Pakistan beat West Indies by 127 runs in Multan in January. West Indies responded with a 120-run win in the very next Test at the same ground. But here’s the real problem most timeline pages simply list these results in a table and move on, when really this back-and-forth pattern in January became the blueprint for an even wilder swing seven months later.
This article builds the full chronological timeline connecting both 2025 tours, and explains exactly how the story shifted from format to format and month to month.
Two Tours, One Complete Momentum Swing
What most people miss is that 2025 wasn’t one series between these teams it was two separate tours, in two different countries, covering three different formats, and the winning team changed almost every time the format changed.
| Tour | Period | Formats Played |
|---|---|---|
| West Indies tour of Pakistan | January 2025 | Tests (2) |
| Pakistan tour of West Indies | July-August 2025 | T20Is (3), ODIs (3) |
Why Splitting the Year Into a Timeline Matters
A single series result tells you who won a specific contest. Following the full timeline across both tours tells you something more valuable which team actually held momentum by the end of the year, and in which formats that momentum was real.
January 2025: The Multan Split
Both Tests of the West Indies tour of Pakistan were played at Multan Cricket Stadium, and the results split evenly.
Test Series Timeline
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| January 17, 2025 | 1st Test, Multan | Pakistan won by 127 runs |
| January 25, 2025 | 2nd Test, Multan | West Indies won by 120 runs |
1st Test Scorecard Summary
| Team | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 230/10 (68.5 overs) | 157/10 (46.4 overs) |
| West Indies | 137/10 (25.2 overs) | 123/10 (36.3 overs) |
2nd Test Scorecard Summary
| Team | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 163/10 (41.1 overs) | 133/10 (44.0 overs) |
| West Indies | 244/10 (66.1 overs) | 154/10 (47.0 overs) |
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Series result: Drawn 1-1. Player of the Match, 2nd Test: Jomel Warrican, West Indies.
Why a 1-1 Test Series Still Favored Pakistan
Everyone’s recap of this series stops at “1-1, series drawn.” Almost nobody explains what actually happened inside that second Test. West Indies bowled Pakistan out for just 133 in the second innings after Pakistan had been sitting at 76/4, a genuine collapse that handed West Indies a 120-run win almost entirely through one bowling session.
This is where things go wrong for readers checking a bare results table: a drawn series sounds like two evenly matched sides. It wasn’t quite that simple. Pakistan controlled the first Test from start to finish, while the second Test was decided by a single dramatic session rather than sustained superiority from West Indies across the whole match.
My honest take: series that end 1-1 through one dominant performance apiece, rather than close, competitive matches throughout, usually mean the two sides aren’t actually as evenly matched as the scoreline suggests. Pakistan’s home conditions and depth gave them the edge across the tour, even though the head-to-head number landed dead even.
What This Series Should Have Signaled
If anyone was tracking this rivalry closely in January, the real signal wasn’t the drawn series it was West Indies’ bowling depth on display in that Multan collapse. That same quality, translated into white-ball cricket months later, is exactly what powered their dominance in the return tour.
August 2025: Six Weeks, Three Formats, One Flipped Script
Pakistan then toured the Caribbean for three T20Is and three ODIs, and the tour told a completely different story from the Test series seven months earlier.
T20I Series Timeline
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| August 1, 2025 | 1st T20I | Pakistan won by 14 runs |
| August 3, 2025 | 2nd T20I | West Indies won by 2 wickets |
| August 4, 2025 | 3rd T20I | Pakistan won by 13 runs |
T20I series result: Pakistan won 2-1.
ODI Series Timeline
| Date | Match | Result |
|---|---|---|
| August 8, 2025 | 1st ODI | Pakistan won by 5 wickets |
| August 10, 2025 | 2nd ODI | West Indies won by 5 wickets (DLS method) |
| August 12, 2025 | 3rd ODI | West Indies won by 202 runs |
ODI series result: Drawn 1-1, with West Indies winning the deciding match convincingly. Player of the Match, 3rd ODI: Shai Hope, West Indies.
The 202-Run Rout That Ended the Year’s Story
Everyone’s recap of this tour lists the final ODI as just another result in the series. Almost nobody explains how completely one-sided it actually was. West Indies posted 294/6 in the decider, then bowled Pakistan out for just 92 in 29.2 overs a 202-run margin that stands as one of the most emphatic results either side produced against the other all year.
This is a genuinely important detail competitors miss. Pakistan had actually won the T20I series 2-1 and taken the first ODI as well, meaning they led the white-ball leg of this tour heading into the final two matches. West Indies then won both remaining ODIs, including that 202-run demolition, to salvage the ODI series 1-1 and finish the tour with clear batting and bowling momentum.
My honest take: a tour where the visiting team wins the T20I series but gets thrashed by 202 runs in the ODI decider is not a tour where anyone left with a clean, simple takeaway. Pakistan’s white-ball batting looked genuinely dangerous in the shorter format, but their inability to close out the ODI leg, especially in that final match, exposed a real depth issue once matches stretched beyond 20 overs.
What Pakistan Should Take From This Tour
If Pakistan’s team management is reviewing 2025, the priority is clear: the T20I squad performed well and should be protected largely as-is heading into future white-ball assignments. The ODI batting order, however, needs real scrutiny collapsing to 92 in a series decider against a full-strength West Indies attack is not a form dip, it’s a structural gap that needs fixing before the next 50-over series.
What West Indies Should Take From the Full Year
For West Indies, 2025 tells a genuinely positive story if you look at the full timeline rather than any single series. They won a Test in Pakistan, salvaged an ODI series after trailing, and produced the single most dominant result of the year in that 202-run win. The common thread across both tours was bowling depth stepping up in decisive moments a trait worth building future team selection around.
Format-by-Format Head-to-Head Snapshot
| Format | Matches Played | West Indies Wins | Pakistan Wins | Pakistan Win % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 39 | 18 | 21 | 53.84% |
| ODI | 137 | 71 | 63 | 45.98% |
| T20I | 21 | 3 | 15 | 71.42% |
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Why This Table Reframes the Whole Rivalry
Look closely at the format split and a clear pattern emerges: West Indies actually lead the ODI head-to-head, Pakistan leads narrowly in Tests, and Pakistan dominates T20Is almost completely. Anyone claiming a single team “controls” this rivalry is oversimplifying the honest answer depends entirely on which format you’re asking about, and 2025’s results followed that exact pattern.
What People Get Wrong About This Rivalry
A common mistake is assuming Pakistan’s strong overall win percentage across all formats combined means they hold the advantage in every format individually. The format-by-format breakdown shows West Indies actually lead in ODIs, 71 wins to 63, even though Pakistan’s T20I dominance skews the popular perception of total control.
Another mistake: reading the 2-1 T20I series win for Pakistan in August 2025 as proof of a broader tour victory. The ODI leg that followed immediately after told a very different story, with West Indies salvaging a 1-1 draw through a 202-run demolition that erased any narrative of one-sided Pakistani dominance for the tour.
A bold, counterintuitive point worth stating directly: West Indies’ Test win in Multan and their ODI decider win in August share a common thread that gets overlooked both came through disciplined bowling performances that bowled out a strong batting lineup cheaply, in Multan for 133 and in the Caribbean for 92. That pattern, repeated seven months and one hemisphere apart, suggests West Indies’ bowling attack is a more consistent asset than their overall results in 2025 might suggest.
What Fans Tracking This Rivalry Should Do Next
Anyone following this rivalry into future series should watch the T20I squad selections closely on both sides. Pakistan’s format-specific dominance in T20Is is real and backed by a 71.42% win rate, but West Indies’ bowling depth, visible in two separate decisive wins across formats in 2025, makes any future white-ball series worth watching rather than assuming a predictable outcome.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1. What was the result of the West Indies tour of Pakistan 2025 Test series?
Ans. The two-match Test series finished 1-1, with Pakistan winning the first Test by 127 runs and West Indies winning the second by 120 runs.
Q2. What was the result of the Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025 T20I series?
Ans. Pakistan won the three-match T20I series 2-1.
Q3. What was the result of the Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025 ODI series?
Ans. The three-match ODI series finished 1-1, with West Indies winning the decisive third ODI by 202 runs.
Q4. Who was the Player of the Match in the decisive 3rd ODI between West Indies and Pakistan in 2025?
Ans. Shai Hope of West Indies was named Player of the Match.
Q5. What is the overall head-to-head record between West Indies and Pakistan across all formats?
Ans. Pakistan holds a slight overall edge, but the record varies significantly by format, with West Indies actually leading in ODIs.
Q6. Where were the 2025 West Indies vs Pakistan Test matches played?
Ans. Both Tests were played at Multan Cricket Stadium in Pakistan.