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Pakistan Head Towards a Strong Comeback After Shan Masood’s Half-Century

July 27, 2026

At the end of Day 2 of the first Test between Pakistan and the West Indies at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad, Pakistan reached 199/3 in 48 overs in their first innings. Pakistan are currently 112 runs behind West Indies’ first-innings total of 311. Play on the second day was also ended early due to bad light.

For Pakistan, captain Shan Masood remained unbeaten on 88 runs off 137 balls while Salman Agha was unbeaten on 0. Pakistan still has Mohammad Rizwan, Aamer Jamal, Ali Usman, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali, and Mohammad Abbas yet to bat.

Earlier, Pakistan had a very poor start. Azan Awais was dismissed for 0 off 9 balls, becoming Kemar Roach’s victim. After that, Imam-ul-Haq and Shan Masood put together an excellent partnership to bring Pakistan back into the match. Imam-ul-Haq scored 63 runs before being dismissed by Shamar Joseph.

Captain Babar Azam also spent some time at the crease but failed to play a big innings. He scored 23 runs before being caught by wicketkeeper Shai Hope off the bowling of Jayden Seales. Play was then halted due to bad light, with Pakistan on 199/3.

For the West Indies, Kemar Roach, Jayden Seales, and Shamar Joseph claimed one wicket each. Jomel Warrican and Justin Greaves were unable to take a wicket.

Earlier, after winning the toss and electing to bat first, the West Indies posted 311 runs in 98.5 overs in their first innings. West Indies added 118 runs with loss of 7 wickets on day 2 earlier.

For the hosts, Shai Hope played an excellent knock of 92 runs. He missed out on a century by just 8 runs. Similarly, Kavem Hodge contributed a crucial 84 runs.

Likewise, Tagenarine Chanderpaul scored 21, Brandon King made 12, and Amir Jangoo added 21 runs.

Among Pakistan’s bowlers, Mohammad Ali was the most successful, taking 4 wickets for 50 runs in 21.5 overs. Mohammad Abbas claimed 3 wickets for 63 runs in 26 overs, while Khurram Shahzad picked up 2 wickets. Aamer Jamal took 1 wicket, while Ali Usman went wicketless.