Pakistan draw series with resounding win
Pakistan's Abdur Rehman finished the innings with career-best figures of four for 65 as Pakistan beat the West Indies in St Kitts.
Resuming their innings on 130 for five on the final day -- requiring an improbable 427 runs for victory -- the West Indies added just five runs before they lost their sixth wicket as Brendan Nash fell to Saeed Amjal in the third over.
Wicketkeeper Carlton Baugh was next to fall for 18, trapped LBW by Abdur Rehman, who finished the match with career-best figures of four for 65 from 24.3 overs.
Captain Darren Sammy offered some resistance and entertained the home crowd for a time with a quick-fire 41 before he was eighth man out with just 193 runs on the board.
I think one thing is good about this side, especially this bunch of guys, is that they have a real true fighting spirit
--Pakistan's captain, Misbah-ul-Haq
--Pakistan's captain, Misbah-ul-Haq
After going down to a 40-run defeat in the first Test, Pakistan's captain Misbah-ul-Haq was delighted with how his players responded to the setback in Guyana.
West Indies wrap up Test win over Pakistan
"I think one thing is good about this side, especially this bunch of guys, is that they have a real true fighting spirit. I think that helped us to get back into this game, and win to tie the series," he said, AFP reported.
His counterpart, Sammy was understandably less upbeat about the result.
"We just did not score enough runs in this game. We are not happy with this, or the way we have batted throughout the series," Sammy said, AFP reported.
"Cricket is about runs and wickets, and in order to win, we have to score more runs, and we have not been able to do this for a while now," he added, AFP reported.
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