{"id":8609,"date":"2025-01-27T11:22:39","date_gmt":"2025-01-27T05:52:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=559076"},"modified":"2025-01-27T11:24:12","modified_gmt":"2025-01-27T05:54:12","slug":"pakistan-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-west-indies-defeat-pakistan-by-120-runs-end-34-year-wait-for-test-victory-on-pakistani-soil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/pakistan-vs-west-indies-2nd-test-west-indies-defeat-pakistan-by-120-runs-end-34-year-wait-for-test-victory-on-pakistani-soil\/","title":{"rendered":"Pakistan vs West Indies, 2nd Test: West Indies defeat Pakistan by 120 runs, end 34-year wait for Test victory on Pakistani soil"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The West Indies secured a monumental victory over Pakistan by 120 runs in the second Test at the Multan Cricket Stadium, ending their 34-year drought of winning a Test on Pakistani soil. The gripping encounter showcased a brilliant all-round performance from the visitors, highlighted by their resilience in both batting and bowling departments.<\/p>\n<h3>Key Moments:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>West Indies\u2019 First Innings:<\/strong> After being bowled out for 163, the West Indies relied on Gudakesh Motie (55) and Jomel Warrican (36*) to provide crucial runs. Noman Ali\u2019s six-wicket haul (6\/41) kept Pakistan on top initially.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pakistan\u2019s First Innings:<\/strong> The hosts managed 154, thanks to Mohammad Rizwan\u2019s 49 and Saud Shakeel\u2019s 32. Jomel Warrican (4\/43) and Gudakesh Motie (3\/49) were pivotal in limiting Pakistan\u2019s lead.<\/li>\n<li><strong>West Indies\u2019 Second Innings:<\/strong> Kraigg Brathwaite (52) and Tevin Imlach (35) steered the visitors to a competitive 244, setting Pakistan a target of 254. Sajid Khan picked up four wickets (4\/76) for Pakistan.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Pakistan\u2019s Second Innings Collapse:<\/strong> Despite Babar Azam\u2019s 31 and Mohammad Rizwan\u2019s 25, Pakistan folded for just 133. Jomel Warrican\u2019s stellar spell (5\/27) and Kevin Sinclair\u2019s 2\/61 sealed the victory for West Indies.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This triumph not only marks a historic moment for West Indies cricket but also showcases their growing strength and ability to compete in challenging conditions. With this win, the visitors have leveled the series, setting the stage for an exciting future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The West Indies secured a monumental victory over Pakistan by 120 runs in the second Test at the Multan Cricket\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":437,"featured_media":31422,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8609","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cricket"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8609","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/437"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8609"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8609\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/31422"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8609"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8609"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8609"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}