Ahead of the start of the 2021 Test series between the two sides, we take a look at some standout past performers.

790 – Highest innings total in a Test involving West Indies and Pakistan. This was brought up by West Indies at Kingston in the 3^rd Test of the 1957/58 series. This is the 4^th-highest innings total in Test history. Its highlight was the magnificent stand between Conrad Hunte and Gary Sobers – the 7^th-highest partnership in Test cricket for any wicket.

53 – Lowest innings total in a West Indies vs. Pakistan Test. West Indies were routed by Wasim Akram and Abdul Qadir in the 1^st Test of the 1986/87 series in Faisalabad. This is also their 3^rd-lowest innings total across their Test history.

1214 – Most runs by a player in West Indies – Pakistan Tests. The record is held by Mohammad Yousuf, who has seven centuries against the men from the Caribbean at an incredible average of over 100.

365 – Gary Sobers’ 365* in the Kingston Test in 1958 remains the highest individual score in a West Indies – Pakistan Test. There have been two more triple centuries in Tests between the two countries: Hanif Mohammad’s 337 in Bridgetown and Azhar Ali’s 302* in Dubai.

101.16 – Highest batting average in Tests between West Indies and Pakistan, and it belongs to Mohammad Yousuf. The elegant right-handed batsman also has the most hundreds in West Indies vs. Pakistan matches (7). Another notable entry in the list is Gary Sobers, who averaged a remarkable 89.45 against Pakistan.

824 – Gary Sobers has 984 Test runs against Pakistan, 824 of which came in the 1957/58 series – the most runs by a player in a West Indies vs. Pakistan Test series. The esteemed all-rounder from Barbados averaged an extraordinary 137.33 in that series.

80 – Most wickets by a player in West Indies vs. Pakistan Tests belong to Pakistan’s World Cup-winning captain Imran Khan. He has six five-wicket hauls against West Indies, also the most for any bowler in matches between the two countries.

12 – Most wickets by a player in a single match between Pakistan and West Indies. This feat belongs to Fazal Mehmood, who took a wonderful 12/100 in 1959 at Dhaka and played a pivotal role throughout the series to secure Pakistan’s first-ever Test series victory over West Indies.

33 – Colin Croft’s 33 wickets in West Indies’ home series against Pakistan in 1976/77 is the highest wickets tally for a bowler in a Test series between the two countries. In fact, it is the joint-third highest tally for any West Indian bowler in a Test series against any nation. In that series, Colin Croft took 8/29, which are also the best bowling figures in an innings for West Indies vs. Pakistan Tests.

29 – Most dismissals affected by a wicketkeeper in Tests between West Indies and Pakistan. West Indies’ Franz Alexander affected 29 dismissals in eight matches against Pakistan. He also tops the list for most dismissals affected in a single West Indies vs. Pakistan Test series (19). Kamran Akmal has the highest dismissals-per-inning ratio and sits second on the most dismissals list.