3 weeks ago
Babar Azam powers Pakistan to series-levelling win over West Indies
Cricket is a sport played with a bat and a ball.
Pakistan and West Indies were playing a series of two big matches.
West Indies won the first match, so Pakistan needed to win the second one.
On the fourth day of the second match, Pakistan needed 75 more runs to win.
Their captain, Babar Azam, got hit on his thumb by the ball, but he kept playing.
He hit two huge sixes, which is when the ball flies over the fence.
Pakistan reached the runs they needed and won the match.
This win made the series tied at 1-1.
It was Pakistan's first Test victory away from home in a long time.
Pakistan chased 75 runs on Day 4 to beat West Indies and level the two-Test series 1-1.
Captain Babar Azam, struck on the thumb by Shamar Joseph, finished the chase with two towering sixes.
West Indies were bowled out for 117 in their second innings, their third-lowest Test total against Pakistan.
Ali Usman claimed a four-wicket haul, with he and Sajid Khan the first visiting spin duo to take four wickets each in the Caribbean in 50 years.
The victory ended Pakistan's four-match Test losing streak and an eight-match winless run away from home.
- Who
- Pakistan, led by captain Babar Azam, and the West Indies cricket team
- What
- Pakistan chased 75 runs to win the second Test, leveling the two-Test series 1-1
- Where
- In the Caribbean, on West Indies' home ground
- When
- On Day 4 of the second Test
- Why
- Pakistan needed the win to level the series and end a four-match Test losing streak and an eight-match winless run away from home
Key facts
- Series result
- Two-Test series leveled 1-1
- Target chased
- 75 runs on Day 4
- West Indies second innings
- 117 all out, third-lowest Test total against Pakistan
- Top performer
- Ali Usman, four-wicket haul
- Captain's contribution
- Babar Azam hit two sixes to seal the win despite a thumb injury
- Streak ended
- Pakistan's four-match Test losing streak
- Away record
- Eight-match winless run away from home snapped
- Last overseas Test win
- Against Sri Lanka in July 2023
Quotes
Babar Azam
Pakistan captain and opening batsman
“"We were able to finish the chase despite the injury, and that shows the team’s resilience."”
rediff.com
“"It’s a proud moment for me to be part of a historic spin partnership against West Indies."”
rediff.com
Sources
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