Pakistan Test ratings v West Indies: Fawad Alam and Shaheen Afridi earn perfect 10s

Babar Azam's team bounced back from first Test heartbreak to level series

Fawad Alam - 10. Innings 3, Runs 180, Best of 124 not out. The 25-year-old left-handed batsman is making it a point to prove to previous selectors what a monumental mistake they made by ignoring him for Test cricket for 10 years. Scored crucial runs in both games, becoming the quickest Asian to five Test centuries. AFP

Babar Azam - 9. Innings 4, Runs 193, Best of 75. Scored fifties in both Tests, and marshalled his bowling well. Was the top run-getter for his team and should have finished with a 2-0 series win, but for the dropped catches during the one-wicket defeat in the first Test. AFP

Mohammad Rizwan - 5.5. Innings 4, Runs 94, Best of 31, catches 11. A below par series for a player who was in the form of his life until recently. The runs dried up and he even dropped a catch, even though it was tough, of Kemar Roach in the last innings chase in the first Test. Roach went on to hit the winning runs. AFP

Shaheen Afridi - 10. Innings 4, Wickets 18, Best of 6-51. What more can you ask from the premier left-arm quick in the game? Afridi has mastered all conditions and Pakistan need to wrap him up in cotton wool. Took a 10-for to top it all. AFP

Faheem Ashraf - 6. Innings 4, Runs 99, Wickets 4. Reliable without being spectacular. Bowled 42 overs across four innings, which is excellent for a seam bowler and provided stability to the entire line-up. AFP

Hasan Ali - 6. Innings 4, Runs 68, Wickets 6. He is the heart of Pakistan’s team, providing bursts of energy with ball and bat. However, dropped Roach in the first Test and saw his team lose by one-wicket, which takes points off his report card. AFP

Azhar Ali - 3. Innings 4, Runs 62, Best of 23. Azhar is a senior player of the squad, yet had one of the worst returns. At 36 years of age, Pakistan might not have too much patience with him. AFP

Abid Ali - 4. Innings 4, Runs 73, Best of 34. Just not good enough returns for an opener at Test level. Struggled against South Africa and now the West Indies. Getty

Imran Butt - 5. Innings 4, Runs 49, Catches 5. Failed with the bat but the opener made a name for himself with spectacular catches in the slip cordon. Could well earn his spot on fielding alone. AFP

Mohammad Abbas - 5. Innings 4, Wickets 6, Best of 3-43. Can be deadly when the surface has something in it, but went wicketless in both second innings, showing his limitations. AFP

Nauman Ali - 5. Innings 2, Wickets 3. You can bank on getting tight lines and complete control from the left-arm spinner, which is what the team got. AFP

Pakistan put the disappointment of the one-wicket defeat in the first Test in Jamaica behind them as they squared the series in Kingston, with left-arm quick Shaheen Afridi picking up 10 wickets in the match.

The visitors had set a 329-run target despite losing an entire day's play and another session to rain at Sabina Park on Tuesday.

But Afridi kept Pakistan in the hunt as he picked up four wickets in the second innings - to go with his career best 6-51 in the first innings. Just when it seemed the weather would play spoilsport again, Afridi came back with the second new ball to take the last two wickets and seal victory with one hour to spare.

The win was set up in the first inning by Pakistan batsman Fawad Alam, who scored his fifth Test ton, and captain Babar Azam who made a timely fifty.

"This was a very important win for us, especially given the way we lost that first Test," Babar said.

"My partnership with Fawad Alam and his brilliant century was of course valuable, but I have to give massive credit to the bowling of Shaheen because he make things a lot easier for us."

With the Test series now concluded, Ajit Vijaykumar provides his player ratings for the Pakistan team in the photo gallery above. To move on to the next photo, click on the arrows or if using a mobile device simply swipe.