--- title: "West Indies opt to bat first in second Test against Pakistan" description: "Most outlets reported that the West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Pakistan, being played in Port of Spain. A few also noted in passing that Pakistan made four Test changes and that the West Indies entered the match with a 1-0 series advantage." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1512-west-indies-win-toss-elect-to-bat-first-in-second-test site: HarZaviya language: en --- # West Indies opt to bat first in second Test against Pakistan sports · latest filing 2 Aug 2026, 10:17 PM PKT · 2 Aug 2026 · 4 articles from 3 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 3 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets reported that the West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first in the second Test against Pakistan, being played in Port of Spain. A few also noted in passing that Pakistan made four Test changes and that the West Indies entered the match with a 1-0 series advantage. ## Same story from 3 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **24 News HD** — [West Indies 65/1 after opting to bat first in second Test against Pakistan](https://www.24newshd.tv/02-Aug-2026/west-indies-65-1-opting-bat-first-second-test-pakistan) · 2 Aug 2026, 10:17 PM PKT > West Indies won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in the second Test at Port of Spain, with the hosts looking to make the most of home conditions. - **Dunya News** — [West Indies win toss, elect to bat first in second Test against Pakistan](https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/965932-west-indies-win-toss-elect-to-bat-first-in-second-test-against-pakist) · 2 Aug 2026, 7:40 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The hosts head into the series decider with a 1-0 advantage after securing a 90-run victory in the opening Test and will be aiming to clinch the series - **Daily Times** — [West Indies bat first as Pakistan make four Test changes](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1532384/west-indies-bat-first-as-pakistan-make-four-test-changes/) · 2 Aug 2026, 7:31 PM PKT · 82% identical wording to the newest filing > The West Indies won the toss and chose to bat first against Pakistan in the second and final Test of the series at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain on Sunday. The hosts entered the match with confidence after securing a 90-run victory in the opening Test, giving them a 1-0 lead and putting […] ## Part of a bigger story Other stories whose coverage resembles this one, nearest first. "% related" compares whole stories, not single articles — see [what the percentages mean](https://harzaviya.com/methodology). - [West Indies bat first in opening Test against Pakistan](https://harzaviya.com/stories/535-west-indies-bat-first-in-opening-test-against-pakistan) · 25 Jul 2026 · 2 outlets · 88% related - [West Indies defeat Pakistan by 90 runs in first Test in Trinidad](https://harzaviya.com/stories/638-pakistan-and-west-indies-cricket-match-in-trinidad-ends) · 29 Jul 2026 · 7 outlets · 2 developments · 85% related - [Pakistan ends overseas Test losing streak with series-levelling win over West Indies](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1549-justin-greaves-steadies-west-indies-in-second-test-against) · 6 Aug 2026 · 13 outlets · 4 developments · 84% related - [Pakistan and West Indies face second Test in Port of Spain](https://harzaviya.com/stories/1469-wi-eye-series-sweep-as-pakistan-look-for-redemption) · 2 Aug 2026 · 2 outlets · 82% related - [West Indies defeat Pakistan by 90 runs in first Test cricket match](https://harzaviya.com/stories/789-west-indies-defeat-pakistan-by-90-runs-in-first-test-after) · 30 Jul 2026 · 5 outlets · 2 developments · 75% related 4 articles from 3 outlets, 2 Aug 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.