West Indies cricket captain Shai Hope was the star of the show on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. He led his team to a big win against Pakistan. This win secured the ODI series for the West Indies. It was their first ODI series victory against Pakistan since 1991. The victory came after a tough period for West Indies cricket.
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Shai Hope played a great innings. He scored an unbeaten 120 runs. He hit 10 fours and 5 sixes in his knock. He faced 94 balls. Hope’s performance helped his team reach a total of 294 runs. They lost six wickets in their 50 overs.
The West Indies innings was in trouble at one point. They had lost six wickets for 184 runs. But Hope did not give up. He teamed up with Justin Greaves. They built a strong partnership. They added 110 runs for the seventh wicket. Greaves also played well. He scored 43 runs from just 24 balls. Their partnership was very important for the team’s total. It was the second-highest seventh-wicket stand for West Indies in ODI history.
Hope’s century was his 18th in One Day Internationals. This puts him at number three for the West Indies in terms of ODI centuries. Only Chris Gayle and Brian Lara are ahead of him. He is also the fifth fastest to score 18 ODI tons. He did it in 137 innings. He also broke a record for wicket-keeper batsmen. He now has five centuries as a wicket-keeper batsman in ODIs. This is more than AB de Villiers. He is now close to MS Dhoni’s record of six centuries.
Pakistan’s chase was not good. They needed 295 runs to win. But they were all out for only 92 runs. Three of their top four batsmen got out for zero runs. The West Indies bowler, Jayden Seales, was fantastic. He took six wickets for just 18 runs. He was a big reason for Pakistan’s poor performance.
The win was a big moment for West Indies cricket. It showed a positive change for the team. The West Indies team had faced a lot of pressure. They had lost many games before this series. A meeting was held for the West Indies cricket team to talk about how to improve. Hope said he was very proud of his team. He said it was good to have positive things to talk about. The victory was a great result after recent struggles. It was the West Indies’ largest-ever win against Pakistan by runs. The series win was 2-1.
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