TAROUBA, Trinidad: Jayden Seales claimed a superb five-wicket haul as West Indies bowled Pakistan out for just 120 to seal a commanding 90-run victory in the opening Test of the two-match series at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Tuesday.
Chasing a modest target of 211, Pakistan collapsed under disciplined pace bowling and were dismissed shortly after the tea interval despite a defiant unbeaten half-century from captain Babar Azam and stubborn resistance from No.11 Mohammad Abbas.
West Indies win the First Test Match by 90 runs pic.twitter.com/zCOBlWba38
— Danish (@PctDanish) July 28, 2026
Resuming after tea on 114-9, Pakistan added only six runs before Seales trapped Abbas lbw for 23 to end the innings at 120.
Babar remained unbeaten on 58 from 107 deliveries, striking eight boundaries in a lone battle against the West Indies attack.
Mohammad Rizwan was the only other Pakistan batter to reach double figures, scoring 11, as the visitors suffered a dramatic batting collapse.
Seales leads West Indies attack
Seales produced outstanding figures of 5-20 from 14.2 overs to spearhead the hosts’ victory. Kemar Roach and Justin Greaves claimed two wickets each, while Shamar Joseph took one.
Pakistan resumed the day in trouble after losing three wickets before lunch.
Roach removed Imam-ul-Haq for three before Seales dismissed Azan Awais for three and trapped Salman Ali Agha lbw without scoring to leave Pakistan reeling at 25-3.
Babar and Rizwan briefly steadied the innings with a 21-run fourth-wicket partnership, but Greaves triggered another collapse by bowling Rizwan for 11.
The visitors then slumped from 45-3 to 71-9 as Greaves dismissed Aamer Jamal for a duck, Roach removed Ali Usman for two and Seales accounted for Shan Masood, who was batting at number seven after sustaining a finger injury in the first innings, for three.
With Pakistan staring at defeat, Babar found support from Abbas as the pair shared a determined 49-run stand for the final wicket. The partnership allowed Babar to register his 32nd Test half-century and take Pakistan past the 100-run mark before Seales wrapped up the innings.
Mohammad Abbas shines with ball
Earlier, Pakistan had bowled West Indies out for 181 in their second innings after Mohammad Abbas produced a brilliant spell of fast bowling.
Wow, Mohammad Abbas also took 9 wickets for West Indies’ 169 runs,,👏
West Indies, lead by 198 runs pic.twitter.com/GHUqawXq2S— Asim Ali (@AsimAli555309) July 28, 2026
West Indies resumed the fourth day on 126-7, holding a 155-run overall lead after securing a 29-run first-innings advantage.
Shamar Joseph and Kemar Roach frustrated Pakistan by extending their overnight last-wicket stand to 61 runs, adding valuable lower-order runs before Mohammad Ali broke the partnership with a slower delivery that dismissed Joseph for a quickfire 38 off 27 balls, including four sixes and a four.
Roach added 18 before Abbas claimed his fourth wicket, while Jomel Warrican contributed 14 before becoming Abbas’ fifth victim.
Abbas finished with excellent figures of 5-22 in 15.5 overs, registering the seventh five-wicket haul of his Test career. Mohammad Ali and Khurram Shahzad supported him with two wickets apiece, while Aamer Jamal claimed one.
