West Indies v Pakistan

At Roseau, Dominica, May 10-14, 2017. Pakistan won by 101 runs. Toss: West Indies. Test debut: Hasan Ali.
With two overs left and drizzle falling, the prospect of Misbah-ul-Haq and Younis Khan enjoying a victorious final bow was receding. Yasir Shah was bowling to last man Gabriel,who was defending stoutly. Even when the finger went up after the fourth ball - a bat-pad to silly point - Gabriel survived on review. Chase leant on his bat at the other end, ready to add one more over's defiance to his six-hour stay.

But when Yasir floated his last delivery of the tour outside off stump, Gabriel swung heedlessly, the ball clipped the inside edge, and flew on to the stumps. So Misbah, Pakistan's most successful captain, and Younis, their most prolific batsman, who had begun their illustrious Test careers over 15 years earlier, ended them as part of the first Pakistan team to win a Test series in the Caribbean. Yasir, meanwhile, sprinted towards long-off and leapt into a full-length dive. It was his third five-for of a series in which he had claimed a personal-best 25 victims, beating 24 in Sri Lanka in 2015.

The first three days had given no hint of the gripping climax. West Indies, unchanged for a third successive Test for the first time since England toured in 2008-09, won the toss and elected to bowl on a slow surface. The outfield proved sluggish, as did the scoring: Pakistan needed until late on the second evening to reach 376 (although nearly an hour was lost to rain on the first day). Azhar Ali stayed in first gear while making another careful century - this time reaching three figures in 266 balls, two quicker than at Bridgetown - and others chipped in. Mohammad Abbas got a good idea of the pitch while batting - facing 43 balls for his four - and took a maiden Test five-for, including Chase for 69. Abbas also removed the last three for ducks, as West Indies lost five for 29; Younis collected his tenth catch of the series, a record for a Pakistan outfielder.

Pakistan resumed with a 129-run lead on the fourth day. After a third duck of the series for Babar Azam - following a pair in Bridgetown - Misbah top-edged a slog-sweep, and Younis did the same with a more conventional one. Soon it was 90 for seven; somewhere between the hugs, handshakes, guards of honour and the hashtag #MisYou, Pakistan had apparently forgotten they were in a match. It needed a partnership of 61 between Mohammad Amir and Yasir to reassert authority.

After Amir was dismissed, Misbah gave his bowlers 30 minutes and a day to bowl out West Indies. Chase's staunch defence held Pakistan up after his side had plunged to 93 for six with more than 53 overs to go. But the lower order all knuckled down: Holder made 22 in 85 minutes, Bishoo three in 71, Joseph five in 59, and Gabriel four in 32. Another few minutes, and West Indies would have saved the series.
Man of the Match: R. L. Chase. Man of the Series: Yasir Shah