West Indies’ Jomel Warrican (L) run out Pakistan’s captain Shan Masood in the course of the second day of the primary Check cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Jan. 18, 2025.
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Gudakesh Motie and Jomel Warrican’s performances handed West Indies a nine-run, first-innings lead in opposition to Pakistan as 20 wickets fell on the opening day of the second Check at Multan Cricket Stadium.
Motie scored 55 to carry his staff from a precarious 54-8 to 163 all out. The left-arm spinner then bagged 3-49 to dismiss Pakistan for 154.
His all-round efficiency over-shadowed Noman Ali’s hat trick for Pakistan and 6-41 as Pakistan’s batters fell with Warrican, who earlier made an unbeaten 36, choosing up 4-43.
Mohammad Rizwan on 49 and Saud Shakeel on 32 revived Pakistan with a 68-run fifth-wicket partnership, however each fell to Warrican within the closing session.
Motie bowled Babar Azam for 1 and Kamran Ghulam for 16, leaving Pakistan struggling on 51-4. Kemar Roach had Muhammad Hurraira lbw after which uprooted the off stump of captain Shan Masood.
Earlier, Motie added 109 runs with the final two batters earlier than West Indies bought bowled out after Ali had flattened the top-order together with his left-arm spin.
Ali had the wickets of Justin Greaves, Tevin Imlach, and Kevin Sinclair within the twelfth over to turn out to be the primary Pakistan spinner to attain a hat trick in check matches.
However Motie pissed off Pakistan together with his 41-run stand with Roach (25) after which one other 68 runs with Warrican.
Quick bowler Kashif Ali discovered the skin fringe of Mikyle Louis’ bat. Off-spinner Sajid Khan had Amir Jangoo lbw for a four-ball duck, and Ali made an instantaneous affect by pinning Brathwaite lbw.
Noman Ali then bowled a triple wicket maiden over when Babar caught Greaves; Imlach to a lbw and had Sinclair caught by Babar.
It’s the final sequence for each groups within the World Check Championship, with Pakistan at No 8 and West Indies at No 9.
