Pakistan slumped to a massive defeat in the second Test against the West Indies as the series ended 1-1. Here are the player ratings for the hosts.
Shan Masood: 3/10
80 runs @ 20, HS: 52
The Pakistan skipper was the only batter from his side in the second innings of the first Test to cross 30. On a wicket that got tougher to bat on, his innings took the game further away from the visitors. As captain, his role was limited: throw the ball to the spinners and see them work their magic.
Mohammad Huraira: 2/10
46 runs @ 11.50, HS: 29
Huraira hung around for a 58-ball 29 along with Masood in the first Test and was the second-highest scorer in the innings. It was his only notable contribution.
Babar Azam: 2.5/10
45 runs @ 11.25, HS: 31
The challenges of batting on crumbling wickets were felt by Pakistan’s star batter too, but he deserves half a point extra for grinding it out in the second innings of the second Test on what was effectively a day six wicket.
Kamran Ghulam: 3/10
67 wickets @ 16.75, HS: 27
The series continued Ghulam’s streak of failures after an impressive hundred on debut and a fifty at Centurion. He is yet to cross 30 in his last seven innings, falling below 20 five times.
Saud Shakeel: 6/10
131 runs @ 32.75, HS: 84
One of only three Pakistan batters to score a fifty in the Test series, Shakeel’s 84 in the first Test helped the side recover from 46-4 to make 230 eventually. He faced 157 balls during his knock, dug in and gave his bowlers plenty to bowl at.
Mohammad Rizwan: 8/10
147 runs @ 36.75, HS: 71
Yet another series, yet another eye-catching performance from Rizwan who is raising his hand to arguably become Pakistan’s best Test batter currently. Rizwan scored 71 in the first innings and followed it up with 49 and 25 in the next Test, runs that were worth their worth in gold on minefields. Rizwan was the top-run scorer in the series and one of two batters from either side to cross 100 runs.
Salman Ali Agha: 2/10
40 runs @ 10, HS: 15
Agha managed 2, 14, 9 and 15 in four innings, making it his worst bilateral series ever, and the first time that he has averaged below 20.
Noman Ali: 8.5/10
16 wickets @ 12.62, BBI: 6-41
Noman’s performance probably deserves a higher ranking after he picked up two five-wicket hauls in four innings but they come with a caveat. The pitches were highly tailored to assist him - it’s not his fault but stops us from giving the slower bowlers a higher ranking.
Sajid Khan: 8/10
15 wickets @ 17, BBI: 5-50
Sajid masterminded Pakistan’s huge win in the first Test with a match-haul of nine wickets, including picking up five in the second innings. He also grabbed two and four in the second, with Pakistan also opening the bowling with him.
Abrar Ahmed: 7/10
7 wickets @ 14.57, BBI: 4-27
Abrar bowled 33.5 overs in the series, nearly 24 overs fewer than Noman and 32 lesser than Sajid, which explains his wicket tally.
Kashif Ali: 5/10
2 wickets @ 19.50, BBI: 1-16
The medium pacer had a limited role to play on debut, sending down 10 overs in the second Test and accounting for the scalps of Mikyle Louis and Tevin Imlach.
Khurram Shehzad: NA
0 wickets
Shehzad just bowled one over in the first Multan Test and was replaced by Kashif for the next.
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