Pakistan - Overseas Cricket Series

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Babar Azam looked in total control•Aug 03, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Abdullah Shafique and Babar Azam scored half-centuries•Aug 03, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Azan Awais had a couple of flurries of boundaries•Aug 03, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Sajid Khan finished with 4 for 85•Aug 03, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Ali Usman removed Justin Greaves with the second new ball•Aug 03, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Ali Usman picked up his first wicket in Test cricket•Aug 02, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

 

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RESULT
2nd Test, Port of Spain, August 02 - 05, 2026, Pakistan tour of West Indies

West Indies
344 & 117

Pakistan
(T:75) 387 & 77/2

Pakistan won by 8 wickets

 

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Shafique, spinners give Pakistan rare overseas win​

Pakistan made short work of West Indies on the fourth morning to register their first away Test win in three years

Danyal Rasool
Aug 5, 2026,




Pakistan didn't take long to bowl out West Indies on the fourth morning • AFP/Getty Images

Pakistan 387 (Shafique 160*, Babar 88, Warrican 6-112) and 77 for 2 (Babar 24*, Shafique 24*) beat West Indies 344 (Greaves 73, Chase 70, Sajid 4-85) and 117 (Sajid 4-32, Usman 4-39) by eight wickets

Pakistan made short work of West Indies on the fourth morning, cruising to an eight-wicket win with little drama. The West Indies lower order was polished off inside half an hour by Ali Usman, setting Pakistan a relatively academic chase of 75. Pakistan have struggled with fourth innings of late, but even for them, this was unlosable.

Though the hosts picked up a couple of wickets, Pakistan were not to be denied a first away Test win in three years. It means the series ended 1-1, the third successive series between these sides to produce that scoreline, and got Babar Azam's second stint as Test captain up and running.

Pakistan's bowlers had done much of the hard work late last evening, but they came out this morning aware of the need to extinguish any hope the hosts may have harboured of posting a defendable total. They did not have to wait long for a breakthrough; Usman cleaned up Kemar Roach as he attempted a wild slog without the overnight score having moved.

Justin Greaves, who had battled without adding to the scoreboard, chopped on as soon as he tried to take Mohammad Ali on. With Brandon King unable to bat after the injury he picked up while running Babar out on Tuesday, it was down to the last pair. Shamar Joseph rode his luck through a couple of boundaries, but that was all he managed before top-edging Usman.


Pakistan began the chase slightly tentatively, and Imam-ul-Haq nicked off to Jayden Seales early on. However, they ensured West Indies could never really burst through the floodgates as the runs kept ticking along, and even when Azan Awais edged onto his stumps, Babar and Abdullah Shafique, the batting heroes of the first innings, steadied the innings.

After lunch, Babar danced down the wicket to deposit Jomel Warrican for successive sixes to secure the win that broke their eight-match losing streak away from home and sends them to England with a semblance of momentum.

 

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Justin Greaves was cleaned up for 3•Aug 05, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Mohammad Ali, Ali Usman and Mohammad Rizwan celebrate a wicket•Aug 05, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Sajid Khan struck in his first over in the second innings•Aug 04, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Roston Chase kept Jomel Warrican on after taking the second new ball•Aug 04, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Vice-captain Jomel Warrican had an excellent morning•Aug 04, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

Awais Zafar was undone by Jomel Warrican's drift•Aug 04, 2026•AFP/Getty Images

 

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Pakistan begin England Test preparations​

New batting coach Michael Smith joins squad as players complete first training session at Kent County Club

Our Correspondent
August 10, 2026

Pakistan’s Test squad has begun preparations for their upcoming series against England

Pakistan’s Test squad has begun preparations for their upcoming series against England, with the players taking part in their first training session at Kent County Club in Beckenham on Monday.

The squad underwent physical drills and fielding exercises during the opening practice session as the team began its preparations for the Test series which is expected to be a highly challenging task for the visitors.

Newly appointed Pakistan batting coach Michael Smith of South Africa also joined the squad and met with the players before taking part in a batting session.

Smith’s arrival comes as Pakistan look to fine-tune their batting plans ahead of the series against England. The coaching staff is expected to use the preparation period to assess the players and work on technical and tactical aspects of the game.

The Pakistan Test team will continue its training at Kent County Club on Tuesday (today), with the session scheduled to begin at 12:30 pm.

The team’s preparations are focused on building match readiness and sharpening fielding, fitness and batting skills before the Test series gets under way.

Pakistan will be hoping their preparation in English conditions helps the squad adapt quickly and provides a strong foundation for the challenges of the series.

 

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Pakistan headed into their upcoming Test series in England with renewed confidence after recovering from an opening-match defeat to draw their recent series in the Caribbean.

The Green-shirts secured an eight-wicket victory in the second Test in Trinidad to level the two-match series 1-1, responding strongly after suffering a 90-run defeat in the opening match.

The result has given Pakistan a timely boost before a challenging assignment in England, where they will face a side accustomed to using home conditions to their advantage. Unusually warm weather during the tour, however, could lessen the assistance traditionally available to England's seam attack and potentially alter the balance between bat and ball.

Pakistan's record in England remains modest despite a number of memorable individual and team performances over the years. The two sides have played 16 Test series on English soil, with England winning eight, Pakistan three and five ending in draws.

Pakistan's most recent series victory in England came three decades ago, in 1996, when they won the three-match series 2-0. They had also prevailed in 1992, winning 2-1, while their earlier success came in 1987, when they secured a 1-0 series victory.

The long gap since Pakistan's last series triumph in England underlines the scale of the challenge facing the current squad.

 

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Pakistan will be hoping their preparation in English conditions helps the squad adapt quickly and provides a strong foundation for the challenges of the series.

English conditions are presently Pakistani conditions. Go with 3 spinners.

 

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