Pakistan vs West Indies ஸ்கோர்கார்டு, 1st Test, West Indies vs Pakistan 2021

Pakistan are unbeaten in their last six bilateral men’' Test series against West Indies having last lost such a series way back in May 2000 (W4 D2), the Men in Green in fact have logged back to back series wins in their last two such encounters, which is also their longest winning run against the Caribbean team.

The West Indies have won four of their eight bilateral men's Test series against Pakistan at home (D3 L1) although their last such win came in May 2000; in fact Pakistan won their maiden Test series at the Caribbean last time the two sides played each other in such a series in 2017.

Pakistan have won each of their last four men's Test matches, their longest winning run in the format since a five-match run from December 2011 to February 2012.

The West Indies are winless in their last seven men's Test matches in the Caribbean (D2 L5); the last time they endured a longer such run in the format was from February 2009 to June 2010 wherein they remained without a win for nine games (D5 L4).

Since the beginning of 2020, Pakistan have the lowest catch success rate of all teams in men's Test cricket (70%), the Men in Green have caught 76 of their 108 chances in this period.

West Indies along with Australia have the best rate for boundaries conceded among all nations in Test cricket since the beginning of 2019 (5.6%), meanwhile Pakistan have the third worst (7%).

Pakistan have the lowest rate of batsmen to be dismissed via bowled among all teams in Tests since the beginning of 2019 (9%); meanwhile they have worst rate of their batsmen dismissed via caught out among all teams in the format during this period (71%).

Hasan Ali (Pakistan) has a bowling strike rate of 30 in men's Tests since the beginning of 2019, the best by any player in that time (min. 10 innings).

Roston Chase (West Indies; 71 wickets) requires 57 more runs to reach 2,000 in men's Test cricket; if he reaches the milestone in this match, he would be the seventh man to register 2,000 runs and 50 wickets for West Indies in Tests.

Babar Azam (Pakistan) averages 55 with the bat in men's Test cricket since the beginning of 2018 (min. 1500 runs); only Kane Williamson (New Zealand – 65), Marnus Labuschagne (Australia – 61) and Steve Smith (Australia – 56) have averaged more.