Pakistan beats West Indies by 109 in 2nd test levels series

pnbspppnbspppLeft-armer Shaheen took 4-43 to help Pakistan bowl out the West Indies for 219 in its second as it chased 329 to win He claimed the last wicket of the match sealing Pakistans victory when he dismissed Joshua Da Silva after tea on the fifth dayppThat gave the 21-year-old fast bowler who took a career-best 6-51 in the first innings a total of 18 wickets in the series at an average of 1128ppIts such a great day for us Its a team effort Shaheen saidppThe team needed me to step up and it was good for me that I delivered this timeppIt was tough he continuedppWe got to the last day and the weather is really hot As a team we knew they were one wicket down at the start of the day and the second wicket came straight away As a team we knew that if we gave a 100 percent effort we could win We delivered as a bowling unit and the result came our wayppAfter losing four wickets in the first session the West Indies had all but given up the chase for 329 and set itself the equally difficult task of batting through the long fifth day when a drizzle began to fall near teappThey were 159-7 at that point and with more than 40 overs left in the day rain and the possibility of bad light later were their best allies But the break proved relatively brief tea was taken early the covers were dried and gingerly lifted and the outfield was made fit for play to resume Pakistan returned eagerly refreshed by tea to complete its series-squaring victoryppShaheen claimed two of the three wickets Pakistan needed in the final session to level the series after the West Indies won the tense first test by one wicketppThe West Indies again were plagued by inconsistency Their first test win was a breakthrough for a relatively young lineup but their chances of winning the series slumped when they were bowled out for only 150 in the first innings of the second test replying to Pakistans 302-9 declaredppThe fault lay mostly with their batsmen who surpassed 200 in only two of four innings in the seriesppObviously in this game the first innings total let us down captain Kraigg Brathwaite saidppWe were behind the eight ball from then onppConfidence is what we need he continuedppI just think it is a mindset Test cricket is never easy its just a mindset and the sooner we get to that the better Being able to get through tough periods is key for usppThe West Indies already were in a tough spot when they resumed Tuesday at 49-1 having lost opener Kieran Powell to a careless run-out in the 19 overs before stumps on day fourppShaheen began by removing the nightwatchman Alzarri Joseph for 17 Hasan Ali then quickly added the wickets of Nkrumah Bonner 2 and Roston Chase 0 to leave the West Indies on the back foot at 73-4 They were 113-5 at lunch after losing the vital wicket of Jermaine Blackwood for 25ppKyle Mayers out of form and dismissed for a first ball duck in the first innings showed character as he made 32 and attempted to rally the middle order Brathwaite also played a determined role batting 250 minutes for 39ppBut both fell before tea which was taken early because of the rain The whole second day of the match had been washed out but this time the showers were only fleeting and Saheen wrapped up the tail to secure an important win at the start of a new World Test Championshipp