West Indies will seek a series sweep as the second Test against Pakistan begins at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday, August 2, 2026.
The hosts won the first Test in Tarouba by 90 runs, extending Pakistan’s away Test losing streak to eight matches and entering the second Test as heavy favourites.
Pakistan will be missing opener Shan Masood, ruled out with a fractured finger, with Abdullah Shafique brought in as his replacement.
The Pakistan Cricket Board has also added batter Saud Shakeel to the squad as extra cover, a move expected to give all-rounder Aamer Jamal a more settled position in the order after batting at different spots in the first Test.
The Test is scheduled from August 2 to 6, with play starting at 10 am local time (2 pm GMT) each day.
West Indies need only a win or draw to seal the series, while Pakistan must win outright at Port of Spain to level it at 1-1.
West Indies enter the second Test as clear favourites, having outplayed Pakistan across the four days of the series opener in Tarouba a week earlier.
The two-match series is part of the ongoing World Test Championship cycle, adding extra context to how each side approaches results on this tour.
Mohammad Ali took four wickets in West Indies’ first innings of the opening Test, one of the few individual bright spots for Pakistan’s bowling attack across the four-day defeat in Tarouba.
In the first Test, seamer Khurram Shahzad drew West Indies’ top-scorer Kavem Hodge into an edge that captain Salman Agha snapped up at slip inside the first three overs of the third day.
The first Test defeat extended Pakistan’s away Test losing streak to eight consecutive matches, a run that has put fresh scrutiny on the team’s batting depth and away-from-home form.
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