West Indies take a 1-0 lead within the two-Check sequence after Jayden Seales dominates with the ball on day 4 in Trinidad.
Printed On 29 Jul 2026
Paceman Jayden Seales claimed his fourth five-wicket haul to bowl the West Indies to a 90-run victory over Pakistan within the opening Check match in Tarouba, Trinidad and Tobago.
After eking out a 29-run first-innings lead, the West Indies made 181 of their second innings to set Pakistan a goal of 211 on Tuesday, the fourth day of play.
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Seales (5-20) and his tempo colleagues returned to provide an excellent fast-bowling show on the Brian Lara Stadium, routing Pakistan for 120 in a little bit over 40 overs, with someday of play remaining.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam made an unbeaten 58 and mixed with quantity 11 Mohammad Abbas (23) in a quick resistance, however the West Indies’ victory appeared a formality after the vacationers slumped to 71-9.
Pakistan quantity three Shan Masood, who fractured his finger throughout his first-innings knock of 109, batted at quantity eight within the second innings. He made three earlier than Seales dismissed him.
Captain Roston Chase devoted the victory to West Indies nice Garry Sobers, who died earlier this month.
“We needed to make him proud and had a chat about it earlier than the match. I hope he’s smiling down on us,” Chase mentioned afterwards.
“I love the path this crew is heading. We’re not counting on one or two gamers; everyone seems to be chipping in at essential moments.”
Babar mentioned Pakistan’s lack of partnerships proved pricey.
“Right now, as a batting unit, we weren’t on top of things. We stored shedding wickets back-to-back, and the batting failed. That’s one thing we’re working on,” he mentioned.
The second and last Check match in Port of Spain begins on Sunday.
