Caption: Jomel Warrican, left, was named Player-of-the-Match and Player-of-the-Series after taking 19 wickets in the two Test series against Pakistan
WEST INDIES 163 & 244.
PAKISTAN 154 & 133 in 44 overs (Babar Azam 31, Mohammad Rizwan 25, Kamran Ghulam 19, Salman Agha 15, Saud Shakeel; Jomel Warrican 5-27, Kevin Sinclair 3-61, Gudakesh Motie 2-35).
MULTAN, Pakistan – Led by another outstanding performance by left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, the West Indies ended a 30-year drought for a Test victory in Pakistan by defeating the home side by 120-runs on the third day of the second Test here at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
It took the West Indies just an hour and 20 minutes to wrap up their first Test win in the Asian country since 1990 and level the two-match series at 1-1.
Warrican snared four of the six wickets to fall on the day, as Pakistan, resuming from their overnight total of 76 for four were bundled out for 133 before the lunch break.
- First test win in Pakistan since 1990
- Warrican 19 wickets, joint best for the West Indies in a two-test series. (Shane Shillingford and Gudakesh Motie the other bowlers to do so)
- 17 wickets for West Indies spinners in the test are the most in a test for the regional team since 1970
The 32-year-old was named Player-of-the-Match after finishing with match figures of nine for 70 and also took home the Player-of-the-Series award for his 19 wickets in the series, the most of any bowler.
The West Indies began the day as favourites and they didn’t take long to strike, with off spinner Kevin Sinclair having Saud Shakeel caught at first slip off the third delivery of the day.
In the very next over Warrican bowled nightwatchman Kashif Ali through bat and pad without a run being added to reduce the home side to 76 for six.
Mohamamd Rizwan and Salman Agha fought valiantly during a 39-run partnership for the seventh wicket, but once Warrican trapped Agha lbw for 15 with the score on 115, the end came swiftly for Pakistan.
Rizwan was deceived by an arm ball from Warrican and lost his leg stump, Noman Ali drove Gudakesh Motie straight into the hands of Warrican at mid-off, before Warrican wrapped up the contest by bowling Sajid Khan off the inside edge to claim his second five-wicket haul of the series.
Warrican ended with 5-27, Sinclair took 3-61 and Motie 2-35.
Speaking in a post-match interview, Warrican said learning to vary his pace had been one of the main reasons behind his success in the series.
“We had worked out that the slower you bowl the more effective you would be on the wicket, so once I got that information, I used it to my advantage,” he said.
Warrican said they always believed they could win the game, especially after dismissing Pakistan cheaply in the first innings.
“We talked about just believing and trusting our game plan and backing ourselves to win the game.
“Also, the fightback we showed in the second innings and bowling out Pakistan for a cheap total brought back the belief and we knew that once we batted well, we were in with a chance to win the game,” Warrican said. (CMC)
