West Indies win thrilling Test match by one wicket

Veteran fast bowler Kemar Roach and his teenage protege Jayden Seales have combined in a 17-run last-wicket partnership to carry the West Indies to a dramatic first Test win over Pakistan.

Seales earlier on Sunday took 5-55, his first five-wicket bag in Tests, as the West Indies dismissed Pakistan for 203 in their second innings, for a lead of 167.

The hosts then slumped to 3-16 before a Jermaine Blackwood half-century led them to 6-111.

The match was in the balance when Jason Holder was out to the last ball before tea with the West Indies 7-114, still 54 runs from victory.

In a thrilling final session in which each run and each wicket altered the balance of the match, Roach shared a partnership of 28 with Joshua Da Silva before finally combining with Seales to see the West Indies home on 9-168.

It's just the 15th instance in Test history of a team winning by one wicket.

The Windies had previously beaten Pakistan by that margin in Barbados in 2000 and Australia in Antigua a year earlier.

Roach said his unbeaten 30 was the most important innings of his 66-Test career "by far, by far."

Roach was full of praise for the 19-year-old Seales for his bowling and batting performances.

"The biggest threat is the straight ball. He did it very well," Roach said.

"He is a star for the future. His five wickets speaks wonders about our cricket."

Shaheen Afridi (4-50) and Hasan Ali (3-37) bowled almost 34 overs for Pakistan on the last day.

Hasan produced an outstanding all-round performance, scoring 28 from 26 balls at No.9 to help Pakistan go past 200 before he was the last man out.

He then dismissed Blackwood for 55 to deal a major blow to the hosts' hopes and bowled Holder (16).

But Hasan was also involved in one of the pivotal moments of the match when he dropped Roach, then on 16, off the bowling of Shaheen.

Roach looked to pull and the ball carried directly to Hasan at deep square leg but he put down a simple catch.

Hasan still had a part to play by dismissing Jomel Warrican to leave the West Indies needing 17 runs with one wicket in hand.

Roach batted on with unbreakable determination to eke out every run, confidently striking a ball from Hasan, wide of off stump, through cover for the winning runs.

"It was a remarkable Test," West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said.

"It is about patience. Who has more patience will come out on top."

Pakistan captain Babar Azam said the "nail-biting" match showed the beauty of Test cricket.

The second and final Test of the series will also be played at Sabina Park, Kingston starting on Friday.