Greaves, Chase lead West Indies to 239-5 on day one vs Pakistan

Justin Greaves anchored West Indies' innings with a gritty half-century, remaining unbeaten on 64 alongside Roston Chase, who was 36 not out, as the hosts reached 239-5 at the close of play on day one of the second Test against Pakistan. An unbroken partnership of 66 between Greaves and Chase steered West Indies through the final session after a challenging period where the ball began to turn sharply.

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Greaves was 64 not out and Chase on 36 when bad light stopped play after 74 overs.

Earlier, opener Brandon King provided an aggressive start, scoring 46 from 50 balls, including seven boundaries off bowler Ubaid Shah. King and Tagenarine Chanderpaul (15) established a 49-run opening stand before rain interrupted play. West Indies faced difficulties in the extended second session, losing three wickets, but Greaves and Shai Hope (29) built a crucial 53-run partnership for the fifth wicket.

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Greaves previously put on 53 for the fifth wicket with Shai Hope (29) as West Indies showed resilience Sunday on a turning pitch.

Pakistan's bowlers, including Ubaid Shah (1-56), Ali Usman (1-46), and Sajid Khan (1-45), took wickets, but the team's fielding and apparent lack of a clear bowling plan let them down. Mohammad Ali was the most effective bowler, taking 2-49. The decision to leave out Mohammad Abbas, who took eight wickets in the first Test, was questioned given the conditions.

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Pakistan looked at the conditions before the start of play at Queen’s Park Oval and made the surprising decision to leave out veteran pacer Mohammad Abbas who took eight wickets in the first test.

West Indies, unchanged from their opening Test victory, won the toss and chose to bat. Pakistan made four changes, including handing Test debut to Ubaid Shah, while Shan Masood was replaced by Abdullah Shafique due to a fractured finger.

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West Indies won the toss, chose to bat and opener Brandon King provided the hosts with an aggressive start, scoring 46 from 50 balls.