{"id":219541,"date":"2025-01-20T06:41:32","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:41:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/savour-the-win-wasim-akram-lauds-pakistan-win-against-west-indies-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T06:41:32","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T06:41:32","slug":"savour-the-win-wasim-akram-lauds-pakistan-win-against-west-indies-cricket-news-the-times-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/savour-the-win-wasim-akram-lauds-pakistan-win-against-west-indies-cricket-news-the-times-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Savour the win!&#8217;: Wasim Akram lauds Pakistan win against West Indies | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/static.toiimg.com\/thumb\/msid-117388908,imgsize-90646,width-400,resizemode-4\/117388908.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"&#8216;Savour the win!&#8217;: Wasim Akram lauds Pakistan win against West Indies | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" title=\"&#8216;Savour the win!&#8217;: Wasim Akram lauds Pakistan win against West Indies | Cricket News &#8211; The Times of India\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-articlebody=\"1\">\n<div class=\"_s30J clearfix  \">\n<div class=\"MwN2O\">\n<div class=\"vdo_embedd\">\n<div class=\"T22zO\">\n<section class=\"D3Wk1  clearfix id-r-component leadmedia undefined undefined  VtlfQ\" style=\"top:0px\">\n<div class=\"D3Wk1\" data-ua-type=\"1\" onclick=\"stpPgtnAndPrvntDefault(event)\">\n<div class=\"zPaFh\">\n<div class=\"wJnIp\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"cj2hz img_cptn\"><span title=\"Pakistan cricketers after winning the first Test against West Indies in Multan. (Getty Images)\">Pakistan cricketers after winning the first Test against West Indies in Multan. (Getty Images)<\/span><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>NEW DELHI: <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/pakistan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Pakistan<\/a> registered a 127-run win against <!-- -->West Indies<!-- --> on the third day of the first Test in Multan on Sunday with their spinners taking all the wickets in Windies&#8217; second innings.<br \/>West Indies were dismissed for 123, falling well short of their victory target of 251 as spinners <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/sajid-khan\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Sajid Khan<\/a> took 5-50 for match figures of 9-115 and <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/abrar-ahmed\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Abrar Ahmed<\/a> snared 4-27.<br \/>Pakistan bowling legend <a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/wasim-akram\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Wasim Akram<\/a> took to X to hail the victory and posted: &#8220;Wonderful to see a clinical and convincing Pakistan win in Multan. It is good to see them use home conditions to the hilt. If this is the winning formula then it&#8217;s working. I am sure this win will give enormous confidence to not only the team but to the legion of fans and to the whole nation. Savour the win!&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan registered their third straight win at home since they started to make conditions extremely spin-friendly. <br \/>The first Test ended in around two and a half days, although cloudy weather caused nearly half of the first day to be lost. <br \/>The ground staff made batsmen&#8217;s lives extremely difficult by dishing up a raging turner despite the bitter weather in Multan. <br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/timesofindia.indiatimes.com\/topic\/saud-shakeel\" styleobj=\"[object Object]\" class=\"\" commonstate=\"[object Object]\" frmappuse=\"1\">Saud Shakeel<\/a> and <!-- -->Mohammad Rizwan<!-- -->&#8216;s 141-run partnership in the first innings was likely the difference in the end under these circumstances. <br \/>Pakistan&#8217;s constant spin threat from both ends was also absent from the West Indies. <br \/>Jomel Warrican&#8217;s control was excellent, particularly in the second innings, but the other two Windies spinners were unable to consistently land the ball in the appropriate places. <br \/>Multan will also host the second and final Test starting on Saturday.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><script>\nvar _mfq = window._mfq || [];\n_mfq.push([\"setVariable\", \"toi_titan\", window.location.href]);\n!(function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n    function loadFBEvents(isFBCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isFBCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        if (f.fbq) return;\n        n = f.fbq = function() {\n          n.callMethod ? n.callMethod(...arguments) : n.queue.push(arguments);\n        };\n        if (!f._fbq) f._fbq = n;\n        n.push = n;\n        n.loaded = !0;\n        n.version = '2.0';\n        n.queue = [];\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js', n, t, s);\n      fbq('init', '593671331875494');\n      fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    };\n    function loadGtagEvents(isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n      if (!isGoogleCampaignActive) {\n        return;\n      }\n      var id = document.getElementById('toi-plus-google-campaign');\n      if (id) {\n        return;\n      }\n      (function(f, b, e, v, n, t, s) {\n        t = b.createElement(e);\n        t.async = !0;\n        t.defer = !0;\n        t.src = v;\n        t.id = 'toi-plus-google-campaign';\n        s = b.getElementsByTagName(e)[0];\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t, s);\n      })(f, b, e, 'https:\/\/www.googletagmanager.com\/gtag\/js?id=AW-877820074', n, t, s);\n    };\n    function loadSurvicateJs(allowedSurvicateSections = []){\n      const section =  window.location.pathname.split('\/')[1]\n      const isHomePageAllowed = window.location.pathname === '\/' && allowedSurvicateSections.includes('homepage')\n      if(allowedSurvicateSections.includes(section) || isHomePageAllowed){\n        (function(w) {\n         function setAttributes() {\n                    var prime_user_status = window.isPrime ? 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