Pakistan continued to reap rich dividends from their new-found strategy of going all in on spin as they comfortably defeated the West Indies by 127 runs in the first Test in Multan on Sunday. Off-spinner Sajid Khan wreaked havoc once again as he picked up nine wickets in the match to seal Pakistan's third successive win on home soil,
Pakistan secured a dominant 127-run victory over West Indies in the first Test in Multan, with spinners Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed sharing nine wickets. Pakistan's spinners dismissed West Indies for 123 in their chase of 251.
Pakistan spinner Sajid Khan on Sunday achieved major milestone on the third day of the first Test against the West Indies.
Spinner Sajid Khan took five wickets and Abrar Ahmed another four to guide Pakistan to a 127-run win on the third day of the first Test against West Indies in Multan on Sunday. Sajid took 5-50 for match figures of 9-115,
Sajid went past 50 Test scalps for Pakistan in what was his 11th match. He averages 27.73 with the help of three four-fers and four fifers. In six home Tests, he has 34 wickets at 31.03. He owns three five-wickets hauls at home. In 5 away Tests, he has 21 scalps at 22.71.
Sajid Khan picked up nine wickets, including a five-wicket haul in the second innings, as Pakistan beat West Indies by 127 runs to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series.
Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali made hay with the new ball in Multan, taking nine wickets between them to bundle out West Indies for 137 before captain Shan Masood's second-innings fifty helped Pakistan to build a 202-run lead on the second day of the first test on Saturday.
After missing the South Africa tour, Sajid Khan rejoined the Pakistani lineup and took nine wickets throughout the match, earning him the Player of the Match award.