Spin Sensations Noman And Sajid Destroy West Indies

Noman Ali and Sajid Khan put on a spin-bowling masterclass on a surface they found to their tastes, taking nine of the ten wickets to skittle West Indies out for 137 in less than a session. Either side of that, Pakistan fared better with the bat, putting up 230 in the first innings despite a top-order collapse that had them reeling at 65 for four at one stage.

The Pakistan spin duo were unplayable on a surface that offered them plenty of assistance, with Noman Ali taking five wickets and Sajid Khan chipping in with four. The West Indies batsmen struggled to cope with the turn and bounce extracted by the two spinners, and were bowled out in just 34.4 overs.

The West Indies innings was a tale of two extremes - at one stage they were 35 for no loss, before losing their last ten wickets for just 102 runs. The collapse was sparked by Noman Ali, who removed the top three batsmen in quick succession to leave West Indies reeling at 55 for three.

Sajid Khan then took over, using his variations to fox the West Indies batsmen and pick up four wickets in quick succession. The West Indies innings eventually folded up for 137, with Noman Ali finishing with figures of five for 56 and Sajid Khan taking four for 49.

Pakistan fared better with the bat, despite a top-order collapse that had them struggling at 65 for four at one stage. However, a solid partnership between the middle-order batsmen helped them recover and post a competitive total of 230 in the first innings.

The Pakistan innings was built around a solid partnership between the middle-order batsmen, who counter-attacked the West Indies bowlers to take the score past 200. The innings was not without its hiccups, however, as Pakistan lost their last six wickets for just 65 runs to be bowled out for 230.