WI vs PAK 1st Test Live Commentary - Tarouba (25 July 2026)

Huge appeal for LBW once again, but the umpire is still not satisfied. Full-length delivery, around off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul comes down the track and looks ot defend, but the ball turns in and beats the inside edge and hits the front pad. There's again lots of discussion for the review, but they decide against it as the batter comes way down the track to play the ball. 

Back of a length, outside off, Kavem Hodge tries to defend but the ball gets the inside edge and wraps around his pads. The ball rolls down the leg side. A fortunate escape for Hodge. 

Back of a length, outside off, Kavem Hodge knocks it to backward point.

Hard length, outside off, Hodge makes a leave.

NO BALL!. Ali has overstepped and the umpire gives a no ball. Hard length, outside off, Kavem Hodge leave it away.

On a nagging length, outside off, Kavem Hodge bunts it down to backward point.

Pitches it up, does Ali, just outside off, Kavem Hodge brings out his front foot and pushes it to mid off.

FOUR! Short and punished! Back of a length, outside off, not much swing on it. Kavem Hodge gets on his back foot and pulls it away toward deep square leg. The fielder in deep fine leg runs to his left and slides to flick the ball back in. But the replay shows that while doing the process, he touches the boundary ropes. 

Huge shout for LBW, but the umpire remains unmoved. After a very long discussion between Abbas and Babbar, Pakistan opt for the review. Just a bit behind the good length, pitching it around off and nipping it away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to flick it but gets beaten on the outside edge and hits high on the back pad. However, the UntraEdge pops up and shows that the ball is pitching outside leg. Pakistan burns a review here. 

Back of a length, angling across the batter, outside off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul lets it travel to the keeper.

Good length, shaping in, around middle. Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends it to the leg side.

Hard length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul opens the face of the bat and steers it to left of gully. 

Back of a length, swinging it away from the lefty. Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends the inside edge. 

Back of a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul punches it to point.

Mohammad Ali joins the attack now! Full-length delivery, around off, Kavem Hodge defends it to cover.

Hard length, on off, Hodge blocks it back to the bowler.

Fullish, just outside off, Kavem Hodge fends it to cover.

Good-length deivery, nipping in, on off. Kavem Hodge hops a bit and rests it down the deck.

Back of a length, pitching it way outside off and swings it away from the batter. Kavem Hodge lifts his bat up and makes way to keave it.

On a good length, outside off, Kavem Hodge once lets it travel to the keeper.

Angling in, on middle, on a good length. Tagenarine Chanderpaul works it to mid-wicket. 

On a nagging length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul fends it to cover.

Just a yard behind the good length, spraying it outside off. Tagenarine Chanderpaul shuffles to cover the stumps and offers no shot at it.

Fuller, way outside off, swinging in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul plays the inside line to guard the off stump. 

Good length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul once again plays the inside line. A bit of spicy words from Abbas as well. 

Fuller in length, on middle, angling in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul nudges it to mid-wicket. Yet again, Abbas goes to the batter and has a few words. Tagenarine Chanderpaul back off to ignore it. This time, the umpire gets to Abbas to calm things down.

Just sniffing the outside edge! Good-length delivery, pitching it outside off and nipping it away. Tagenarine Chanderpaul rocks back to defend it away, but it just sneaks past the outside edge. 

Full, around middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket.

Full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul gets his body behind the line and defends it down.

Fuller, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul knocks it to backward point and gets a single.

Full, but sliding down the leg side, Kavem Hodge misses his flick.

Back of a length, around off, Kavem Hodge gets on his toes and dabs it to point.

Attacking the stumps, on off and middle. Brandon King works it to mid on. 

OUT! DRAGGED ON! Oh my lord. That is such an unfortunate way to get dismissed. Mohammad Abbas gives a wide smile as he knows he gets a bit lucky here. This is a back-of-a-length delivery, offering a lot of width, outside off. Brandon King frees his arms to slap it through cover, but the ball stays a bit after pitching on the deck and hits the inside edge, before it crashes into the stumps. Pakistan get their first breakthrough. 

Short, outside off, Kavem Hodge shoulder arms at it.

Sliding in, fuller, around the pads of the batter. Kavem Hodge glances it to deep backward square leg for one.

Hard-length delivery, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul lets it travel to the keeper.

On the fuller side, slanting in, on middle. Tagenarine Chanderpaul rolls his wrists and flicks it through the square leg region. The ball doesn't have enough legs to travel all the way to the boundary fence, as the mid-wicket fielder backtracks to cut it to three runs. 

Hard-length delivery, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes it to cover. 

Pitches it up, outside off, angling in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul covers the stumps and closes his willow to tuck it through square leg for one.

Full-length delivery, just outside off. Brandon King drives it to mid on. 

Shaping in, on a fuller length, pitching it on middle. Brandon King looks to flick it away, but plays all over it, and it hits the front pad. Oh, the replay shows that the UltraEdge has a spike when the ball misses the inside edge. 

Nails a yorker this time, on middle. Brandon King drops his willow and digs it out. 

Pitches it up, outside off, Brandon King opens the face of the bat, before pushing it away toward the left of the cover fielder for a single. 

Bends his back does Mohammad Abbas, on a good length. Brandon King defends it down. 

Nipping in pretty sharply, just outside off, on a good length. Brandon King covers the stumps and looks to leave it away, but the ball seams in and hits the back thigh pad. 

Pitches it up, full and around off, Brandon King prods and stabs it to cover.

Fuller in length, angling in, just outside off. Brandon King strides out and defends it to cover, right under his eyesight. 

Back of a length, just outside off, Brandon King keeps it out. 

Just a yard behind the good length, outside off. Brandon King gets on his front foot and goes for an expansive punch through cover, but connects it from the inside edge and it bounces off back to the bowler.

Back of a length, outside off, shaping in. Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to short cover.

Angling in, on top of off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul covers his line and blocks it solidly.

Back of a length, angling down the leg side. Tagenarine Chanderpaul makes a leave at it.

Angling in, on middle and leg. Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to flick it away, but gets beaten and wears on the pad. 

Hard-length delivery, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul gets on his toes and defends it to the off side. 

Just outside off, shaping in, on a hard length. Tagenarine Chanderpaul gets on his back foot and works it to the leg side.

No run, the batter shoulders arms to let that one through.

No run, the batter is not interested in playing at that.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

No run, played towards mid off.

No run, this is driven towards mid on.

Four! Nice one. A good-looking square drive is played and it results in a boundary.

No run, played towards mid off.

2 runs for Brandon King.

No run. A dot ball from Brandon King.

No run, that is left alone for the keeper to collect.

3 runs, the batter drives this through the covers. Good running between the wickets to pick up three runs.

No run, the batter shoulders arms to let that one through.

No run, the batter is not interested in playing at that.

A dot ball from Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

No run, that is defended solidly off the front foot.

Another dot ball from Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

Five dots now. 

Another maiden from Mohammad Abbas. Tagenarine Chanderpaul is yet to get off the mark.

No run, played towards covers.

No run, that is driven through the covers, but it is a dot ball.

Another dot ball from Brandon King.

West Indies and Brandon King are underway! 2 runs, played towards square leg.

No run, played towards point.

No run, played towards mid off.

There was a broadcast issue and all we know is that it was a dot ball.

No run, the batter cuts the ball square but it is intercepted.

Another dot ball.

No run, the batter has just blocked that from the crease.

Five dots and the broadcasting issue is still not resolved.

No run, this is down the off side and let through.