Pakistan and West Indies test series in UAE has concluded with Caribean team winning the last and final game in Dubai. Winning team West Indies defeated Pakistan with 5 wickets remaining. Earlier in the tournament after being defeated two consecutive games, West Indians have shown a good show to end the tournament with a winning notch. It is their first win since 2012 playing away from home. Talking about playing against the opponent, it was the gap of 26 years West Indies team has taken to beat Pakistan playing away from home.
The winning credit goes to all-around performer Kraigg Brathwaite who has scored 142 and 60 in consecutive innings of the game. The game is worth appreciating because they have beat the world number 2 team in test ranking.
It was a historic game for the Pakistan captain Misbah-Ul-Haq as well, he has surpassed the record for captaining the team in test matches going ahead with legendary Imran Khan. After a defeat, he has the good feeling for lifting the trophy since the team has taken the lead 2-1 in the three-match series.
This was West Indies’ first victory over Pakistan outside the Caribbean after 1990. Moreover, it was their first away victory under Jason Holder’s leadership.
Brief scores:
Pakistan 281 (Sami Aslam 74, Misbah-ul-Haq 53, Sarfraz Ahmed 51; Shannon Gabriel 3 for 67, Devendra Bishoo 4 for 77) and 159 for 5 (Azhar Ali 78*, Sarfraz Ahmed 42; Jason Holder 3 for 25) lost to
West Indies 337 (Kraigg Brathwaite 142*, Roston Chase 50, Devendra Bishoo 27; Mohammad Aamer 3 for 71, Wahab Riaz 5 for 88) and 114 for 5 (Brathwaite 60, Dowrich 60; Yasir Shah 3 for 30, Wahab Riaz 2 for 20) by 5 wickets
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