Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan hit unbeaten half-centuries to lead a Pakistan fightback in the first Test against the West Indies on Friday as the hosts reached 143-4 at the close of a fog-hit opening day.

Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel scored half-centuries as Pakistan finished the day at 143 for four in 41.3 overs. Jayden Seales was the star for the West Indies with three wickets.

South Africa's dominance continues with a 10-wicket win over Pakistan, marking their seventh straight Test victory. Rickelton's double ton and Maharaj's key strikes shone, while Pakistan's valiant fight in the follow-on wasn't enough to avoid defeat.

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Mohammad Rizwan and Saud Shakeel rallied Pakistan from 46/4 to 143/4 with their brilliant fifties on Day 1 of the first Test against West Indies

Tea Pakistan 194 and 398 for 5 (Agha 31*, Rizwan 31*, Rabada 3-55) trail South Africa 615 by 23 runs. South Africa inched closer to a series victory with two more wickets before t

(AP Photo/Halden Krog) South Africa’s Ryan Rickelton plays a shot while Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan and Pakistan’s Babar Azam look on during the second day of the second test match between South Africa and Pakistan in Cape Town, South Africa ...

South Africa, Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025. Credit: AP/Halden Krog Babar and Mohammad Rizwan (46) had thwarted the pace of Rabada and Jansen in the first hour after Pakistan resumed on a precarious 64-3. Pakistan’s premier batters extended their fourth-wicket ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — South Africa’s youngest test cricketer ... the interval as Pakistan still needed 261 runs to avoid the follow-on. Babar and Mohammad Rizwan (46) had thwarted the pace of Kagiso Rabada (2-28) and Marco Jansen (1-36 ...

Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan struck unbroken half-centuries to steer Pakistan past Jayden Seales' three-wicket spell, reaching 143-4 on the opening day of the first Test in Multan on Friday.

Half-centuries from Saud Shakeel and Mohammad Rizwan revived Pakistan to 143-4 after top-order batters stumbled in the first cricket test against West Indies on Friday. Shakeel made a gritty unbeaten 56 and Rizwan was not out on 51 on Day 1 as they rebuilt Pakistan on a tricky dry wicket tailor-made for spinners.

Pakistan announced a 15-member squad for the two-match Test series against West Indies. The selection committee made seven changes to their squad from the last series.