Pakistan beat West Indies to end 8 away Test losing streak and draw series

Pakistan win first away Test in three years, beating West Indies by eight wickets in Trinidad to draw two Test series.Pakistan ended its eight-match losing streak away from home in cricket Tests with a resounding eight-wicket victory against the West Indies to level the series.First innings century-maker Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam, in his first series since being reappointed as captain, led Pakistan to 77-2 with unbeaten knocks of 24 runs each as the visitors achieved victory shortly after lunch on Day Four of the second Test on Wednesday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4FIFA pledges to defend Infantino after World Cup rights plan collapseslist 2 of 4UEFA’s threatened legal action against Infantino and FIFA: What we knowlist 3 of 4Ex-Arsenal boss Wenger was ‘not aware’ of Infantino’s FIFA planlist 4 of 4UEFA confirms legal letter served to FIFA after Infantino’s World Cup planend of listBabar knocked off the target by hitting back-to-back sixes against left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican, whose six-wicket haul in the first innings had limited Pakistan’s lead to 43 runs.West Indies won the first Test by 90 runs at Tarouba. In the second Test, spinners Sajid Khan and Ali Usman utilized favourable conditions on a wearing wicket of Queen’s Park Oval to ensure Pakistan remained unbeaten in a Test series against the West Indies since 2000.Pakistan lost the wickets of Imam-ul-Haq, brilliantly snapped up by Justin Greaves in the slips cordon for 9 in Jayden Seales’ first over Wednesday, and Azan Awais was bowled by Shamar Joseph for 18 before Shafique and Babar sealed the win inside four days.Earlier, West Indies had set up a modest target of 75 runs after it got bowled out for 117 with off-break bowler Sajid (4-32) and left-arm spinner Usman (4-39) sharing eight wickets between them.Opening batter Brandon King could not bat in West Indies’ second innings due to a back injury sustained on Day Three when he ran out Babar with a spectacular direct throw from short cover.