With Pakistan on the ropes at 76-4 following day two in Multan, Kevin Sinclair led a West Indian spin trio to offer the tourists a chance to win the second Test and tie the series. At the Multan Stadium surface, the courageous West Indies set a difficult goal of 254 runs with 244 in their second innings. Kashif Ali was undefeated on one at stumps, while Saud Shakeel was undefeated on 13. Pakistan must win by a difficult 178 runs. In Multan, they also won the first Test by a margin of 127 runs.

After 20 wickets on the first day, 14 wickets fell on day two. Kraigg Brathwaite, the opener and captain of the West Indians, led the visitors' battle in the morning with a tough fifty-two. Before the visitors were bowled for 244 in their second innings at lunch, the final four wickets contributed a vital 99 runs. Noman Ali, a left-arm spinner, finished with 4-80, while Sajid Khan, his partner, grabbed 4-76.