A rain-interrupted opening day of the West Indies vs Pakistan 2nd Test ended with the hosts firmly in the contest, closing on 239 for 5 after electing to bat first in Port of Spain. Justin Greaves top-scored with an unbeaten 64, overcoming a leg injury and a dropped chance to guide West Indies through a testing middle session. Roston Chase supported him with 36 not out, and the pair added an unbroken 66 to leave Pakistan needing early strikes on Day 2. Mohammad Ali was the pick of the Pakistan attack, dismissing Shai Hope, while debutant quick Ubaid Shah also struck. With Trinidad’s surface offering turn and the weather forecast unsettled, the first-innings advantage is still very much up for grabs.
🔥 Day 1 Highlights
- West Indies close Day 1 on 239/5 after 74 overs at Queen’s Park Oval.
- Justin Greaves finishes unbeaten on 64, battling through a leg problem.
- Roston Chase provides calm support with an unbeaten 36.
- Brandon King top-scores among the top order with a fighting 46.
- Mohammad Ali is the standout bowler, removing Shai Hope.
- Debutant Ubaid Shah strikes with the first ball of a fresh spell.
- Ali Usman gets his maiden Test wicket, trapping King lbw.
- Pakistan’s call to leave out Mohammad Abbas raises eyebrows.
- Babar Azam shells a straightforward chance off Greaves at leg slip.
- Rain wipes out playing time and adds fresh uncertainty for Day 2.
📊 Match Snapshot
| Category | Details |
| Series | Pakistan tour of West Indies 2026 |
| Match | 2nd Test (Final Test) |
| Venue | Queen’s Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad |
| Toss | West Indies won, elected to bat |
| Day Result | Honours shared on a rain-shortened Day 1 |
| West Indies Score | 239/5 (74 overs) |
| Pakistan Score | Yet to bat |
| Best Batter | Justin Greaves (64*) |
| Best Bowler | Mohammad Ali (1 wicket, most economical and threatening) |
| Stumps Situation | West Indies 239/5, Greaves and Chase unbeaten |
📝 Day 1 Match Summary
Morning Session
West Indies won an important toss and chose to bat on a surface already showing signs of turn. Tagenarine Chanderpaul and Brandon King gave the innings a brisk platform, racing to 49 inside the powerplay overs before rain arrived and forced an extended break, disrupting the hosts’ momentum.
Afternoon Session
Play resumed with West Indies losing early wickets in a rush. Chanderpaul fell for 15, top-edging a hook off Mohammad Ali into the hands of Sajid Khan at long leg. Soon after the 90-minute rain interruption, King was trapped lbw by debutant Ali Usman for 46, ending a promising innings. Kavem Hodge and Amir Jangoo both fell cheaply either side of the drinks break — Hodge to Sajid Khan’s first wicket of the match, and Jangoo caught off a leg-side strike from Ubaid Shah with the very first ball of a new spell, handing the debutant seamer his opening Test scalp. At 91 for 3, and later 120 for 4, Pakistan sensed a real opportunity to run through the innings.
Evening Session
Justin Greaves walked in with West Indies under pressure and found an ally in wicketkeeper-batter Shai Hope. The pair added 53 priceless runs before Mohammad Ali produced the delivery of the day, beating Hope’s inside edge to bowl him for 29 and leave the score at 173 for 5. From there, Greaves and captain Roston Chase closed out the day superbly, adding an unbroken 66 to steer West Indies to a respectable 239 for 5 at stumps.
🏏 West Indies Innings Analysis
- Opening partnership: Chanderpaul and King put on 49 in quick time, exploiting a gap at third slip that Pakistan left unguarded through the first hour.
- Brandon King’s attacking innings: King’s 46 came off attacking intent, striking the ball cleanly before falling to a well-set-up lbw dismissal against the second new-ball spinner, Usman.
- Middle-order struggles: Hodge and Jangoo failed to build on the platform, both dismissed cheaply as Pakistan’s spin-seam combination created pressure through the middle overs.
- Greaves’ recovery act: Arriving at 91 for 3, Greaves rebuilt patiently, absorbing pressure and rotating strike even as a leg injury threatened to end his innings early.
- Chase’s support: The West Indies captain played the anchor role in the final session, allowing Greaves to farm the strike and push the score past 230.
- Final session dominance: The unbroken 66-run stand between Greaves and Chase was the difference between a middling total and a genuinely competitive one heading into Day 2.
🇵🇰 Pakistan Bowling Analysis
- Mohammad Ali was the most consistently threatening bowler of the day, dismissing Hope and beating the bat repeatedly through the middle session.
- Sajid Khan, brought in as an additional spin option, struck with his first delivery of note to remove Hodge and also completed a sharp catch to dismiss Chanderpaul.
- Ubaid Shah, handed a Test debut, made an immediate impact by removing Jangoo with the first ball of a fresh spell.
- Ali Usman, wicketless on his first Test appearance last week, finally opened his account by trapping King in front.
- Bowling plans leaned heavily on spin given the surface’s turn, with Pakistan’s think tank opting for two specialist spinners alongside the seam attack.
- Field placements proved a talking point — an unguarded third slip cost Pakistan early opportunities, and Mohammad Ali was seen appealing to his captain for extra cover in the cordon.
- Captaincy decisions under Babar Azam will face scrutiny, both for the slip cordon setup and for a costly drop off Greaves shortly after his fifty.
⭐ Player Spotlight
Justin Greaves
Greaves showed the same composure with the bat that made him the difference-maker with the ball in the first Test. His shot selection was notably risk-averse once West Indies slipped to 91 for 3, prioritising occupation of the crease over quick runs. A leg injury sustained mid-innings, which required lengthy on-field treatment, is now the biggest concern for West Indies heading into Day 2 — his mobility, more than his form, will determine how far this innings can go.
Brandon King
King’s 46 was built on early intent, capitalising on width and a vacant slip cordon to find the boundary regularly. His dismissal, lbw to a well-disguised delivery from Usman, ended a knock that had given West Indies genuine momentum before the middle-order wobble.
Mohammad Ali
Pakistan’s most impressive bowler on the day, Mohammad Ali extracted swing and seam movement that troubled several West Indies batters. His dismissal of Hope, beating the inside edge to castle him, was the standout passage of play for the tourists.
Roston Chase
Leading from the front as captain, Chase played a controlled, low-risk innings in the final session, ensuring West Indies did not lose further wickets after the alarming period between 91 and 173. His partnership with Greaves has set up a platform West Indies will look to convert into a big total.
🚑 Injury Update
Justin Greaves picked up a left leg problem while completing a sharp run and needed extended treatment on the field before he could continue. He appeared to be labouring for parts of his innings but battled through to stumps unbeaten. His fitness and mobility on the second morning will be closely watched, given how central he is to West Indies’ hopes of building a substantial total.
🎯 Key Turning Points
- The Chanderpaul-King opening stand gave West Indies early momentum before rain intervened.
- The rain interruption disrupted rhythm and arguably contributed to the middle-order collapse that followed.
- Brandon King’s lbw dismissal swung momentum firmly back towards Pakistan.
- The Hodge and Jangoo dismissals in quick succession put West Indies on the back foot at 120 for 4.
- The Greaves-Hope stand of 53 halted Pakistan’s momentum before Hope’s dismissal.
- Babar Azam’s dropped catch off Greaves, shortly after his half-century, proved a pivotal moment Pakistan will regret.
- The unbroken Greaves-Chase partnership ultimately shaped the final total and the balance of the match.
📊 Match Statistics
- Highest individual score: Justin Greaves, unbeaten on 64.
- Best partnership of the day: Greaves and Chase, unbroken 66 for the sixth wicket.
- Most productive bowler: Mohammad Ali, whose spell yielded the key wicket of Hope.
- Debut impact: Two Pakistan debutants — Ubaid Shah and Awais Zafar — with Shah striking on debut.
- Wickets timeline: West Indies lost wickets at 49, 65, 91, 120 and 173, before adding 66 unbroken runs to close.
- Overs bowled: 74 overs completed despite the rain interruption.
🏅 Top Performers
| Player | Team | Performance | Match Impact | Rating (/10) |
| Justin Greaves | West Indies | 64* | Rescued the innings from 91/3 | 8.5 |
| Roston Chase | West Indies | 36* | Anchored the closing stand | 7.5 |
| Brandon King | West Indies | 46 | Gave the innings early momentum | 7 |
| Mohammad Ali | Pakistan | 1 wicket, consistent threat | Pakistan’s best bowler on the day | 7.5 |
| Ubaid Shah | Pakistan | 1 wicket on debut | Impressive first impression | 7 |
📢 Current Talking Points
- Was dropping Mohammad Abbas, Pakistan’s leading wicket-taker in the first Test, the right call?
- Justin Greaves continues to justify his growing reputation as West Indies’ most reliable all-rounder.
- Roston Chase’s leadership from the middle order has again proved valuable.
- Pakistan’s spin-heavy selection is a bold bet on a turning Queen’s Park Oval surface.
- The unguarded third slip cost Pakistan early wickets and will likely be corrected on Day 2.
- Greaves’ fitness is now as big a storyline as his batting form.
- Two Pakistan debutants have already left an early impression with the ball.
- Day 2 is shaping up to decide who takes control of the first-innings advantage.
🔍 Tactical Analysis
Greaves succeeded by scaling back his usual aggression once wickets began falling around him, choosing to build partnerships rather than force the pace. Pakistan’s bowling plan correctly targeted a turning surface with two frontline spinners, but a costly gap at third slip and a missed chance at leg slip undid much of that good work. West Indies, for their part, showed a clear strategic split: attacking intent from the openers, followed by a deliberate shift to occupation and partnership-building once early wickets fell. The pitch offered turn from early on, while the outfield conditions — helped by a rain-softened afternoon — aided seam movement for Pakistan’s quicks in patches.
🌦️ Pitch & Weather Report
Queen’s Park Oval is playing as a genuine turning surface, with the pitch report confirming spin-friendly conditions and only average assistance for batters. Pace bowlers have found swing on offer, particularly in the periods after rain, while spinners have enjoyed slow but consistent turn. Conditions on Day 1 were largely clear with temperatures around 26°C and humidity near 83%, though the rain interruption briefly changed the composition of the surface. Expect similar mixed conditions on Day 2, with the pitch likely to offer even more turn as the match progresses.
🔮 Day 2 Preview
West Indies will look to push past 350, with Greaves and Chase both well set and in no mood to give their wickets away cheaply.
Pakistan need early wickets on the second morning to restrict West Indies and prevent the total from getting away from them.
Key battles to watch:
- Justin Greaves vs Mohammad Ali, as Pakistan’s most incisive bowler looks to finally dislodge the well-set all-rounder.
- Roston Chase vs Sajid Khan, with the off-spinner searching for further success on a pitch built for his skills.
✅ Key Takeaways
- West Indies closed Day 1 on 239/5 after electing to bat first.
- Justin Greaves anchored the innings with an unbeaten 64.
- Roston Chase supported with an unbeaten 36 in a crucial closing stand.
- Brandon King’s 46 gave the hosts an early platform.
- Mohammad Ali was Pakistan’s most impressive bowler.
- Two Pakistan debutants, Ubaid Shah and Awais Zafar, featured in the XI.
- Ubaid Shah struck with his first ball of a new spell.
- Ali Usman claimed his maiden Test wicket.
- Pakistan’s decision to omit Mohammad Abbas has sparked debate.
- The match remains evenly poised heading into Day 2.
❓ FAQs
1. What was the score at the end of Day 1 of the WI vs Pakistan 2nd Test? West Indies finished on 239 for 5 after 74 overs.
2. Who top-scored for West Indies on Day 1? Justin Greaves top-scored with an unbeaten 64.
3. Why was Mohammad Abbas left out of Pakistan’s XI? Despite an outstanding first Test with the ball, Pakistan’s team management chose to omit him for the second Test.
4. Who are Pakistan’s debutants in this Test? Ubaid Shah and Awais Zafar both made their Test debuts.
5. Why did Shan Masood not play? Masood missed out due to a finger injury sustained during his century in the first Test.
6. What injury did Justin Greaves suffer? He sustained a left leg problem while running between the wickets and received on-field treatment.
7. Who was the best bowler for Pakistan on Day 1? Mohammad Ali was the standout performer with the ball.
8. Where is the 2nd Test between West Indies and Pakistan being played? The match is being played at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.
9. Who won the toss in the West Indies vs Pakistan 2nd Test? West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first.
10. What conditions did the pitch offer on Day 1? The surface offered turn for spinners and swing for pace bowlers, with rain briefly interrupting play.
Day 1 of the West Indies vs Pakistan 2nd Test ended with the hosts marginally ahead after a rain-hit day at Queen’s Park Oval. Justin Greaves’ composed unbeaten 64, supported by Roston Chase’s calm 36, pulled West Indies out of trouble after early inroads from Mohammad Ali, Sajid Khan, Ali Usman and debutant Ubaid Shah. With West Indies on 239 for 5 and two well-set batters still at the crease, Day 2 promises to be pivotal in deciding which side seizes the first-innings advantage.
