Match overview
West Indies beat Pakistan by 5 wickets at Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad, on 10 August 2025. Pakistan batted first and posted 171/7, a total that sat modestly above the venue's average first-innings score of 154 across 61 matches. West Indies then knocked off the target with something to spare, finishing on 184/5. Roston Chase was named Player of the Match. The toss played its part: West Indies won it and bowled first, a choice backed by the ground's history where captains opt to field in 83% of matches.
Pakistan's innings had a stop-start feel. The powerplay yielded just 39 runs for 2 wickets, a below-par return given the venue's powerplay average of 43 runs. The middle overs were more productive: 132 runs for 5 wickets took them to 171/7, but the death-overs phase added nothing to the total, which set the tone for a chase that West Indies managed with control rather than panic.
West Indies' pursuit had a similarly tricky opening. They slipped to 30/2 in the powerplay, suggesting Pakistan's bowlers made early inroads. From there, however, the innings shifted completely. The middle overs brought 154 runs for just 3 wickets, a phase of batting that made the target look straightforward. The result underlines the venue's 55% chase success rate, a pattern that has held across this series.
Venue and conditions
Brian Lara Stadium has hosted 61 matches with an average first-innings score of 154 and a second-innings average of 139. On the face of it, those numbers suggest first-innings batting is more rewarding, yet the chase success rate of 55% tells a slightly different story. The pitch tends to play better as the innings progresses and dew can be a factor in evening matches, which likely influences captains' near-universal preference for fielding first.
The powerplay average of 43 runs per innings is moderate. Neither side reached it in this match: Pakistan took 39 in the first six overs and West Indies just 30. The middle overs at this ground are where matches are routinely won and lost, and that held true here: West Indies' 154 in that phase was the critical contribution. Death-over scoring at this venue averages 37 runs per innings, though both sides recorded zero in that phase in this match, suggesting all ten overs of the chase were completed within the first 40.
How to watch
ODI series involving Pakistan and West Indies in the Caribbean are typically covered by Sky Sports Cricket in the United Kingdom, with live streaming available through Sky Go and NOW TV for existing subscribers. Matches in this tour will generally be shown on a delayed or live basis depending on the local start time; fixtures in Trinidad kick off in the afternoon local time (UTC-4), meaning a start of around 18:00 BST for daytime matches.
UK viewers without a Sky subscription can follow live commentary via the ESPNcricinfo and Cricbuzz apps, both of which provide ball-by-ball coverage. BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra does not routinely carry West Indies vs Pakistan ODIs, though wider tour coverage may appear on BBC Sport online.
Recent form
Pakistan arrived at this fixture in reasonable shape overall, having won four of their previous five matches. Three of those wins came against West Indies in this same series, at Central Broward Regional Park and at Brian Lara Stadium. Their one defeat in that run was a heavy one: the 202-run loss to West Indies at this venue in 2025 remains the starkest result in the recent head-to-head.
West Indies' form entering this match was patchy. They had lost four of their previous five fixtures, including three defeats to Pakistan in this series and a loss to Australia. The win here restores some confidence heading into the next stage of the series, and their ability to bat through the middle overs without losing a cluster of wickets suggests the batting unit, led by players like Shai Hope, is capable of performing when the conditions allow. Pakistan will be looking to reassert themselves in the next fixture, having led the series convincingly before this reversal.
