Pakistan vs West Indies (Odi series) 2025

Pakistan vs West Indies ODI Series: A Dramatic Decider in Tarouba

First ODI – August 8, 2025 – Pakistan win(1-0):

Pakistan clinched a thrilling five-wicket win in the opening ODI at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad. Chasing 281, they reached the target in 48.5 overs, thanks to a composed 104-run unbeaten partnership between debutant Hasan Nawaz (63*) and Hussain Talat (41*), earning Hasan Nawaz the Player of the Match accolade .

Turning Point:

Hasan Nawaz & Hussain Talat’s unbeaten 104-run stand for the 6th wicket

• At one stage, Pakistan were 5 down for 178 chasing 281  the match was in the balance.
• The calm partnership by debutant Hasan Nawaz (63)* and Hussain Talat (48)* swung the match decisively.
• West Indies failed to break through in the final 12 overs, allowing Pakistan to win comfortably with 7 balls to spare.

Second ODI – August 10, 2025 -West Indies win (1-1):

The West Indies hit back via the DLS method, leveling the series in a rain-affected contest. Pakistan posted 171/7 in 37 overs; West Indies chased 181 in 33.2 overs. Roston Chase (49*) starred with the bat and was named Player of the Match . Pakistan’s captain Mohammad Rizwan later attributed part-time bowlers’ underperformance as a key factor in their loss, highlighting the ongoing struggle with the fifth bowling option .

Turning Point:

Pakistan’s fifth bowler issue exposed after rain

• Rain shortened the game and revised the target to 181 via DLS.
• Pakistan used part-timers like Agha Salman and Iftikhar Ahmed due to poor squad balance.
• Roston Chase and Sherfane Rutherford exploited the weak fifth-bowling option, scoring freely in middle overs.
• Pakistan had no backup bowling strategy, which let the game slip despite early wickets.

ICC ODI Rankings Impact:

Pakistan’s loss in the second ODI resulted in a drop in the ICC ODI Rankings, pushing them down to fifth place, with Sri Lanka moving up to fourth. India continues to hold the top spot .

Off-field Fallout:

Cricket West Indies (CWI) convened an emergency meeting of its Strategy & Officiating Committee in Trinidad, aimed at addressing the team’s disappointing performance in the series and planning structural reforms .

Third ODI – August 12, 2025 (Series Decider)

West Indies won the series:

On August 12, 2025, at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, West Indies thrashed Pakistan by 202 runs to seal the ODI series 2–1, their first series win over Pakistan in 34 years.

Batting first, Shai Hope anchored the innings with a superb 120*, supported by Justin Greaves’ quick 43*, taking West Indies to 294/6.

In reply, Pakistan crumbled for just 92 in 29.2 overs, undone by Jayden Seales’ devastating spell of 6/18   the second-best ODI figures by a West Indian bowler.

It was West Indies’ largest-ever ODI win margin over Pakistan, capping a historic series triumph.

Turning Point:

Hope–Greaves 110-run partnership for the 7th wicket

• West Indies were 184/6 in the 37th over, looking like they’d collapse again.
• Shai Hope (120)* anchored from one end, but it was Justin Greaves’ blistering 43 off 24 balls* that changed the tempo.
• They added 110 runs in the final 13 overs, pushing the total to an above-par 294.
• This unexpected flourish broke Pakistan’s spirit they never recovered in the chase, getting bundled out for 129.

 Pakistan’s Batting Collapse in 3rd ODI:

• At 36/3, then 91/7, the chase was doomed.
• Jayden Seales and Alzarri Joseph bowled hostile opening spells, while Pakistan’s top order failed under pressure.
• Babar Azam’s early dismissal (caught behind for 13) was a psychological blow after that, the innings unraveled.

Key points:

• The series is finely poised at 1–1, with the third ODI 2-3
• Pakistan’s batting frailties have been stark especially in the decider with early top-order failures.
• West Indies showed resilience, bouncing back in the second game and asserting dominance with the bat in the third.
• The series also points to broader concerns: Pakistan’s depth in bowling and West Indies’ need for structural overhaul.

Series Summary & Insights