Key points
- Pakistan win toss, decide to bat first
- Shan Masood made only 11 runs
- Toss was delayed due to fog
MULTAN, Pakistan: West Indies bowlers dominated the opening Test against the hosts in Multan on Friday, with Motie and Seales delivering early breakthroughs. Shah Masood managed only 11 runs before falling to Motie, while Muhammad Hurraira was dismissed for just six runs by Seales.
Earlier, Pakistan skipper Shan Masood won the toss and opted to bat in the first Test against the West Indies in Multan on Friday after poor visibility delayed the start by two-and-a-half hours.
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Pakistan win the toss and elect to bat first 🏏#PAKvWI | #RedBallRumble pic.twitter.com/XR4UXLFZ6b
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) January 17, 2025
AFP reported umpires inspected the conditions twice after the scheduled toss at 9:00 am (0400 GMT) was put back because of what the Pakistan Cricket Board called fog.
Grassless pitch
Both teams entered the Test with three spinners and a single frontline fast bowler, with the dry and grassless Multan Stadium pitch expected to turn from the early stages.
Pakistan handed a Test debut to 22-year-old opener Muhammad Hurraira. Top-order batsman Tevin Imlach is also playing his first Test for the tourists.
The two-match series is part of the World Test Championship, in which Pakistan are eighth and the West Indies ninth and last.
The second Test starts from January 25, also in Multan.
Pakistan: Shan Masood (captain), Muhammad Hurraira, Babar Azam, Kamran Ghulam, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Noman Ali, Sajid Khan, Khurram Shahzad, Abrar Ahmed.
West Indies: Kraigg Brathwaite (captain), Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, Justin Greaves, Kavem Hodge, Tevin Imlach, Mikyle Louis, Gudakesh Motie, Kevin Sinclair, Jayden Seales, Jomel Warrican. – With some input from AFP.