Pakistan suffered a crushing 90-run defeat at the hands of the West Indies in the first match of the two-Test series played at the Brian Lara Stadium in Trinidad. Chasing a target of 211, Pakistan collapsed for just 120 runs in the fourth innings. Captain Babar Azam put up a fight, scoring an unbeaten 58, but the other batsmen failed to support him. West Indies fast bowler Jayden Seals bowled lethally, taking five wickets for just 20 runs, shattering the backbone of Pakistan's batting.

After Babar Azam, number 11 batsman Mohammad Abbas scored the highest score of 23 in Pakistan's second innings. Eight other batsmen failed to even reach the five-run mark. Justin Greaves was the mainstay of West Indies' all-round performance throughout the match, taking 5 wickets in the first innings and 2 wickets in the second, for a total of 7 wickets. He was named Player of the Match for his outstanding performance.

In this low-scoring match, West Indies, who won the toss and elected to bat first, scored 311 runs in the first innings. Shai Hope scored 92 runs, and Kavem Hodges missed out on a century with 84 runs. For Pakistan, Mohammad Ali took four wickets and Mohammad Abbas took three wickets, preventing the hosts from reaching a big total.

In reply, Pakistan's first innings was reduced to 282 runs. Captain Shan Masood played a brilliant century innings of 109 runs, but he lacked the support he expected from the other end. Thus, Pakistan fell behind by 29 runs in the first innings. For West Indies, Justin Greaves took five wickets for 27 runs, while Kemar Roach and Shamar Joseph took two wickets each.

In the second innings, West Indies added 181 runs, setting a target of 211 runs for Pakistan. Tejnarayan Chanderpaul scored 35, while Shamar Joseph, lower down the order, played a useful innings of 38 to put the team in a strong position. Mohammad Abbas bowled brilliantly for Pakistan, taking five wickets, but the batsmen completely failed to achieve the target. Pakistan failed to achieve even the relatively easy target of 211, being all out for 120 and losing the match by 90 runs.