West Indies Bowlers Create Unique Record in 148-Year Test Cricket History

In a remarkable turn of events during the first Test between Pakistan and West Indies in Multan, the visiting team's bowlers Gudakesh Motie, Jomel Warrican, and Jayden Seales achieved a rare feat in Test cricket. Despite West Indies suffering a crushing 127-run defeat, these tailenders etched their names in history—not with the ball, but with the bat.

For the first time in the 148-year history of Test cricket, the last three batters of a team registered the highest scores in an innings. This extraordinary feat occurred during West Indies' first innings, where their top and middle-order batters collapsed like a house of cards.

After being reduced to 66/8, the number 9, 10, and 11 batters—Motie, Warrican, and Seales—steadied the innings and took the team's total to 137. Motie scored 19, Warrican contributed 31, and Seales added 22, while none of the top eight batters managed to score more than 11 runs.

This marked the first time since the inaugural Test match in March 1877 that the three highest scores in a team’s innings came from the last three batters. Moreover, this was only the third instance in Test cricket where the top two individual scores in an innings were recorded by the last two batters.

However, their second innings did not see similar heroics, as all three were dismissed for ducks, and the team was bundled out for just 123 runs, handing Pakistan a comprehensive victory by 127 runs.

The second Test between Pakistan and West Indies is set to begin on January 25 in Multan.