Pakistan’s stunning Victory in 1st ODI! Thanks to Talat and Hasan Nawaz’s Partnership

In a thrilling match, team Pakistan dominated the first ODI with the heroic partnership between Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat. Hasan Nawaz scored an undefeated innings of 63 runs facing off 64 balls in his first one day international cricket match against team West Indies. A partnership from Hussain Talat and Hasan Nawaz led Pakistan to lead the series against West Indies by 1-0.

Series

Pakistan tour of West Indies 2025

Venue

The match was played at Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba, Trinidad on Friday, 8th of August.

Playing 11s:

West Indies	Pakistan
Brandon King	Abdullah Shafique
Evin Lewis	Saim Ayub
Keacy Carty	Babar Azam
Shai Hope(c and wk)	Muhammad Rizwan(C and wk)
Sherfane Rutherford	Salman Ali Agha
Roston Chase	Hasan Nawaz
Romario Shepherd	Hussain Talat
Gudakesh Motie	Faheem Ashraf
Shamar Joseph	Shaheen Afridi
Jayden Seales	Naseem Shah
Jediah Blades	Muhammad Nawaz

Toss

Team Pakistan won the toss and elected to field first.

First Innings

Team West Indies decided to open with Brandon King and Evin Lewis. King smashed the fourth ball of the first over for a four.

First loss for West Indies Team

However, Shaheen Shah Afridi took his wicket in the 2nd over, when King went for a cover drive, but was caught . King scored 4 runs off four balls.

Partnership between Lewis and Carty

After this loss, Keacy Carty came into the batting attack from West Indies side. Carty scored a boundary on the fourth ball of the third over while showcasing his class. He followed that up with another four on the fifth delivery of the fourth over. Meanwhile, his partner Lewis showcasing his presence, pulled the fourth delivery of the fifth over for a handsome Six.

Lewis continued his aggression and played the very first delivery of the eighth over for a four . He closed this over with the help of another four . In next over, he secured another four for his team. By the end of the 10th over, West Indies were standing at 59 runs for the loss of 1 wicket.

End of Carty’s innings

Lewis continued his aggression with a beautiful Six in the 11th over. In 15th over, keacy Carty tried to play the full toss delivery toward the leg side, but unfortunately, the ball hit the back of the bat and launched into the hands of the first slip. Carty played a crucial innings of 30 runs off 39 balls for his team. With that loss West Indies was standing at 81 runs for the loss of two wickets.

Fifty for Lewis

After this wicket, Shai Hope came into the batting. However, the game was not over yet as Lewis pulled the ball for a beautiful Six. With this six, he achieved the milestone of his fifty in 51 balls. He played the fifth delivery of the same over for a four. With a beautiful four in 19th over, he led his team to cross the figure of 100.

End of Lewis’s innings

On the last ball of the 19th over, he played the ball for a big shot again, but this time the ball went quite higher in the air. Shaheen Shah on the boundary took a wonderful catch as the ball didn’t cover the distance for a boundary. Evin Lewis came to an end after scoring 60 runs on just 62 balls.

Rutherford’s wicket

At number 5, Sherfane Rutherford joined the batting attack. Meanwhile, Hope secured a four. He followed it up with a four in the next over. He again found an opportunity in the Salman Ali Agha‘s over and secured another four. However, Salman Ali Agha managed to withdraw a catch from Rutherford, which then was successfully taken by Saim Ayub. Sherfane Rutherford scored 10 runs in 19 balls.

Roston Chase’s Entry

To overcome this loss, Roston Chase joined the batting attack. After settling down, he played for a beautiful four with the help of reverse sweep. He swept a beautiful four towards the fine leg. He followed that up with a 76 meters Six in the very next over.

Another fifty for West Indies

Meanwhile, Hope continued to build his momentum. He brought his 29th ODI fifty with the help of a single. He faced 73 balls to achieve this milestone. After 40 overs, West Indies team was standing at 196 with six wickets in hand.

Fifth wicket for Pakistan

Without a boundary in the last 45 balls and with the start of the third power play, Hope decided to push all the limits. He played the first delivery of 41st over and the third power play, for a four towards the leg side. However, trying again for a big boundary, the ball edged and went into the hands of Muhammad Rizwan. He played a crucial and under-pressure innings of 55 runs off 77 balls.

Romario Shephered’s wicket

At this point, Roston Chase took charge, he played the second delivery of the 42nd over, for a Six. However at the other end, Romario Shephered the new batsman, misplayed Shaneen‘s delivery and was caught .After this loss, Gudakesh Motie got introduced into the batting attack. After 43 overs West Indies were at 215 runs for the loss of 6 wickets.

Chase’s Fifty and Departure

Chase on the other hand, with the aim of settling a better target, utilised the very first delivery of the 44th over for a four. In 45th over, he played two consecutive fours and completed his fifty in just 53 balls. This was his first half-century at home and total 6th in the ODIs.

However, on next delivery Naseem Shah struck back and managed to force a catch from Roston, he tried to play the ball straight down the ground but due to lower elevation the ball went into the hands of Babar Azam. Chase played an innings of 53 runs in just 54 balls.At this point, team West Indies was at 233 for the loss of 7 wickets.

Gudakesh Motie after getting some momentum, played the second delivery of the 46th over for a four. On fourth delivery he smashed the ball for another four. In 47th over he slapped the second delivery all the way for a Six.

Shaheen and Naseem’s Yorker

Shamar Joseph who came into the crease after 7th wicket fell, smashed the full toss No-Ball delivery for a Six. However, Shaheen , however, quickly responded and cleaned him with a fast yorker. Motie played first delivery of the 49th over for a four. He followed it up with a Six on the third delivery. This time, Naseem Shah directed a yorker which crashed into the stumps. Gudakesh Motie scored 31 runs off just 18 deliveries. Naseem Shah closed his over with a full, fast, and straight delivery which again went into the stumps, giving him two wickets on last two consecutive deliveries.

Respectable Target

West Indies were all out at 280 with a complete over left. Still, it they managed to set a respectable total.

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Second Innings

Early loss for team Pakistan

Saim Ayub and Abdullah Shafique opened the innings from team Pakistan. West Indies were after an early wicket which they got in the third over.Team Pakistan lost their first wicket , Saim Ayub, when he got edged on a terrific delivery from Jayden Seales. Saim Ayub went to the Pavilion after scoring 5 runs on 12 balls. This early loss put team Pakistan under-pressure.

Babar Azam’s Entry

At number 3, Babar Azam joined the batting attack for the team Pakistan. On the other end Shafique continued building momentum and played first delivery of the 6th over into the gap for a four. In 7th over Babar Azam was on strike when first delivery edged and flew away for a four. In 9th over, Babar showcased his class when he pulled the first delivery for a Six. With the help of beautiful stroke from Babar , team Pakistan were at 48 for the loss of one wicket.

Abdullah Shafique’s Departure

Meanwhile, Abdullah Shafique stepped out of his safe zone and launched the ball for a Six in the 11th over. He followed that up with a beautiful four in the next over. However on the last ball of the 12th over, Shamar Jospeh managed to get Shafique’s wicket via an LBW. He played an innings of 29 runs off 33 balls. At the end of 12th over.Pakistan team lost their 2nd wicket with the score at 63 runs.

Muhammad Rizwan’s Entry

After Abdullah Shafique’s dismissal, Muhammad Rizwan joined Babar. He played very first delivery that he faced for a four. On the other hand Babar Azam continued on building momentum and played a cut shot towards square. He followed that up with two fours in the very next over. In 20th over, with the help of a four on inside edge from Rizwan, team Pakistan managed to bring 100 runs on the board.

Babar Azam’s wicket

At this point, the game seemed to be in the control of team Pakistan. However, in 24th over, Babar made a mistake of coming out of the crease for a shot but got stumped. Babar Azam played crucial innings of 47 runs on 64 balls. Gudakesh Motie with this wicket, shifted the pressure back onto team Pakistan.

This time, Salman Ali Agha joined Muhammad Rizwan. He managed to secure a boundary in the 25th over for the team Pakistan. In 28th over, Rizwan played the full toss delivery towards the leg side and secured a four. Agha closed this over with securing another four. At the end of the 29th overs, team Pakistan were stood at a score of 152 runs for the loss of 3 wickets.

Salman Ali Agha’s wicket

The pressure further increased in the very next over, as team Pakistan lost another wicket in the form of Agha. Chase came into the bowling attack for his second over, when Salman Ali Agha miscalculated his 4th delivery and tossed the ball towards the Bowler. Chase made no mistake in taking the catch. Salman Ali Agha scored 23 runs on 26 balls for his team. With that loss team Pakistan were at 158 with six wickets in hands.

Hasan Nawaz’s Debut and Rizwan’s Departure

To overcome the loss, Hasan Nawaz joined Muhammad Rizwan. Meanwhile, Muhammad Rizwan completed his fifty on 59 balls. After settling down, Nawaz launched the second delivery of the 37th over for a beautiful Six. However, on the other end, Rizwan was trapped LBW by Shamar Joseph. He scored 54 runs in 69 balls. At this point match seemed to be quite shifting towards the West Indies.

Hussain Talat joining Hasan Nawaz

In this high-pressure innings, Hussain Talat joined Hasan Nawaz at he crease. Talat started aggressively, with a four on the fifth delivery that he faced. He followed it up with four in the same over. In 40th over, Hasan secured a four by smashing 2nd delivery of the over. Talat, also in aggressive style played the fourth delivery of same over for a four. After 40 overs, Pakistan required 72 runs in 60 balls.

In 42nd over, Hasan Nawaz played second delivery for a four. He followed that up with a four on the very next delivery. On the third delivery of 43rd over, he smashed the ball for a Six. On 5th delivery of 44th over he scored a beautiful four through the keeper and the slips. With these efforts, Pakistan now required 37 runs in 30 balls.

Catch Dropped!

In 47th over, Seales tried to outfox Nawaz to play the ball, who towards the slips for catch but luckily got dropped. Meanwhile, Hasan Nawaz took a single and completed his fifty. He achieved this benchmark facing off 48 deliveries. He became the 14th Pakistani Batsman to score a fifty in his debut match. Now team Pakistan was just 27 runs away from victory.

Hussain Talat with fabulous execution, played the third delivery of the 48th over for a four. Talat showcasing his class, smashed the very next delivery for a Six. Now Pakistan required just 12 runs on 12 balls.

Pakistan’s Victory

Nawaz launched a crucial Six on the second ball of the 49th over, for . With his winning four, Pakistan secured a 5 wickets victory over West Indies with still 7 balls remaining. This helped Pakistan to take lead by 1-0 in the ODI series against West Indies.

Summary

Team Pakistan elected to bowl first and took a crucial wicket in the second over. Lewis from one end secured a crucial fifty for West Indies. Lewis, Hope and Chase contributed half-centuries for their team. With these innings West Indies set a respectable target of 281 runs for Pakistani team.

Pakistani openers failed to provide a strong start to the team Pakistan Pakistan lost Saim Ayub‘s wicket pretty early. Babar Azam contributed 47 runs for his team. Hasan Nawaz scored his career’s first ODI fifty becoming the 14th batsman to score a fifty in a debut match from team Pakistan.

With the help of heroic partnership between Hasan Nawaz and Hussain Talat Pakistan won the match by 5 wickets. Hasan Nawaz awarded as Man of the Match. Pakistan took the lead of 1-0 in series.

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