West Indies Crush Pakistan By 202 Runs in 3rd ODI, Historic ODI Series Win After 34 Years

West Indies August 13: The West Indies cricket team delivered a statement as they crushed Pakistan by 202 runs in the third and final ODI. The last match of the series was played in Trinidad, West Indies won the series by 2-1. This also marks West Indies first home bilateral ODI series win over Pakistan since 1988 and their first series win overall against Pakistan since 1991.

Pakistan’s Batting Collapse
Chasing 295, Pakistan failed to get going, and no batter was able to stay at the crease and show some fight. Babar Azam has now gone 72 innings without scoring a century in international cricket, and his form continues to go from bad to worse. Babar Azam departed back to the pavilion after scoring just nine runs. Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan, Hasan Ali and Abrar Ahmed registered ducks as there were a total of five Pakistan batters who failed to get on the scoring board. Only Salman Ali Agha showed some determination to stay in the middle as he played a knock of 30 runs. However, with the other batters losing their wickets at the other end, it was only a matter of time before the hosts registered a memorable win.

Jayden Seales Stars with the Ball
For the West Indies, Jayden Seales was the pick of the bowlers as he returned with six wickets, conceding 18 runs in 7.2 overs. Gudakesh Motie took two wickets while Roston Chase picked up one wicket. West Indies needed just 29.2 overs to bundle out Pakistan to register a famous win.

Shai Hope’s Century Sets the Tone
Earlier, West Indies captain Shai Hope played an unbeaten knock of 120, helped by 10 fours and 5 sixes, as the hosts posted 294/6 in the allotted fifty overs. Justin Greaves also chipped in with a useful cameo of 43 off 24 balls to help the West Indies get a late flourish and get over the 290-run mark. 

Earlier, West Indies had lost back-to-back T20I series against Australia and Pakistan. Before that, the team from the Caribbean was also annihilated in the day-night Test against Australia, leading to questions over the state of cricket in the islands.

However, this series win against Pakistan comes as a welcome respite for head coach Daren Sammy.