Pakistan’s Abrar Ahmed celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Tevin Imlach throughout the third day of the primary Take a look at cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Jan. 19, 2025.
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Pakistan’s bowlers Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed trampled West Indies’ batsmen to present their facet a 127-run victory inside three days on the Multan Cricket Stadium.
Participant-of-the-Match Khan bagged 5 wickets, whereas Ahmed grabbed 4 wickets, which overshadowed a career-best bowling efficiency by West Indies leg spinner Jomel Warrican.
Warrican’s very good 7-32, which noticed him finish with 10-101, had earlier instigated a Pakistan middle-order collapse that resulted in them shedding their final seven wickets for 48 runs after they resumed on 109 for 3 initially of the day.
Warrican struck with the day’s first supply by having Saud Shakeel caught by Justin Greaves after which Mohammed Rizwan caught by Kavem Hodge to make the rating 113 for 5.
He additionally trapped Kamran Ghulam for 27 and Noman Ali lbw for 9 and had Khan caught by Kraig Brathwaite, as Pakistan was dismissed for 157 within the morning session.
West Indies now had a difficult 251 runs for victory, however Khan ensured the competition was over by the lunch break as he ran by the Windies’ high order, capturing the primary 4 wickets.
Brathwaite was the primary to go on 12, Keacy Carty made simply six, and Kavem Hodge was bowled for a duck, leaving the guests 32 for 3.
Opener Mikyle Louis was additionally bowled for 13 earlier than Nomad Ali had Justin Greaves adjudged lbw for six because the West Indies stumbled to 54 for 5 on the break.
Alick Athanaze was the one batsman to place up any resistance towards Pakistan’s spinners with 55 and shared a 41-run partnership with Tevin Imlach to assist frustrate Pakistan’s bowlers for some time.
Ahmed finally broke the stand by having Imlach caught for 14. Athanaze introduced up his fourth Take a look at half-century off 49 balls quickly after with a boundary.
The match ended quickly after because the West Indies misplaced their final 4 wickets with out a run being added.
With a rating of 123 for six, Agha Salman caught Kevin Sinclair for a supply from Ahmed, and Gudakesh Motie was caught by the identical fielder off the subsequent ball bowled by Ahmed.
Athanaze turned Khan’s fifth wicket when he was out lbw. He confronted 68 balls and struck seven fours.
Ahmed ended the match after he had Warrican lbw for a duck, giving Pakistan a 1-0 lead within the two-match Take a look at sequence.
