Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first as they face West Indies in the two-match Test series commencing today at the Multan Cricket Stadium.
The toss, scheduled to take place at 9am, was delayed for hours because of dense fog in the city. It was finally staged at 1pm.
Pakistan aim to finish the ICC World Test Championship 2023-25 on a winning note. The second Test will also be played at the same venue from January 25.
West Indies, who are playing a Test match in Pakistan for the first time since December 2006, are currently positioned at the bottom of the ICC World Test Championship table. In the last Test series between the two sides here, PCB Hall of Famer Inzamam-ul-Haq led the home side to a 2-0 win in three-match Test series.
Green Shirts and Men in Maroon last faced each other in the red-ball format in 2021 in West Indies, where the two-match series was levelled 1-1.
Pakistan under the leadership of Shan Masood are looking to win their second consecutive home series after they defeated England 2-1 in October 2024.
