August 12, 2025. Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Tarouba, Trinidad. Pakistan need 295 to win the ODI decider and take a 2–1 series lead.
By the 30th over, they were bowled out for 92.
Jayden Seales had figures of 6/18. Shai Hope had just scored an unbeaten 120. West Indies won by 202 runs. That result ended a 34-year West Indies drought in ODI series against Pakistan. The last time they’d won was in 1991. But none of the squad-listing pages that rank for this keyword mention that fact. They just list names and move on.
Here is the complete West Indies vs Pakistan players guide for 2025. Both formats, both squads, the role of every key player, and what actually happened when they met on the field.
Complete Squad Lists: T20I and ODI (Both Teams)
West Indies T20I Squad: Lauderhill, Florida (July 31 – August 3, 2025)
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4 Changes from previous squad: IN Shamar Joseph, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Johnson Charles. OUT Alzarri Joseph (rested), Evin Lewis (injury), Brandon King (side strain), Shimron Hetmyer (side strain)
Pakistan T20I Squad: Lauderhill, Florida
West Indies ODI Squad: Brian Lara Academy, Trinidad
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Pakistan ODI Squad: Trinidad
Why Four West Indies T20I Players Were Changed
They list changes without explaining what those changes cost or created tactically.
The injury picture:
- Alzarri Joseph: Rested after heavy workload, UK tour + home Australia series back-to-back
- Evin Lewis: Did not feature in final T20I vs Australia due to injury
- Brandon King: Side strain during the final T20I vs Australia
- Shimron Hetmyer: Side strain, Same match
What this meant tactically:
West Indies lost three of their most dangerous attacking batters (Lewis, King, Hetmyer) and a frontline pace option (Alzarri Joseph) in one week. The replacements, Athanaze, Carty, Charles, Shamar Joseph are capable but represent a step down in pure T20 firepower.
Counterintuitive outcome: Despite these four absences, West Indies won the 2nd T20I by 2 wickets off the final ball. Jason Holder a veteran returning to the T20I squad took 4/19 in that match. The “weakened” squad still nearly tied the series.
Pakistan’s Two Captains, Two Formats, Two Outcomes
Pakistan approached this tour with a deliberate leadership split and the results split perfectly along those lines.
T20I captain: Salman Ali Agha
- Saim Ayub scored 57 in T20I 1 (PAK 178/6 won by 14 runs)
- PAK won by 13 runs in T20I 3 (Sahibzada Farhan 74 off 53)
- Pakistan won the T20I series 2–1
ODI captain: Mohammad Rizwan
- PAK won 1st ODI (284/5 vs WI 280)
- West Indies won 2nd ODI
- West Indies won 3rd ODI by 202 runs. PAK collapsed to 92 all out
- West Indies won the ODI series 2–1
Bold opinion: The split result exposes something important about Pakistan in 2025. Their T20I unit, led by Agha with a younger squad, has more clarity and role confidence than their ODI unit. When Rizwan captains with Babar in the side, the team’s identity becomes less defined. The ODI collapse to 92 vs a Seales spell of 6/18 is not a bowling failure, It is a batting structure problem at the highest pressure point.
T20I Series Result: Pakistan Win 2–1 in Florida
All three matches were played at Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill.
| Match | PAK | WI | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st T20I (Jul 31) | 178/6 | 164/7 | PAK won by 14 runs |
| 2nd T20I (Aug 2) | 133/9 | 135/8 | WI won by 2 wickets |
| 3rd T20I (Aug 3) | 189/4 | 176/6 | PAK won by 13 runs |
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Key Performers: T20I Series
Mohammad Nawaz was the most consistent player across the T20I series 3/23 in T20I 1, 3/14 in T20I 2. No one took more wickets across three matches. He is Pakistan’s most overlooked white-ball performer, and yet he consistently does the job in the crucial overs 7–14.
ODI Series: West Indies End 34 Years of Pain
| Match | WI | PAK | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st ODI (Aug 8, Trinidad) | 280 | 284/5 | PAK won |
| 2nd ODI (Aug 10, Trinidad) | DL result | — | WI won |
| 3rd ODI (Aug 12, Trinidad) | 294/6 | 92 (29.2 ov) | WI won by 202 runs |
West Indies won the ODI series 2–1.
The Decider: Shai Hope 120*, Jayden Seales 6/18
Put in to bat on a tricky surface, West Indies reached 294/6. Shai Hope made 120 not out, His 18th ODI century. Justin Greaves (43*), Evin Lewis (37), and Roston Chase (36) all contributed around him.
Pakistan chased and were bowled out for 92 in 29.2 overs.
Jayden Seales the 23-year-old right-arm fast bowler from Trinidad. Took 6/18. It is one of the best individual bowling figures in a knockout ODI situation in 2025. He received the Player of the Series award.
Unique insight: Seales’ 6/18 was not about pace he is fast but not extreme. It was about disciplined lines at back-of-a-length on a Trinidad surface that had more variable bounce than Pakistan expected. Pakistan’s middle-order batters played across the line repeatedly. Seales simply repeated the same delivery and let the surface do the work.
The ODI series win ended West Indies’ 34-year drought against Pakistan in ODI series. Their last such win was in 1991.
Player Profiles: Who Decides These Matches
West Indies: 5 Key Players
1. Shai Hope (c/wk)
The anchor. In T20Is he is aggressive at the top: in ODIs he builds long innings. His 120 not out in the ODI decider shows exactly why he captains both formats. He performs under maximum pressure.
2. Jayden Seales (ODI fast bowler)
The reveal of this series. Young, disciplined, death-over capable. 6/18 in a series decider puts him in West Indies’ planning for the next two years at minimum.
3. Jason Holder (T20I allrounder)
A veteran who proves his value every time he gets the ball. 4/19 in the T20I WI won none of the injured power hitters could have done that with the ball.
4. Gudakesh Motie (spinner)
West Indies’ go-to spinner in both formats. Economy under 7.5 in T20Is. Motie and Hosein as a spin pair are a genuine match-changing resource.
5. Alick Athanaze (T20I batter)
One of the four replacements who delivered. 60 off 40 in T20I 3. Made the match competitive even in defeat. A future WI top-order mainstay.
Pakistan: 5 Key Players
1. Saim Ayub (T20I opener)
57 off 38 balls in T20I 1 gave Pakistan the platform for a series-opening win. His aggressive left-hand approach at the top makes Pakistan’s T20I powerplay one of the best in world cricket currently.
2. Mohammad Nawaz (spin allrounder)
6 wickets across two T20Is at 3.50–4.00 economy. Pakistan’s most underrated white-ball asset.
3. Sahibzada Farhan (T20I batter)
74 off 53 in T20I 3 sealed the series. A composed innings when Pakistan needed runs on a Florida surface that had done unpredictable things for 36 hours.
4. Shaheen Shah Afridi (fast bowler, both formats)
Returned to both squads after brief absence. His left-arm swing in the powerplay remains Pakistan’s most dangerous first-over option.
5. Babar Azam (ODI batter)
Dropped from T20Is, returned to the ODI XI. His inclusion changes Pakistan’s ODI batting structure, But also sometimes removes the team’s T20I clarity, which Salman Agha had built carefully. Babar failed to stop the ODI series collapse. That conversation will continue.
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The Old Guard vs New Squad Dynamics
Both teams are managing generational transitions at the same time and this 2025 tour shows it clearly.
Pakistan: Babar and Rizwan lead ODIs; Salman Agha and a younger T20I group win the shortest format. The tension is obvious — Pakistan’s T20 results improve when Babar is not in the XI. That is the most uncomfortable squad conversation in Pakistan cricket right now.
West Indies: Four experienced names (Hetmyer, King, E. Lewis, Alzarri Joseph) unavailable for T20Is opened doors for Athanaze, Carty, Shamar Joseph, and Charles all of whom performed. Injury-forced rotation may be accelerating a squad regeneration that CWI needed anyway.
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs)
Q1: Who was Pakistan’s T20I captain for the 2025 series against West Indies?
Ans. Salman Ali Agha captained Pakistan in all three T20Is. Mohammad Rizwan led Pakistan in the ODI series.
Q2: Who captained West Indies vs Pakistan in 2025?
Ans. Shai Hope captained West Indies in both the T20I and ODI series.
Q3: What was the T20I series result between West Indies and Pakistan in 2025?
Ans. Pakistan won the T20I series 2–1. They won the 1st T20I by 14 runs and the 3rd by 13 runs; West Indies won the 2nd by 2 wickets off the final ball.
Q4: What was the ODI series result between West Indies and Pakistan in 2025?
Ans. West Indies won the ODI series 2–1, including a 202-run victory in the decider. Shai Hope scored 120* and Jayden Seales took 6/18.
Q5: Why did West Indies make 4 changes to their T20I squad vs Pakistan?
Ans. Alzarri Joseph was rested due to workload. Evin Lewis, Brandon King, and Shimron Hetmyer all sustained side strains in the final T20I against Australia. Shamar Joseph, Alick Athanaze, Keacy Carty, and Johnson Charles replaced them.
Q6: What historic record did West Indies achieve vs Pakistan in the 2025 ODI series?
Ans. West Indies ended a 34-year ODI series drought against Pakistan — the last time they won an ODI series against Pakistan was in 1991.
Q7: Who took the best bowling figures in the Pakistan vs West Indies 2025 ODI series?
Ans. Jayden Seales took 6/18 in the 3rd ODI decider at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy — earning him the Player of the Series award.