PAK Vs WI, 1st Test: Mohammad Rizwan, Saud Shakeel Revive Pakistan On Rain-Truncated Day 1

ꦚFifties from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan took Pakistan to 143-4 at stumps on Day 1 after top-order batters stumbled in the first Test against West Indies in Multan on Friday (January 17, 2025). Shakeel made a gritty unbeaten 56 and Rizwan was not out on 51 as they rebuilt Pakistan on a tricky dry wicket tailor-made for spinners. The start of the Test between the two bottom-placed teams in the World Test Championship was delayed by four hours because of heavy fog and mist. Fast bowler Jayden Seales’ (3-21) triple strike then left Pakistan reeling at 46-4 inside the first hour. But Shakeel and Rizwan steadied the innings with their unbroken 97-run stand and upped the scoring rate in an hour-long last session which produced 57 runs.

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Updated on: 17 January 2025 8:08 pm

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Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

ꦡWest Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite, right, and his Pakistani counterpart Shan Masood pose for photo with test-series trophy, in Multan, Pakistan.

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West Indies vs Pakistan, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

♛Pakistan's Saud Shakeel bats during the day one of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan.

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PAK vs WI, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, left, plays a shot during the day one of the first test cricket 🤪match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan.

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WI vs PAK, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

♛West Indies Jayden Seales, left, appeals successfully LBW dismissal of Pakistan's Kamran Ghulam, right, during the day one of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan.

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Pakistan vs West Indies Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

ཧPakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, front, celebrates after scoring fifty runs during day one of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan.

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Pakistan vs West Indies, 1st Test | Photo: AP/Asim Tanveer

Pakistan's Mohammad Rizwan, left, and Saud Shakeel 🐎walk off the field at the end of play of the day one of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan.