WI stun Pak with 2nd Test win

Spinner Jomel Warrican took five wickets as the West Indies won a Test match in Pakistan on Monday for the first time in nearly 35 years.The West Indies won the second Test in Multan by 120 runs on day three to draw the series 1-1.Pakistan triumphed in the first Test by 127 runs, also in Multan.Warrican finished with nine wickets in the match – 19 in the series – to give the hosts a taste of their own medicine on sharply spinning pitches.The last time the West Indies won a Test in Pakistan was in Faisalabad in November 1990, having gone winless on their 1997 and 2006 tours.”We haven’t played in Pakistan for a number of years, but we haven’t won here in a while, so to come here and do it as a young group is incredible,” said West Indian skipper Kraigg Brathwaite.He praised the performance of star player Warrican, who scored 36 not out in the West Indies’ first innings of 163 and took both the man of the match and player of the series awards.”Apart from his excellent bowling, he always says he’s one of the best players of off-spin in the Caribbean, so it’s good to see him get some runs along with wickets.”Resuming on 76-4 and chasing 254, Pakistan’s hopes of victory rested on Saud Shakeel, but Kevin Sinclair had the left-hander caught in the slips for 13 to further dent the home team’s fading chances.Babar Azam top-scored with 31 while Mohammad Rizwan made 25 as Pakistan were bundled out for 133.Warrican bowled nightwatchman Kashif Ali with a straighter ball for one, leaving Pakistan in tatters at 76-6.Rizwan added 39 for the seventh wicket with Salman Ali Agha before Warrican dismissed the latter leg before for 15 and then bowled Rizwan to bring the tourists within two wickets of victory.Gudakesh Motie, who took 2-35, removed Noman Ali for six while Warrican deservedly took the last wicket, bowling Sajid Khan for seven to seal the victory.The defeat sent Pakistan crashing to ninth and last in the World Test Championship table, while the West Indies finished eighth.We didn’t capitalize on chances we got: Shan MasoodSpeaking during the post-match presentation, Shan Masood admitted to several shortcomings in Pakistan’s performance while highlighting key lessons for the team to build upon.”I think the only option left was to bring the fast bowler on and have a crack [on whether he could have done anything better on the first day]. They batted well, but that’s something that we have to learn. We have struggled to get the tail out here, something that we did well in Australia,” Masood said.The skipper acknowledged the team’s inability to capitalize on strong positions, pointing to the first day’s performance as a turning point in the match.”Even in the game we lost right now, the first day, we were in a position where we wanted to be. Just one bad performance led to a domino effect, but you can’t forget the way we have played right through. We have realized that one extra partnership can have a big effect on games, that’s what we want to learn quickly,” he added.While reflecting on positives, Masood highlighted some individual performances during the series.”We did win 3 of the 4 Tests on such pitches. We did well in the first session here as well.It’s important to see some encouraging signs – when Saud and Rizzy got their fifties, I got a 60-ball fifty in the first Test, Babar contributed as well.”We might not get those big hundreds, but you need to be proactive. Brathwaite took the game on with his 50, and that’s what we need to be aware of and probably be better going further,” Masood stated.