{"id":198076,"date":"2026-07-28T04:05:03","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:35:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198076"},"modified":"2026-07-28T04:05:03","modified_gmt":"2026-07-28T09:35:03","slug":"west-indies-seamer-justin-greaves-sets-test-record-with-five-wicket-maidens-in-a-row-vs-pakistan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198076","title":{"rendered":"West Indies seamer Justin Greaves sets Test record with five wicket maidens in a row vs Pakistan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"content-body-71275531\">West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves made Test cricket history on Monday by becoming the first bowler \u200bin the recorded era to take wickets in five consecutive \u200cmaiden overs during the opening Test against Pakistan in \u200bTarouba.<\/p>\n<p>The 32-year-old returned figures of 5-27 on \u2060the third day, producing a spell that helped swing the World Test Championship contest in the hosts\u2019 favour.<\/p>\n<p>Greaves surpassed the previous record \u200cof four consecutive wicket maidens, set by former England fast bowler Stuart Broad against South Africa \u200cin Johannesburg in 2016.<\/p>\n<p>Playing in his 17th Test, \u200cthe \u2060Barbadian claimed his maiden five-wicket haul as Pakistan \u2060were bowled out for 282 in reply to West Indies\u2019 first-innings total of 311.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I came on captain Roston Chase just said \u2018continue to \u200bbe disciplined in what \u200cyou are doing\u2019 and to see if I can get some wickets for the team,\u201d Greaves said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe ball nipped around and I got some reward. Anytime I \u200cget the ball in hand the team looks to \u200bme to be that solid player for them (and) try to dig us out of situations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTo \u2060get five wickets for the first time in Test cricket, I\u2019m really happy, but there\u2019s still a lot of work \u200cto do in the game.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><b>RELATED | <a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/pakistan-vs-west-indies-live-score-day-3-updates-1st-test-scoreboard-highlights\/article71273269.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">WI vs PAK 1st Test, Day 3 Highlights<\/a><\/b><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan was in command at 244-3, with Shan Masood having reached a century, before Greaves triggered a dramatic collapse.<\/p>\n<p>The seamer dismissed Masood for 109 and then struck in successive overs to remove Aamer Jamal, Ali Usman and Mohammad Rizwan without conceding a run, \u200cleaving Pakistan struggling at 267-8 at lunch.<\/p>\n<p>Greaves completed the historic feat \u200bafter the break when he had Mohammad Abbas caught behind, giving him five wickets from five \u2060successive maiden overs. Pakistan was eventually bowled out for 282, \u2060trailing by 29 runs in the first innings.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan fought back late in the day, reducing West Indies \u200cto 126-7 in its second innings by stumps. The hosts nevertheless held an overall lead of 155 \u200bruns heading into the fourth day.<\/p>\n<p class=\"publish-time\" id=\"end-of-article\">Published on Jul 28, 2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/sportstar.thehindu.com\/cricket\/justin-greaves-five-wicket-maidens-record-west-indies-vs-pakistan\/article71275531.ece\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Indies all-rounder Justin Greaves made Test cricket history on Monday by becoming the first bowler \u200bin the recorded era to take wickets in five consecutive \u200cmaiden overs during the opening Test against Pakistan in \u200bTarouba. The 32-year-old returned figures of 5-27 on \u2060the third day, producing a spell that helped swing the World Test &#8230; <a title=\"West Indies seamer Justin Greaves sets Test record with five wicket maidens in a row vs Pakistan\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=198076\" aria-label=\"Read more about West Indies seamer Justin Greaves sets Test record with five wicket maidens in a row vs Pakistan\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198077,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-198076","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/TH28-IB-PAK-WI_GFCGAGSUR.3.jpg.jpg","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":197996,"url":"https:\/\/newslink360.space\/?p=197996","url_meta":{"origin":198076,"position":0},"title":"WI vs PAK 1st Test: West Indies leads Pakistan by 155 with 3 wickets in hand after Day 3","author":"Ajay Kumar Verma","date":"July 27, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"West Indies led Pakistan by 155 runs with only three second-innings wickets remaining on Monday after bowlers dominated the third day of the first cricket Test. 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