August 5, 2026 West Indies last beat Pakistan in a Test series 26 years ago pic.twitter.com/URdzQLHteG— Cricinfo (@cricinfo) August 5, 2026 First innings century-maker Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam, in his first series since being reappointed as captain, reappointed as captain, led Pakistan to 77-2 with unbeaten knocks of 24 runs each as the visitors achieved victory shortly after lunch on Day 4 of the second test.Babar knocked off the target by hitting back-to-back sixes against left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whose six-wicket haul in the first innings had limited Pakistan's lead to 43 runs.How the #WTC27 is shaping up after Pakistan's victory over the West Indies More https://t.co/gW4kJw6IvO pic.twitter.com/XjHwfuuTGd— ICC (@ICC) August 6, 2026 West Indies won the first test by 90 runs at Tarouba. In the second test, spinners Sajid Khan and Ali Usman utilized favorable conditions on a wearing wicket of Queen's Park Oval to ensure Pakistan remained unbeaten in a test series against the West Indies since 2000.Pakistan lost the wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, brilliantly snapped up by Justin Greaves in the slips cordon for 9 in Jayden Seales' first over Wednesday, and Azan Awais was bowled by Shamar Joseph for 18 before Shafique and Babar sealed the win inside four days.Abdullah Shafique's 160* is the highest Test score by a Pakistan batter in the West Indies since 1977 pic.twitter.com/9RSKJpGEwW— Cricinfo (@cricinfo) August 5, 2026 Earlier, West Indies had set up a modest target of 75 runs after it got bowled out for 117 with off-break bowler Sajid (4-32) and left-arm spinner Usman (4-39) sharing eight wickets between them.Opening batter Brandon King couldn't bat in West Indies' second innings due to a back injury sustained on Day 3 when he ran out Babar with a spectacular direct throw from short cover.DPL 2026: Umpire Takes Painful Blow On Shoulder From Bullet-Like Shot; His Reaction Leaves Everyone Smiling | Video Resuming on 106-3 — only 60 runs ahead — the resistance of West Indies' tailenders ended quickly with Usman picking up the wickets of Kemar Roach and Joseph. Greaves, the last recognized batter, played on to seamer Mohammad Ali's delivery back onto his stumps after adding just two runs to his total as he attempted a cross batted shot, but got a big inside edge.MS Dhoni's CSK Set To Lose Another Key Member? Stephen Fleming Eyes Batting Coach Mike Hussey For England Role Pakistan's last test win away from home came against Sri Lanka in 2023 during Babar's first tenure as captain, before Shan Masood led the side for nearly three years during which Pakistan lost 3-0 in Australia; 2-0 in South Africa; and 2-0 in Bangladesh.Masood was eventually relieved of the captaincy after Pakistan's dismal run in red-ball cricket, but the return of Babar as skipper saw Pakistan losing the first test at Tarouba last week for Pakistan's eighth loss away from home in three years.(Except for the headline, this article has not been edited by FPJ's editorial team and is auto-generated from an agency feed.)

Pakistan beat the West Indies by eight wickets on the fourth day of the second and final Test at Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad on Wednesday to level the series. Beaten by 90 runs in the first Test the previous week, the visitors were left with a target of only 75 runs after the home side — already in deep trouble overnight at 103 for six in the second innings — were dismissed for 117 half an hour into the start of the day’s play. Abdullah Shafique and captain Babar Azam guided their team to victory after openers Imam-ul-Haq and Azan Awais fell cheaply to pacers Jayden Seales and Shamar Joseph, with Babar hoisting consecutive sixes off spinner Jomel Warrican to seal the result. Babar Azam (L) of Pakistan hits 6 and Shai Hope (R) of West Indies watch during the 4th day of the 2nd Test match between West Indies and Pakistan at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 5, 2026. — AFP It gave Pakistan a share of the series in the same manner as their last campaign in the Caribbean in 2021, when they rebounded similarly from losing the first Test to take the second, both matches played then at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica. Their last meeting in Pakistan, for two Tests in Multan in January of 2025, also finished 1-1. This match was a personal triumph for Shafique. Not included in the original touring party and only flown in last week as a replacement for the injured Shan Masood, his unbeaten 160 was the cornerstone of Pakistan’s first innings total of 387. Ali Usman (L), Mohammad Ali (C) and Mohammad Rizwan (R) of Pakistan celebrates the dismissal of Shamar Joseph of West Indies during the 4th day of the 2nd Test match between West Indies and Pakistan at Queens Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, on August 5, 2026. — AFP This was also Pakistan’s first Test victory at Queen’s Park Oval since 1977, when captain Mushtaq Mohammad’s all-round performance took his team to a series-levelling win in the fourth Test of a five-match series. West Indies, however, won the decider in Kingston to take that rubber 2-1. Frontline spinners star Pushing aside the hotly-debated omission of senior seamer Mohammad Abbas on the first morning of this Test, Pakistan prevailed with their two frontline spinners starring in the victory. Off-spinner Sajid Khan, who was not picked for the first Test, made the most of his recall with a match haul of eight for 117, although he was not required on the final morning as the other spinner, left-arm orthodox Ali Usman, took two of the last three wickets to fall to claim four for 39 in the innings and match figures of six for 119. West Indies were hampered by the absence of regular opening batsman Brandon King, who was unable to bat because of back spasms suffered in effecting the run-out of Pakistan captain Babar Azam for 88 the day before. Khan had taken four for 32 to engineer the West Indies’ second innings collapse late on day three, yet Babar opted for the combination of Usman and seamer Mohammad Ali to complete the job on the fourth morning. They were aided, though, by poor shot selection from the hosts’ lower order. Kemar Roach, noted for his tailender’s defiance as displayed in the first innings, swung hopefully at the second delivery he faced from Usman to be bowled for a “duck”. Justin Greaves, the last real hope for any meaningful West Indian resistance, dragged an attempted pull at Mohammad Ali onto his middle stump, and the innings was wrapped up when Shamar Joseph, having already struck two boundaries, essayed another big swing at Usman only for a skied leading edge to be easily pouched by wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan. Pakistan’s win also broke a streak of eight consecutive Test match defeats away from home, which started with a 360-run annihilation at the hands of Australia in Perth in December, 2023.

Pakistan’s spinners put their team on course for a series-levelling victory as the West Indies stumbled to 103 for six — a lead of just 60 runs — on an eventful third day of the second and final Test in Trinidad on Tuesday. Abdullah Shafique’s unbeaten 160 ensured the visitors did not completely squander an excellent overnight platform in eventually getting to a first-innings total of 387. Sajid Khan then made his second meaningful contribution of the day in taking four second-innings wickets, while Ali Usman claimed two, including home captain Roston Chase caught-and-bowled off the final ball of the day. First-innings top-scorer Justin Greaves will carry the fight for the West Indies into the fourth morning with uncertainty over the availability to bat of regular opener Brandon King. On a deteriorating pitch offering sharp turn and variable bounce, West Indies left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican was as much in his element as 18 months earlier against these same opponents in Multan. Here, his haul of six for 112, including three wickets in four balls to wrap up the Pakistan innings on the stroke of tea, would have been a portent of things to come. Yet having started the day in the comfortable position of 266 for two and within sight of the West Indies first-innings total of 344, it took an error of judgement from captain Babar Azam to trigger a gradual slide as the visitors’ last eight wickets fell for 106 runs. Having put the West Indies bowlers to the sword with delightful, confident strokeplay on the second afternoon, Babar was a picture of strokeless paralysis at the start of the day, as if the prospect of a first Test century in almost four years had gotten the better of him. He managed to eke out a couple of runs to add to his overnight 86 before taking off for a non-existent single and, sent back by Shafique, dived desperately but in vain as the direct hit at the striker’s end by King from point found Babar short of his ground. West Indian delight at Babar’s dismissal was transformed to concern over the welfare of King, who remained prone on the outfield after effecting the dismissal. After several minutes of assessment of his situation, he was stretchered off with what was later diagnosed to be back spasms. That unexpected breakthrough triggered a mini-slide as three wickets fell for five runs, fast bowler Shamar Joseph and Warrican claiming a wicket each. Khan offered a measure of stability with Shafique, the pair putting on 59 for the seventh wicket before another pacer, Jayden Seales, removed the lower-order batsman for 30. With the door open to a vulnerable tail, Warrican wasted no time in wrapping up the innings, taking three wickets in four balls with Shafique stranded at the non-striker’s end and leaving Pakistan to rue opportunities missed to earn a much more significant lead. ‘Excellent’ Warrican-Shafique’s innings occupied more than seven-and-a-half hours during which he faced 323 deliveries, striking 15 fours and three sixes. “Jomel was really excellent for us today, staying at the stumps and finishing off the innings well,” said West Indies bowling coach Ravi Rampaul. “At this stage though, and given the way the pitch is playing, if we can somehow push the lead to 150 we would have a chance.” Khan was at his most rampant in the final session, accounting for Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Amir Jangoo swiftly before adding Shai Hope and nightwatchman Seales to his list of victims. Chase surveyed the carnage from the other end only to succumb to the constant pressure himself, the reaction of the home skipper to his demise almost a mirror of Babar’s disconsolate trek to the pavilion more than seven hours earlier. Usman also posed a constant threat, the left-arm spinner having earlier removed Kavem Hodge, whose 34 is the top score so far in an innings in danger of going into complete freefall.