WI vs PAK 2025, third ODI Overview: Hope, Seales star as West Indies' seal three-match collection

West Indies produced a medical all-round efficiency to defeat Pakistan by 202 runs within the series-deciding third ODI on the Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, on August 12. Shai Hope’s unbeaten 120 and Jayden Seales’ career-best 6/18 guided the hosts to their first ODI collection win over Pakistan in 34 years, sealing the three-match collection by a 2-1 margin.

The sport started with Pakistan profitable the toss and electing to bowl first. West Indies initially struggled to search out rhythm towards the opposition’s bowling assault. Mohammad Rizwan rotated his bowlers neatly, utilizing part-time choices to maintain the scoring charge in verify. By the forty fourth over, the hosts have been but to cross 200.

Nevertheless, Hope smashed consecutive sixes off Mohammad Nawaz. Hope and Justin Greaves (43* off 24) took on the Pakistan bowlers within the ultimate overs. The final seven overs produced 100 runs, pushing West Indies to 294/6. Hope’s 94-ball century, his 18th in ODIs, was supported by Roston Chase (36 off 29).

Pakistan’s chase by no means received going. Jayden Seales picked his first wicket in his opening over to take away Saim Ayub and adopted up by dismissing Abdullah Shafique cheaply. He then removed Rizwan by a peach and Babar Azam lbw in fast succession.

Salman Agha (30) and Mohammad Nawaz (23*) put up some struggle, however it wasn’t sufficient to get them over the road. Seales returned to wash up the tail, ending with six wickets, the joint second-best figures for a West Indian in males’s ODIs. Gudakesh Motie (2/37) and Roston Chase (1/16) additionally chipped in with just a few as Pakistan have been bowled out for simply 92 in 29.2 overs.

“n that scenario, it was necessary for somebody to go deep. Needed to provide the very best end, one thing we struggled within the final couple of video games. We laborious a goal of 270-280 if we batted nicely within the final ten overs. Roston gave us impetus, Greaves did nicely too. We had an entire recreation. Extraordinarily happy with us beating Pakistan after so lengthy. We stress on negatives lots in WI. So many positives to shout about. Nice to see the blokes pulling off historical past. Seales is a high quality bowler. Extra enthusiastic about his preparation typically. He is a category act. Something you ask him to do, he places his arms up. He is at his finest throughout codecs,” Hope stated on the post-match interview. 

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