Pakistan's Sajid Khan celebrates after taking the wicket of West Indies Kraigg Brathwaite during day three of the first test cricket match between Pakistan and West Indies, in Multan, Pakistan. (AP )

MULTAN, Pakistan, Jan 19, (AP): Off-spinner Sajid Khan masterminded Pakistan’s emphatic 127-run win against the West Indies with a match haul of nine wickets in the first test on Sunday.

Khan followed his four-wicket haul in the first innings with 5-50 as the West Indies were bowled out for 123 runs in the second after being set a target of 251 runs on a spinning pitch.

Alick Athanaze, playing in only his 12th test match, made a fighting 55 off 68 balls before he became Khan’s fifth victim with inexperienced West Indies resistance folding in the second session on Day 3.

“As long as we get 20 wickets and can put in a good performance, we will be happy,” Pakistan captain Shan Masood said. “We did not know whether in these conditions the ball would spin as it is cold … but our spinners were clinical.”

Khan replicated his first-innings show with the new ball by yet again removing the top four batters as the tourists limped to 54-5 inside the first session that saw 11 of the 12 wickets falling to the spinners.

Leg-spinner Abrar Ahmed, who shared the new ball with Khan, claimed figures of 4-27 that included the wickets of Kevin Sinclair (10) and Gudakesh Motie (0) off successive balls with both edging to Salman Ali Agha in the slips as the tourists lost their last four wickets without scoring a run.

“The batters didn’t play as well as they should have,” West Indies captain Kraigg Brathwaite said. “We just have to be brave ... it is important to be positive on these types of pitches. We should still trust our defense. If we can bring it together batting and bowling-wise, we can come out on top.”