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Pakistan test team's skipper Shan Masood has defended his side's decision to prepare spinning wickets to aid wins.

Pakistan captain Shan Masood reflected on his team's comprehensive 127-run victory against the West Indies in the first Test at Multan on Sunday. Masood credited his spinners for their clinical performance and highlighted key moments that turned the game in Pakistan's favour.

Pakistan comfortably won the first Test against West Indies at the Multan Cricket Stadium on January 19. After winning the toss, the hosts put up 230 runs and restricted West Indies to just 137 runs on the back of spinners,

Pakistan hopes its tried and tested spin template will be successful against the West Indies as the two bottom-placed teams in the World Test Championship gear up for the two-test series starting from Friday.

Pakistan and West Indies last faced each other in the red-ball format in 2021 in the Caribbean, where the two-match series was levelled 1-1. Pakistan under the leadership of Masood will be looking to win their second consecutive home series after they defeated England 2-1 in October last year.