In a efficiency that mixed persistence, precision, and sheer dominance, the West Indies ended a 34-year drought by sealing their first One-Day Worldwide (ODI) collection victory over Pakistan since 1991—doing so with their most emphatic margin in opposition to the subcontinental facet.
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Jayden Seales’ masterful six-wicket burst—joint second-best figures ever recorded by a West Indian in males’s ODIs—paired seamlessly with Shai Hope’s unbeaten century, shredding Pakistan’s resolve in each innings. Chasing 295, Pakistan capitulated for 92 in simply 23.2 overs, a collapse that underscored West Indies’ ruthless execution.
From warning to carnage
For a lot of the West Indies’ innings, progress was gradual, dictated by Pakistan’s disciplined slower bowlers and shrewd rotation of part-time choices. Mohammad Rizwan, sensing a possibility to squeeze, relied closely on these overs to curb scoring.
By the forty fourth over, West Indies had but to breach 200—a complete that regarded extra measured than menacing. Then, in a single supply, Hope altered the course of the match. He launched Mohammad Nawaz over the rope for six, mentioning the milestone, then repeated the feat instantly after, signalling a calculated shift from warning to calculated aggression.
The momentum snowballed. Rizwan turned to Abrar Ahmed—so frugal earlier he had conceded simply 5 runs in six overs—however Hope and Justin Greaves dismantled the thriller spinner and Hasan Ali in tandem. Naseem Shah’s tried reverse-swing assault couldn’t halt the surge, and Hope’s elegant cowl drive to achieve three figures positioned him third on the all-time West Indian ODI lots of listing.
By the shut, 100 runs had flowed from the ultimate seven overs, capped by Hope’s deft late lower over backward level. Pakistan trudged off visibly unsettled—but the worst was nonetheless to come back.
Seales’ spell of supremacy
What adopted was a burst of fast-bowling brilliance from Seales that will probably be etched into West Indies cricketing folklore.
Saim Ayub departed within the opening over, edging a supply that straightened away. Abdullah Shafique quickly adopted, making an attempt to loft Seales down the bottom however misjudging the load of the ball, presenting a easy catch to Gudakesh Motie.
The crown jewel of Seales’ haul got here subsequent—Rizwan, making an attempt to depart a ball exterior off, watched in disbelief because it jagged again and clipped the off bail with surgical precision, the stump in any other case untouched.
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Babar Azam, Pakistan’s talisman, provided solely fleeting resistance earlier than falling lbw, trapped on the crease whereas nonetheless in single digits. In simply 92 balls of play spanning each innings, West Indies had seized an unassailable grip on the match.
Pakistan’s resistance dissolves
From there, Pakistan’s battle turned extra symbolic than strategic. Salman Agha and Hasan Nawaz scratched for singles because the required fee soared into impossibility. Pakistan’s choice to bolster batting depth on the expense of specialist bowlers now regarded extra like of venture than a plan.
Motie and Roston Chase joined the act, prising out middle-order batters with minimal fuss. The top got here swiftly—Seales accounted for Naseem Shah and Hasan Ali in fast succession earlier than Abrar Ahmed’s ill-fated single led to a direct-hit run-out from Chase. That closing act denied Seales the outright greatest West Indian ODI figures, however by then, the competition was lengthy settled.
An unmistakable assertion
From Hope’s late-innings acceleration to Seales’ relentless new-ball onslaught, the West Indies did extra than simply win—they made a press release. This was a crew in command, mixing persistence with precision, and displaying {that a} 34-year narrative might be rewritten in a single afternoon.
