WI vs PAK 2nd Test Live Commentary - Port of Spain (02 August 2026)

Full and down the leg side, Kavem Hodge sweeps it to fine leg for a couple of runs. 

Pushed through on the pads, Kavem Hodge tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Tossed up, on off, Kavem Hodge milks this down to long on for a single. 

Flighted, around off, Amir Jangoo strides next to the pitch of the ball and keeps it out.

Fuller on the pads, Amir Jangoo keeps it out.

Short and wide of off, Amir Jangoo pats this to the cover-point region and takes a single. 

Flighted, around off, Amir Jangoo drives this to long on for a single. 

Fuller around off, Kavem Hodge goes for a reverse sweep but hits this towards first slip. Salman Agha fails to gather this one. 

Quicker and flatter on the pads, Kavem Hodge tucks this to short fine leg. 

Full and on the pads, Kavem Hodge works this to the left of short leg. 

Floated on the pads, Kavem Hodge dead bats it. 

LEG BYE! Full and down the leg side, Kavem Hodge gets it clipped off his pads to the right of short fine leg for a leg bye. 

Fuller around off, Sajid Khan sweeps this to deep square leg for one.

Pushed through from around the stumps, on the pads, going down the leg side. Amir Jangoo rocks back to tuck it away but misses and gets hit on his pads.

Flighted, around off, Amir Jangoo strides out in front to keep it out but misses out. 

Short of a length, on off, Amir Jangoo punches this to extra cover. 

Floated on the pads, Amir Jangoo blocks it to short leg.

Tossed up, around off, Amir Jangoo sweeps this to deep backward square leg for a single. 

Full and on the pads, turning down the leg side. Amir Jangoo looks for the flick but misses. 

Pushed through on off, Amir Jangoo blocks it out. 

Tossed up, around off, Amir Jangoo sweeps this the conventional way to deep square leg for a single. 

Fuller around off, Kavem Hodge dabs this to short fine leg for a dot. 

Short of a length, on middle and off, Kavem Hodge punches this to covers for a quick single. A well-judged single by Kavem Hodge. 

Short of a length, on off, Amir Jangoo rocks back and smashes this to the right of Sajid Khan at backward square leg. Sajid puts in a dive to catch this one but he could only get his hand behind it. The ball rolls past him for two runs. 

Hard length, on middle and leg, going down the leg side. Kavem Hodge gets up on his toes and looks to work this to the leg side but misses and gets hit on his pads. 

FOUR BYES! Good length, way too wide down the leg side. Kavem Hodge leaves it all alone. Rizwan fails to get anywhere close to it as well and the ball races to the fine leg fence for four runs. 

Full and on middle and leg, Kavem Hodge tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Hard length, on off, Kavem Hodge rocks behind the line of the ball and keeps it out.

Good length, around off, Kavem Hodge gets behind the line of the ball and keeps it out. 

Back of a length, around off, Kavem Hodge hops up on his toes and pushes this to covers. 

Tossed up, around off, Brandon King blocks it out.

Full and on off, Brandon King dead bats it. 

Tossed up, wide of off, Brandon King looks to block it out but gets beaten. 

OUT! LBW! A loud appeal on this one but the umpire has turned it down. Ali drifts this one into the batter, around leg, the ball lands and turns away from the batter. King leans low to keep it out but misses out and gets hit on his pads. A loud appeal but the umpire shrugs it away. Babar Azam opts for DRS. Ball Tracking shows that the ball pitches in line and hits the middle of the middle pole. Ali Usman gets his maiden Test wicket as this is overturned. West Indies are 65 for 2. 

Full and on off, Amir Jangoo keeps it out.

 FOUR! This has been swept away in a streaky way for four. Full and down the leg side, turning further down. Amir Jangoo goes down on a knee and paddle sweeps it past leg slip for a boundary. This could have easily gone into the hands of the leg slip fielder but it went just past him to his left.

Short and down the leg side. Brandon King goes for the pull but misses. Mohammad Rizwan collects this behind the stumps and appeals, but the umpire turns it down. 

Good length, around off, Brandon King keeps it out.

Full and on off, Brandon King keeps it out.

 FOUR! This has raced just past Imam-ul-Haq at third slip for four runs. Pitched up, wide of off, Brandon King goes onto his front foot and looks to drive this through covers. Gets an outside edge that goes just past Imam at third slip. THis should have been pouched by him. The ball has raced for four. 

Good length, around off, Brandon King leaves it. 

On a length, around the pads, Brandon King tucks this through square leg for one. 

Flighted, around off, Kavem Hodge drives this to short covers. 

Quicker one, on off, Kavem Hodge rocks back and defends this out.

Tossed up, around off, Kavem Hodge drives this to sweeper cover for one.

Floated on off, King punches this back to the bowler. 

Full and on off, Brandon King drives this grounded to long off for a run. 

Quicker one, on the pads, Kavem Hodge tucks this to mid-wicket. 

Right in the channel, around off, off a good length. Hodge leaves it. 

On a length, around off, Kavem Hodge presses onto his front foot and leaves it. 

LEG BYE! Back of a length, onto the pads. Kavem Hodge misses the flick and gets it rolled through fine leg for a leg bye. 

Good length, around off, Brandon King blocks it out.

 FOUR! Crunched away in the gap for four. King looks in sublime touch. Pitched-up delivery, around off, Brandon King gets right next to the line of the ball and drives this through covers for a gloriously hit boundary. 

Hard length, onto the pads, Brandon King milks this through square leg for a couple. 

Short of a length, around off, Kavem Hodge rocks back and punches this to covers. 

Fuller around off, Kavem Hodge pushes this to covers.

Floated on off, Kavem Hodge rocks back and punches this to point. 

Pushed through on off, Kavem Hodge gets onto his front foot and keeps it out. Ali appeals as he feels the ball might have clipped the front pad before the bat but the umpire turns it down. 

Full and wide of off, Kavem Hodge drives this to sweeper cover for a single. 

Flighted, on off, Brandon King dead bats it. 

Full and wide of off, Brandon King leaves it all alone. 

Good length, around off, shaping away from the batter. Brandon King shoulders his arms at it. 

Ali dangles the carrot full and around off, shaping away from the batter. King goes for a front foot drive but gets beaten. 

Right in the channel, on a good length, around off, Brandon King tentatively pokes at it but misses out.

Hard length, around off, Brandon King dabs this to point for a dot. 

Good length, on top of off, Brandon King presses onto his front foot and blocks this out.

Flighted around off, Brandon King prods onto his front foot and drivs this to wide long off for a single. 

Fuller around off, Kavem Hodge keeps it out off his front foot.

A lot of drift into the batter, on a good length, around off, turning away from the batter. Kavem Hodge rocks back and keeps it out.

Floated around off, Kavem Hodge looks to keep it out but misses out.

Tossed up, around off, turning away off the off-pole. Kavem Hodge steps a long way across and looks to sweep it away but misses and gets hit on his front pad. 

Pushed through on off, Kavem Hodge tucks this to the square leg fielder. 

Hard length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to cover.

Back of a length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to the cover fielder.

Shaping away, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.

Slightly shorter, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it again.

OUT! TAKEN! Tagenarine Chanderpaul holes out in the deep. Mohammad Ali bangs it short, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul stays back and looks to pull it. Doesn't time it well as the ball goes straight in the hands of Sajid Khan at deep backward square leg. Tagenarine Chanderpaul falls, and West Indies are 49/1.

On a length, around off, Kavem Hodge presses onto his front foot and blocks it out. 

Wow, what a start! Tossed up, on off, and it turns away. Brandon King looks to block it but gets beaten all ends up.

Flatter, on off, Brandon King blocks it to cover.

FOUR! Sublime timing from Brandon King! Fullish, outside off, Brandon King leans on and drives it magnificently through the cover region for a boundary.

Fired in, on off, Brandon King blocks it to cover.

Flatter, on middle, Brandon King blocks it to cover.

Tossed up, on off, Brandon King drives it to the cover fielder. 

FOUR! That's a good shot! Full and on leg, Brandon King picks it well and flicks it in the gap through square leg for a boundary.

FOUR MORE! Back-to-back boundaries from Brandon King! Hard length, on off, Brandon King latches onto it and steers it through cover-point for yet another boundary.

Angling in, on off, Brandon King blocks it to mid off.

FOUR! Gloriously driven! Full and outside off, Brandon King leans on and cracks a drive through covers for a boundary.

Much fuller, on leg, Brandon King flicks it to square leg for single.

Short and wide, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to slap it but gets a bottom edge as the ball rolls back towards the keeper. Dot.

Much fuller, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket.

FOUR! Edgy! Back of a length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes through the slip and the gully fielder for a boundary.

Full and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.

Slowish, outside off, left alone again by Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

Nice and full, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it to mid-wicket.

Hard length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone towards the keeper.

Sways it down leg, Brandon King looks to pull it but misses.

Back of a length, on middle, Brandon King blocks it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Neatly played! Back of a length, outside off, Brandon King opens the face of the bat and guides it to third man for a boundary.

Angling in, on off, Brandon King blocks it to short cover.

FOUR! That's a glorious shot! Full and outside off, Brandon King leans onto it and caresses it through covers for a boundary.

Short and just outside off, Brandon King looks to slap it but misses.

Nice and full, outside off, Brandon King drives it through covers for a brace.

Angling in, on off, Brandon King guides it through backward point for a run.

Back of a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.

Another one outside off, left alone.

Much fuller, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to point.

Full and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul steers it through backward point for a brace.

FOUR! Streaky from Tagenarine Chanderpaul! Back of a length, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to block it but gets a thick outside edge. The ball goes through the slip and the gully fielder for a boundary.

Angling in, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul blocks it to mid off.

Beaten! Shaping away, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul tries to block it but misses.

Hard length, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul defends it back to the bowler.

Past the edge! Back of a length, just outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul looks to flick it but gets beaten.

Fullish, outside off, left alone by Tagenarine Chanderpaul.

Much fuller, on off, Brandon King taps it to cover for a single.

Nice and full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes it through covers for one more.

Fullish, on middle, Brandon King eases it back to the bowler.

Nice and full, on off, Brandon King knocks it to mid off.

Bangs it short, on off, Brandon King leaves it alone.

Much fuller, on off, Brandon King eases it to mid off.

Ubaid Shah goes full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul taps it to left of cover for a single.

FOUR! Brandon King gets off the mark with a boundary! Too full, on off, Brandon King picks it well and knocks it firmly down to long off for a boundary.

Too full again, on off, Brandon King blocks it to mid on.

Hard length, down the leg side, Brandon King looks to flick it but the ball brushes his pads and rolls fine. They collect a leg bye.

Bangs it short, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul sways away from it.

Shaping away, on middle, Tagenarine Chanderpaul stabs it to mid on.

West Indies are up and running straightaway! Full and on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul knocks it down to long off for a brace.

Full and outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves it alone.

Nice and full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes it to cover.

Keeps it full, on off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul pushes it to point.

A tad fuller, outside off, Tagenarine Chanderpaul leaves the harmless delivery.

Much fuller, on leg, Tagenarine Chanderpaul flicks it through backward square leg for a single.