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.

Pakistan red-ball captain Shan Masood emphasised on Sunday the significance of utilising home advantage to cement the team's status as a "leading force" in the international cricket.

Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali made hay with the new ball in Multan, taking nine wickets between them to bundle out West Indies for 137 before captain Shan Masood's second-innings fifty helped Pakistan to build a 202-run lead on the second day of the first test on Saturday.

Pakistan triumphed over West Indies by 127 runs in the test match at Multan, with Sajid Khan and Abrar Ahmed's spin bowling leading the way. Despite Jomel Warrican's seven wickets for West Indies, they failed to chase a 251 target,

MULTAN (Dunya News) - Pakistan dismissed the West Indies for 123 runs and won the first Test by 127 runs here on third day on Sunday. Set a victory target of 251 runs, spinners Sajid Khan and Ibrar Ahmed sahred nine wickets and led Pakistan to a 1-0 lead in the two-Test series.

The live streaming for the PAK vs WI 1st Test Day 2 will be available on the FanCode app and website in India.

Spin-heavy Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat in the first test against the West Indies on Friday. Heavy fog delayed the start of the test match between the two bottom-placed teams of the World Test Championship before Pakistan captain Shan Masood won the coin toss after lunch and opted to bat on a dry wicket tailor-made for spinners.

Spinner Sajid Khan took five wickets and Abrar Ahmed another four to guide Pakistan to a 127-run win on the third day of the first test against West Indies in Multan on Sunday.

Spinners Sajid Khan and Noman Ali made hay with the new ball in Multan, taking nine wickets between them to bundle out West Indies for 137 before captain Shan Masood's second-innings fifty helped Pakistan to build a 202-run lead on the second day of the first test on Saturday.

West Indies spinners profited from favorable conditions to bowl out Pakistan for 230 at stroke of lunch on Day 2 of the first cricket test Saturday. Left-arm spinner Jomel Warrican picked up 3-69 and Kevin Sinclair (2-61) accounted for the vital wickets of Saud Shakeel (84) and Mohammad Rizwan (71) as Pakistan lost last six wickets for 43 runs on a turning wicket.

Pakistan and West Indies vowed a strong finish when they meet in the first Test in Multan on Friday despite dragging up the rear of the World Test Championship.