Pakistan beat West Indies to win series 2-1


Published: 12:00 4 August 2025
Pakistan took the lead by winning the first match of the 3-match T20 series, but West Indies leveled the series by winning the second match. As a result, the third and final match turned into an unwritten final. Babar Azam's Pakistan won the series by 13 runs in the thrilling match held in Lauderhill, USA, on Monday morning Bangladesh time.
Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium. The team scored a big score of 189 runs for 4 wickets, relying on the stormy partnership of openers Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub. Farhan scored 74 runs in just 53 balls, including five sixes and three fours. Saim Ayub also played an impeccable innings of 66 runs in 49 balls. Despite losing a few quick wickets towards the end, Khushdil Shah and Faheem Ashraf gave the team a strong foundation.
In reply, West Indies started well but quickly lost wickets. Jewel Andrew was dismissed for 24 runs by Haris Rauf. The Caribbeans suffered a setback when captain Shai Hope returned for just 7 runs.
Alik Athanaze played a fighting innings of 60 runs but was stopped by Saim Ayub. In the end, Sherfen Rutherford tried his best but was out for 51 runs. In the end, West Indies' innings was stopped at 176 runs for 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
With this victory, Pakistan won the series 2-1. After overcoming the failure of the Bangladesh series, they celebrated a great victory on foreign soil. And West Indies are in despair after losing the T20 series for the second time in a row.
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