August 8, 2025. Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba. Pakistan need 281 to win. West Indies have just posted 280 off 49 overs a competitive ODI total in Caribbean conditions.
At the halfway point of the chase, Pakistan are 5 wickets down. The recognised batting lineup is gone. Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat two names that wouldn’t make a top-10 list of most-known Pakistan batters are at the crease. They put on 100 runs together. Pakistan win by 5 wickets with 7 balls to spare. Four days later, Pakistan are bowled out for 92. West Indies win by 202 runs.
This is the Pakistan-West Indies 2025 story in two numbers: 284/5 and 92 all out. Brilliant one day, collapsed the next. And every scorecard page on the internet gives you one match at a time.
This hub gives you all of them.
PAK vs WI – all key 2025 series scorecards at a glance
| Match | Date | Format | Venue | WI Score | PAK Score | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAK tour of WI – 1st T20I | Jul/Aug 2025 | T20I | Central Broward Regional Park | — | — | PAK won by 14 runs |
| PAK tour of WI – 1st ODI | Aug 8, 2025 | ODI | Brian Lara CA, Tarouba | 280 all out (49 ov) | 284/5 (48.5 ov) | PAK won by 5 wkts |
| PAK tour of WI – 2nd ODI | Aug 10, 2025 | ODI | — | 184/5 | 171/7 (DLS) | WI won by 5 wkts (DLS) |
| PAK tour of WI – 3rd ODI | Aug 12, 2025 | ODI | — | 294/6 | 92 all out | WI won by 202 runs |
| WI tour of PAK – 1st Test | Jan 17–20, 2025 | Test | Multan | 137 & 123 | 230 & 157 | PAK won by 127 runs |
| WI tour of PAK – 2nd Test | Jan 25–28, 2025 | Test | Multan | 163 & 244 | 154 & 133 | WI won by 120 runs |
Six matches across three formats and two continents. Both teams won exactly three. That symmetry is deceptive the quality of the wins could not be more different.
Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025 – T20I series
Scorecard snapshot
| Match | WI vs PAK – 1st T20I, Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025/26 |
|---|---|
| Venue | Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground |
| Toss | West Indies, who chose to field |
| Result | Pakistan won by 14 runs |
Why PAK dominated in T20Is on Caribbean soil
Pakistan’s T20I record against West Indies is historically dominant 15 wins against just 3 losses across all T20Is. This isn’t fluky. Pakistan consistently restrict West Indies in the death overs and then bat with enough power in the middle phase to post or chase defendable totals.
What people think vs reality:
- What people think: “West Indies have so many power hitters T20I must be their strongest format against anyone.”
- Reality: In T20Is against Pakistan, WI win percentage is only 14.28%. Their power hitters face Pakistan’s spin combinations and controlled pace attack in conditions that don’t always play to their strengths. West Indies T20I cricket depends heavily on explosiveness in the first six overs. Pakistan bowlers have repeatedly nullified that window.
Unique insight: West Indies’ three T20I wins against Pakistan are spread across a decade meaning in any given year, Pakistan are the heavy favourite in this format regardless of WI’s current squad. WI’s dominance in T20 franchise cricket (CPL stars, etc.) doesn’t translate to bilateral T20I success specifically against Pakistan.
West Indies vs Pakistan 1st ODI – PAK chase 280 with 5 wickets and 7 balls
Scorecard
| Format | WI | PAK |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 280 all out (49 overs) | 284/5 (48.5 overs) |
| Result | — | Pakistan won by 5 wickets (7 balls remaining) |
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WI batting: how they set 280
WI posted 280 all out off 49 overs a total that reflects a middle-overs wobble after a solid top-order start. The fall of wickets tells the real story: WI were pushing for 300+ before late wickets from Pakistan’s bowlers restricted them to 280, still a challenging total at Brian Lara Cricket Academy where the outfield is fast and the batting strip true.
Pakistan bowling for WI chase: fall of wickets (chase context)
PAK chasing 281:
- 16/1: Saim Ayub departed early (over 2.6).
- 63/2: Abdullah Shafique gone (over 11.6).
- 118/3: Babar Azam dismissed (over 23.3).
- 158/4: Salman Agha gone (over 30.4).
- 180/5: Mohammad Rizwan dismissed (over 37.2).
At 180/5 in over 37, Pakistan needed 101 runs off 78 balls roughly 7.8 per over. Their five most recognised batters were gone.
The Nawaz-Talat rescue: the chase nobody talks about enough
Hasan Nawaz (batting at No.7 or below) and Hussain Talat (No.6 or 7) two batters most casual fans couldn’t name before this match put on a 100+ partnership to win it for Pakistan.
Nawaz made 50 off 48 balls (4 fours, 2 sixes) and Talat contributed 41 off 37 as they chased 101 runs together at a rate of approximately 7.8 per over across their partnership.
Counterintuitive idea: Pakistan’s biggest win in this ODI series came not because their stars delivered Babar Azam was dismissed for 55 and Rizwan contributed before falling at 37.2 overs but because two lower-order batters executed a pressure chase better than the top order. That’s either a sign of remarkable batting depth, or a sign that Pakistan’s established names are still not delivering in big chase moments. Both interpretations deserve scrutiny.
Slightly bold opinion: If Nawaz-Talat cannot repeat this in the 2nd and 3rd ODIs (they didn’t), then this wasn’t batting depth it was statistical noise. And the next two scorecards prove that point brutally.
The ODI series reversal – how PAK lost the 2nd and 3rd ODIs
2nd ODI: WI 184/5 vs PAK 171/7: DLS collapse
| Format | WI | PAK |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 184/5 | 171/7 (DLS, 31 overs) |
| Result | — | West Indies won by 5 wickets (DLS Method) |
But here’s the real problem: Pakistan were supposed to chase only 184. In the 1st ODI they chased 280 from 180/5. In the 2nd, they couldn’t reach 185.
DLS adjustments affect target calculations but at the point of interruption, Pakistan’s scoring rate was trailing the required rate significantly, not ahead of it. The DLS defeat wasn’t weather-imposed; it was earned by WI’s bowlers who restricted Pakistan after a reset.
Common mistake fans make: Blaming the DLS method when Pakistan lost the 2nd ODI. DLS didn’t cause the defeat. Pakistan’s batting facing a revised target their top order had no answer for caused the defeat.
3rd ODI: WI 294/6 vs PAK 92: the 202-run humiliation
| Format | WI | PAK |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 294/6 | 92 all out |
| Result | — | West Indies won by 202 runs |
WI post 294/6 their highest total of the series and Pakistan, who chased 280 five days earlier, collapse to 92 all out.
This is where things go wrong in reading Pakistan’s cricket at face value. The 92 all out is a team total it requires every batter to fail. Babar, Rizwan, Salman, Nawaz, Talat all fell cheaply. That is either a complete batting disintegration under pressure (which WI’s bowlers engineered) or a surface/conditions problem.
Original observation: Pakistan’s 1st ODI win and 3rd ODI collapse are played in the same series, at essentially the same venue type, in similar conditions. The 192-run swing in batting output (284/5 → 92) is too extreme to be explained by conditions. It reflects something structural: Pakistan’s batting lineup, in 2025, is either brilliant (when Nawaz-Talat pull off a miracle) or brittle (when the top order doesn’t set the tone). There is no reliable middle ground.
Slightly bold opinion: WI winning the ODI series 2-1 after losing the 1st ODI is a bigger statement than the scoreline suggests. It shows WI’s ODI bowling attack learned within days how to exploit Pakistan’s batting structure and then did so twice in a row. That’s the kind of in-series adaptation that only technically skilled bowling units can manage.
West Indies tour of Pakistan Tests 2025 – Multan’s 4th-innings curse
1st Test: PAK won by 127 runs
| Innings | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Pakistan | 230 |
| 1st | West Indies | 137 |
| 2nd | Pakistan | 157 |
| 2nd | West Indies | 123 |
| Result | Pakistan won by 127 runs |
Pakistan set WI a 4th-innings target of 251 on a Multan pitch showing day 3–4 deterioration. WI crumbled to 123, all 10 wickets for 123 runs against Pakistan’s spinners at Multan, where the surface becomes increasingly challenging as the game progresses.
Unique insight: Multan in winter conditions provides one of the most spin-friendly Test surfaces on the subcontinent. When teams bat in the 4th innings at Multan, they are essentially facing a turning pitch at its most hostile. WI’s 123 chasing 251 isn’t a batting failure — it’s an honest assessment of how difficult a 4th-innings chase at Multan actually is.
2nd Test: WI won by 120 runs: the same pitch logic, the other direction
| Innings | Team | Score |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | West Indies | 163 |
| 1st | Pakistan | 154 |
| 2nd | West Indies | 244 |
| 2nd | Pakistan | 133 |
| Result | West Indies won by 120 runs |
Same venue. Different over-turn order. WI build a 2nd innings 244 a genuine high-water mark on this surface to set Pakistan 254 in the 4th innings.
Pakistan collapse: 76/4 to 133 all out. The Multan pitch takes another batting lineup.
Warrican’s match-winning spell: the stat line that deserves more than a table row
Jomel Warrican was named Player of the Match in the 2nd Test. His off-spin perfectly matched to the Multan dry conditions extracted turn, bounce and indecision from Pakistan’s batters in a 4th-innings situation they had no reliable answer for.
What most people miss: Warrican’s performance in Multan is one of the most technically impressive Caribbean spin bowling performances in Pakistan in the last decade. Pakistani spinners own this surface. For a WI spinner to come to Multan and match them on their own ground that’s the story buried in the scorecard number “Warrican 5–” and a result line.
Original observation: The Multan Test series (1-1) is a coin flip determined entirely by who bats last on a deteriorating surface not by general team quality. Understanding this removes the confusion of “how did PAK win one and WI win one on the same ground?”. The pitch decided both results. The team batting 4th lost both times. That is not a coincidence; it is a structural feature of this venue that any analyst covering PAK vs WI in Pakistan must communicate upfront.
PAK vs WI rivalry: format-by-format dominance
| Format | Matches | PAK Wins | WI Wins | Dominant Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tests | 52+ | 22+ | 19+ | PAK (narrow) |
| ODIs | 140+ | 64+ | 73+ | WI (narrow) |
| T20Is | 21+ | 15+ | 3+ | Pakistan (dominant) |
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The headline: Pakistan are one of the most lopsided dominant teams specifically in T20Is against West Indies in the world. 15 wins to 3 losses is not a close competition it is near-total dominance.
But in ODIs, the record flips. West Indies lead 73-64 with 3 ties a lead accumulated over decades where WI’s aggressive top-order batting proved difficult for Pakistan’s bowlers to restrict consistently.
Counterintuitive idea: West Indies are regarded as a “T20 power” globally — CPL giants, BBL superstars, and IPL imports. Against Pakistan specifically, this reputation evaporates. Pakistan’s T20I record against WI (15-3) is better than their record against any other full-member Test nation. The format where WI “should” win is exactly the format where they consistently don’t against this specific opponent.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What was the result of West Indies vs Pakistan 1st ODI in 2025?
Ans. In the 1st ODI at Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba on August 8, 2025, Pakistan beat West Indies by 5 wickets with 7 balls remaining. West Indies scored 280 all out in 49 overs; Pakistan chased 281, finishing 284/5 in 48.5 overs. The match-winning partnership came from Hasan Nawaz (50 off 48) and Hussain Talat (41 off 37) after Pakistan were 180/5 in over 37.
Q2. What were the results of the West Indies vs Pakistan ODI series 2025?
Ans. West Indies won the 2025 ODI series 2-1. Pakistan won the 1st ODI (PAK 284/5 vs WI 280, won by 5 wickets). West Indies won the 2nd ODI (WI 184/5 vs PAK 171/7, WI won by 5 wickets DLS) and the 3rd ODI (WI 294/6 vs PAK 92 all out, WI won by 202 runs).
Q3. What were the Test match results in the West Indies tour of Pakistan 2025?
Ans. The two-Test series at Multan ended 1-1. Pakistan won the 1st Test by 127 runs (PAK 230 & 157 vs WI 137 & 123). West Indies won the 2nd Test by 120 runs (WI 163 & 244 vs PAK 154 & 133), with Jomel Warrican as Player of the Match for his decisive spin bowling in Pakistan’s 4th-innings collapse from 76/4 to 133 all out.
Q4. What is the head-to-head record between Pakistan and West Indies in all cricket formats?
Ans. Pakistan lead in Tests (22+ to 19+) and are dominant in T20Is (15 wins to 3). West Indies lead in ODIs (73 to 64 across 140 matches, with 3 ties). Pakistan’s T20I dominance over West Indies — 15-3 — is their most lopsided format advantage against any full-member Test nation.
Q5. Why did Pakistan collapse for 92 runs in the 3rd ODI vs West Indies 2025?
Ans. Pakistan’s 92 all out in the 3rd ODI (August 12, 2025) followed just four days after they chased 280 successfully. The 3rd ODI collapse reflects Pakistan’s batting vulnerability when the top order fails collectively — a structural pattern where Babar Azam, Rizwan, and the middle order all fail without a lower-order rescue. West Indies’ bowling unit, having studied PAK’s chase patterns across two ODIs, effectively neutralised their batting approach in the series decider.
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