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Chase admits West Indies got bowling balance wrong against Pakistan
West Indies and Pakistan played a cricket match called a Test.
The match was played at a stadium called Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain.
Pakistan won the match by eight wickets.
The pitch was very helpful to spin bowlers, who make the ball turn.
Spinners took 20 out of the 28 wickets in the match.
West Indies only picked one spinner, Jomel Warrican, and captain Roston Chase said that was a mistake.
Chase also had a finger injury, so he could not bowl much.
Another player, Justin Greaves, hurt his leg and could not bowl at all.
Warrican bowled brilliantly, taking six wickets in one innings.
Chase said his fast bowlers were too slow to adapt to the conditions.
West Indies lost the second Test to Pakistan by eight wickets at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain.
Captain Roston Chase admitted the team misjudged the pitch and could have made room for an extra spinner.
Spinners took 20 of the 28 wickets to fall, yet West Indies fielded only one spinner, Jomel Warrican.
Chase's off-spin was limited by a finger injury, and all-rounder Justin Greaves was ruled out of bowling with a leg injury.
Warrican bowled 46 overs in Pakistan's first innings to claim a six-wicket haul, earning heavy praise from Chase.
- Who
- West Indies cricket team, captained by Roston Chase, and Pakistan
- What
- West Indies lost the second Test by eight wickets, with Chase admitting the team's bowling balance was wrong
- Where
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- When
- At the conclusion of the series; no specific date is given in the article
- Why
- West Indies underestimated how much the pitch would spin, were slow to adapt to the conditions, and were hampered by injuries to key bowlers
Key facts
- Match
- Second Test, West Indies vs Pakistan
- Result
- Pakistan won by eight wickets
- Venue
- Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
- Wickets to spinners
- 20 of 28 wickets
- Spinners fielded by West Indies
- 1 (Jomel Warrican)
- Warrican's first-innings figures
- 46 overs, six wickets
- Injuries
- Roston Chase (finger), Justin Greaves (leg)
- Unused spinner
- Joshua Bishop
- First Test venue
- Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba
Quotes
Roston Chase
West Indies Test captain and occasional off‑spinner
“"I think that we could have made room for an extra spinner, but it wouldn't have been (instead of) myself at all."”
thehansindia.com
“"I don't want to say we misread the pitch, but we didn't think that it was going to spin as much from so early."”
thehansindia.com







