Holder eyes return to top

Skipper Jason Holder believes West Indies cricket could be set for a return to the glory days after upsetting Pakistan by five wickets in the third and final Test in Sharjah on Thursday.

West Indies achieved a 153-run target on the fifth and final morning to clinch their first win in 14 Tests, a remarkable comeback after Pakistan won the first two Tests.

Opener Kraigg Brathwaite, who carried his bat in the first innings with 142 not out, was again unbeaten on 60 while Shane Dowrich, who also finished with 60 not out, hit the winning boundary.

The victory is also the first for Holder -- whose 5-30 on Wednesday set up the win -- in 12 Tests as captain.

The West Indies' last win came against England at Barbados in May last year.

Holder is confident that the struggling West Indies can return to the top.

"I have no doubt we will get back on the track to take West indies cricket back to the top," said Holder, appointed captain in October last year.

SCORES IN BRIEF

PAKISTAN: First innings 281
WEST INDIES: First innings 337
PAKISTAN: Second innings 208
WEST INDIES: Second innings 154 for 5 (Brathwaite 60 not out, Dowrich 60 not out; Riaz 2-46, Shah 3-40)
Result: West Indies won by five wickets.
Player-of-the-match: Kraigg Brathwaite.
Player-of-the-series: Yasir Shah.