Twitter Reactions: Kraigg Brathwaite guides West Indies to their first win of the UAE tour

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite continued his stupendous batting form and followed his fabulous century in the first innings with an unbeaten 60 runs knock to help West Indies chase down the modest target of 154 and finish the Test series with a 2-1 score line.

West Indies ended day four with a historic win in their sight after bowling out Pakistan for just 208 in the second innings. Skipper Jason Holder led from the front with match-defining figures of 5/30 along with leg-spinner Devendra Bishoo who shared the spoils with him, claiming 3/46.

West Indies coming out to chase the target had a shaky start after Yasir Shah and fast bowler Wahab Riaz struck with the crucial top order wickets. Opener Leon Johnson, Darren Bravo and Marlon Samuels all were made to depart by Yasir Shah. The leg-spinner struck at regular intervals and kept the Windies fans nervous. To make things tricky for the West Indies, Riaz snapped Jermaine Blackwood and Roston Chase in the last session.

Fortunately, Brathwaite and wicket-keeper Shane Dowrich ensured that there was no more anxious moment and rallied their team safely toward the win and ended the fourth day with 114/5 at the scoreboard. Victory was close as the visitors required only 30 runs on the final day to win the match. The overnight batsmen made no mistake and calmly finished the job five-wicket in hand to hand their skipper Holder his first win as Test captain.

The series which started on a disastrous note for the visitors after getting clean swept in the 50 overs and the T20- format, ended sweetly with this win (Although it was late). Kraigg Brathwaite was named the Man of the Match while leg-spinner Yasir Shah, the leading wicket-taker of the series, was named Man of the Series.

Brilliant effort from Kraigg Brathwaite who made 142* and 60*. He was on the field for every ball of this Test match #PAKvWI

— Zaheer Ahmad Mohal (@ZAM_Sports) November 3, 2016

Misbah: That was a batting paradise and we just collapsed in both innings. You need to get at least 350 in the first innings. #PAKvWI

— Mahendra Singh Dhoni (@MsDhoniCricbuzz) November 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/KNCricInfo/status/794074183223361536

Muted series win celebration from Pakistan without the push-ups #PAKvWI

— Gaurav Kalra (@gauravkalra75) November 3, 2016

Pakistan take the series 2-1! #PakvWI pic.twitter.com/YWyOzNT502

— Azlan Fahim Khan (@Azlan_Khan7) November 3, 2016

Most wics (max 3 test match series) for WI in last 10 years:
Edward 19 v IND
Roach 19 v AUS
Shillingford 19 v ZIM
Bisho* 18 v Pak. #PakvWI

— Rao. (@ImRaoYasir) November 3, 2016

Misbah "we were well below our standards and made lots of mistakes especially in the batting" #PAKvWI

— Hasnain Shah (@HasnainShah69) November 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/ICCLiveHQ/status/794073483017912320

– Brathwaites are Game Changers First carlos Now kraigg !! ?#Historic#PAKvWI #PakvsWi

— Saddam Sama ✍️ (@SaddamSama) November 3, 2016

No #pushups so no win 😛#PAKvWI

— His Highness Tab ? (@DearTabisshtaha) November 3, 2016

Misbah "whenever challenges are presented to this team they come back. I expect the team to fight back in the next Tests" #Cricket #PAKvWI

— Saj Sadiq (@Saj_PakPassion) November 3, 2016

West Indies beat Pakistan in 3rd Test, While Pakistan won the series by 2 – 1.#wivpak #PAKvWI pic.twitter.com/B4bfBS6qLp

— India Bet (@indiabet) November 3, 2016

https://twitter.com/Virendrasehwag_/status/794072791133941760

WI should be proud of themselves the manner in which they have played in whole series & performed better than ENG & AUS in Dubai #PAKvWI

— Vishal Sahani (@Vishalsahani18) November 3, 2016

Having lost 8 matches in a row – 3ODI's, 3 T20's and 2 tests, this victory is something to rejoice for the Windies.. #PAKvWI

— Rajiv (@skrajiv) November 3, 2016

List of every opening batsman in test history to be not out in both innings of a match. #PAKvWI https://t.co/Pi51nHXcI3

— Michael Wagener (@Mykuhl) November 3, 2016

'Test cricket has been my dream growing up. I'd love to continue to perform for West Indies.' – Shane Dowrich #PAKvWI

— Talha Hameed Qazi (@iJilawatan) November 3, 2016

Yasir Shah won the MOS award and Ramiz Raza dint call him for a chat. Only happens with Pakistani players. ?????? #PAKvWI

— Forever United (@ProudRed82) November 3, 2016

Kraigg Brathwaite has batted for 696 minutes in this Test, the joint 6th most mins batted in a Test without getting dismissed. #PAKvWI

— Sampath Bandarupalli (@SampathStats) November 3, 2016

A young man shaping his test career with an unbelievable game for the Windies. Well done to the West Indies #PAKvWI

— Keeper's Review (@keepersreview) November 3, 2016