Pakistan captain Shan Masood reflected on his team's comprehensive 127-run victory against the West Indies in the first Test at Multan on Sunday. Masood credited his spinners for their clinical performance and highlighted key moments that turned the game in Pakistan's favour.

MULTAN, Pakistan (AFP) — Skipper Shan Masood defended Pakistan’s formula of using spin-friendly pitches to win home Test matches after a 127-run victory over the West Indies in Multan on Sunday.

Spinners took 16 wickets on Sunday as Jomel Warrican's seven-wicket haul restricted Pakistan's second innings to 157, setting a target of 251 for West Indies, who failed to get a partnership going on the turn-heavy track.

Pakistan won the first Test against West Indies by 127 runs at Multan Cricket Stadium on Sunday. Chasing the target of 251 runs, the visitors West Indies were bowled out for 123. Pakistan's spinners dominated the match,

Historically, Pakistan achieved similar feats in Tests against the West Indies in Faisalabad in 1980, when spinners Iqbal Qasim, Mohammad Nazir, and Abdul Qadir claimed all 20 wickets, and against England in 1987, where Abdul Qadir took 13 wickets, Tauseef Ahmed four, and Iqbal Qasim three in a single match.

The Multan Test continued to unfold dramatically as 12 wickets tumbled in the first session of Day 3, keeping fans on the edge of their seats. West Indies, chasing 251, found themselves reeling at 54/5 at lunch, with Pakistan’s spinners wreaking havoc on a crumbling pitch.

Noman Ali (R) reacts during the second day of the first Test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium on Jan 18. — AFP Sajid Khan (L) celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies’ Keacy Carty (2R) during the ...

West Indies spinners profited from favorable conditions to bowl out Pakistan for 230 at the stroke of lunch on Day 2 of the first cricket test.

Pakistan claimed a 127-run victory over West Indies in the first Test in Multan, led by spinner Sajid Khan's five-wicket haul and Abrar Ahmed's four. Pakistan bowled out West Indies for 123. A humorous exchange between Mohammad Rizwan and Kevin Sinclair during the game went viral.

Pakistan's spinners led their team to a 127-run victory over the West Indies in the first Test in Multan. Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed took nine and four wickets, respectively, as West Indies were dismissed for 123.

For a third consecutive home Test, Pakistan's spinners claimed all 20 wickets, nine of which came from the inspired Sajid Khan