PAK vs WI: Pakistan outdone by West Indies in final match, but claim Test series 2-1

Sharjah: West Indies secured their first Test victory since May 2015 when they beat Pakistan by five wickets on Thursday`s fifth day of the final Test in Sharjah.

West Indies, set 153 to win, reached their target before lunch when Shane Dowrich struck Mohammad Amir for four to reach 154 for 5.

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who carried his bat through the first innings with 142 not out, capped a memorable match by finishing with an unbeaten 60 as West Indies secured victory without further loss after resuming at 114 for 5.

Dowrich also scored 60 not out as he and Brathwaite added an unbroken 87 runs for the sixth wicket.

Kraigg Brathwaite was named Man of the Match after being unbeaten on 142 and 60 in both innings.

.@westindies' immovable object! MoM Kraigg Brathwaite carried his bat and his side all the way to victory! - https://t.co/qR65icDSJJ #PakvWI pic.twitter.com/3fKop2F3Pp — ICC (@ICC) November 3, 2016

Yasir Shah was named man of the series for picking up 21 wickets as a whole.

The Series leading wicket taker, Yasir Shah, takes the Man of the Series award!

Is he the best Test spinner currently? #PakvWI pic.twitter.com/UB7u0Tvd4F — ICC (@ICC) November 3, 2016

The victory ended a 13-match streak without a victory (10 losses and three draws) for West Indies, stretching back to May last year when they beat England at home. Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1.

Pakistan leg-spinner Yasir Shah claimed figures of 3-40 in the second innings while paceman Wahab Riaz, who had taken a five-wicket haul in the first, added two more to his tally.

Pakistan won the three-match series 2-1 after winning the first Test in Dubai by 56 runs in Dubai and the second by 133 runs in Abu Dhabi.

(With Agency inputs)