Pakistan hopes its tried and tested spin template will be successful against the West Indies as the two bottom-placed teams in the World Test Championship gear up for the two-test series starting from Friday.

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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.

Off-spinner Sajid Khan continued to baffle West Indies on a turning wicket and brought Pakistan to the brink of victory in the first test on Sunday. Khan replicated his first innings show with the new ball by yet again removing the top four batters as the tourists limped to 54-5 at lunch on Day 3.

On a wicket tailor-made for spinners, Shakeel and Rizwan had dominated the three West Indian spinners before Sinclair broke the threatening stand soon after the drinks break when

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.

Heavy fog has delayed the start of the first cricket test between Pakistan and the West Indies on Friday. Both teams are bottom-placed at the World Test Championship with Pakistan at No. 8 and West Indies at No.