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Hope’s Hundred, Seales’ Six-for Seal Historic Series Win for West Indies

West Indies 294 for 6 (Hope 120*, Greaves 43*, Abrar 2-34) beat Pakistan 92 (Agha 30, Seales 6-18, Motie 2-37) by 202 runs

Shai Hope’s unbeaten century and Jayden Seales’ devastating six-wicket burst combined to hand West Indies a record-breaking win over Pakistan — and with it, their first ODI series triumph against the visitors in 34 years.

Hope anchored the innings with a composed yet ruthless 120*, exploding late alongside Justin Greaves in a blistering final seven overs that yielded 100 runs. What had been a cautious start on a tricky surface suddenly turned into a demolition job: Hope smashed back-to-back sixes off Mohammad Nawaz to ignite the surge, dismantled Abrar Ahmed’s control, and brought up his 17th ODI hundred with a trademark cover drive. Greaves joined the assault, punishing Hasan Ali and Naseem Shah as West Indies powered to 294.

If Pakistan thought the worst was over, Seales quickly proved otherwise. The 21-year-old speedster tore through the top order in a fiery 8.2-over spell, removing both openers inside three overs and finishing with 6 for 18 — the joint second-best ODI figures by a West Indian. Gudakesh Motie chipped in with two wickets as Pakistan crumbled to 92 all out, suffering their heaviest ODI defeat to West Indies.

The match turned in a dramatic 15.2-over phase spanning both innings, where West Indies transformed from conservative to ruthless with the bat, then utterly ruthless with the ball. By the end, Pakistan were left with no doubt — their Caribbean tour was emphatically over.