Windies tour: Pakistan level test series

Pakistan beat West Indies to level test series.

BASSETERRE, SAINT KITTS AND NEVIS: Pakistan beat West Indies by 196 runs in the second and final Test to square the series here on Tuesday at Warner Park.

Pakistan beat West Indies by 196 runs on the fifthday of the second test on Tuesday to draw their two test series 1-1.

Slow left-armer Abdur Rehman and off-spinner Saeed Ajmal finished with figures of 4-65 and 3-79 respectively as West Indies, resuming on 130 for five and needing to bat through the day to win the series, were bowled out for 230 before lunch.

Once again West Indies struggled against spin which will give great heart to their upcoming opponents India who begin their tour of the Caribbean next month.


Score summary:

Pakistan

1st innings: 272 (Azhar Ali 67, Tanvir Ahmed 57, Umar Akmal 56; R Rampaul 3-68, D Bishoo 3-80)

2nd innings: 377 for six dec (Taufeeq Umar 135, Misbah-ul-Haq 102 not out, Azhar Ali 53; D Bishoo 2-149)

West Indies

1st innings: 223 (M Samuels 57; Mohammad Hafeez 3-23, Saeed Ajmal 3-56)

2nd innings: 230 (D Bravo 50; Abdur Rehman 4-65, Saeed Ajmal 3-79)