Dharuba: West Indies won the toss and elected to bat against Pakistan in the first Test of the two-match domestic series at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy on Saturday.
Playing XIs
Pakistan: Azan Awais, Imam-ul-Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam (catch), Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Amir Jamal, Ali Usman, Khurram Shahzad, Mohammad Ali and Mohammad Abbas.
West Indies: Tagoreine Chanderpal, Brandon King, Gavem Hodge, Shai Hope, Amir Janhu, Justin Greaves, Roston Chase (catch), Gamer Roach, Jomel Warrican, Shamar Joseph and Jayden Seals.
head-to-head
Pakistan and West Indies have faced each other 56 times in Test cricket and the former hold the head-to-head record with 22 wins. The men in maroon recorded 19 wins, while 15 matches ended in draws.
The last time the two teams locked horns in the long format was when the West Indies toured Pakistan for a two-match series in January last year, which ended in a 1-1 draw, with the visitors trailing in the second after losing the opener.
Matches: 56
Pakistan: 22
West Indies: 19
Drawn: 15
Form Guide
Pakistan and West Indies enter the match with equally low momentum in their favour, as both teams have just one win in their last five Tests respectively.
The Green Shirts’ most recent win came in October 2025 when they beat ICC World Test Championship (WTC) holders South Africa by 93 runs in the opening match of their home series at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore.
West Indies, on the other hand, are coming off a 1-0 home series win over Sri Lanka after winning the first Test by an innings and 217 runs, while the next match ended in a draw.
Pakistan: L, L, L, W, L (Most recent first)
West Indies: D, W, L, L, D
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