As the visitors failed to reach their target of 211 in Trinidad, Jayden seals scored a fifer and, along with the other West Indies pacers, tore into Pakistan. The West Indies’ tail vexed Pakistan’s bowlers by stretching their overnight advantage of 155 to 210 before they could dig their heels into the batting.
That occurred despite Pakistan’s careless use of the ball, which put the West Indies at seven down at the beginning of the fourth day. Their bowlers grabbed control, frightened Pakistan early, and never gave them a chance to recover after they had been flying with the bat for little over an hour.
As his batting partners came and went during the day, Babar Azam was a lonely figure. Pakistan had just over five sessions to bat before they entered the chase. They were defeated just after two o’clock. Even before lunch, they were on thin ice due to early incursions. Imam-ul-Haq was undone by a little extra bounce and fell to Kemar Roach in just the third over, nicking Hope one behind.
Azan Awais, the opener, drove away from Seales’ body and nicked behind a half-volley to start his fifer with a wicket from a nothing delivery. Salman Agha’s leg was subsequently trapped by Seales for a six-ball duck. At 28/3 in 10 overs, Pakistan headed to lunch.
The West Indies finished the innings in just thirty more overs. Azam and Mohammad Rizwan, Pakistan’s seasoned pair, batted for eight overs together, yet it turned out to be the second-longest and second-most successful combination in an appalling chase. Before Greaves cleaned out Rizwan in the sixth over of the session with a peach—a delivery slanted in from wide of the wicket that straightened from a length—they had only added 21.
As Justin Greaves, Roach, and Jayden seals unleashed a brutal three-pronged fast-bowling spell, five of the six batters that came and went next returned single-digit scores. The final wicket stand, which lasted for 72 deliveries, was the first indication that Pakistan was putting up a serious fight.
In the companionship of Azam, who eventually achieved a half-century, Mohammad Abbas held firm for a considerable amount of time, which ultimately proved to be the sole solace for him and his squad.
