West Indies beat Pakistan by 25 runs on Friday in Dublin, using a strong all-round effort to hold on to top spot in the Ireland-hosted T20I tri-series. Pakistan finished on 174/8 in their chase of 200 after West Indies had posted 199/6 at Castle Avenue.
The result mattered immediately because it gave West Indies a second straight victory in the competition and kept them out front in the standings. For Pakistan, it was another loss to absorb in a short series where every game carries weight, and the margin was large enough to leave little room for argument about who controlled most of the contest.
West Indies did that control with runs spread through the order. Hayley Matthews made 40 off 20 deliveries, Stafanie Taylor added 39 off 23 balls and Jannillea Glasgow struck 42 off 25, while Chinelle Henry finished unbeaten on 33 and took 2/13 with the ball. Those contributions carried West Indies to 199/6 in 20 overs after they chose to bat first, a total that asked Pakistan to chase at 10 an over from the start.
Pakistan never settled into that chase. They lost three wickets inside four overs and were only 28 runs on the board at that stage, a hole that shaped the rest of the innings. Saira Jabeen made 30 off 19 balls, Aliya Riaz top-scored with 37 off 28, and Fatima Sana kept the pursuit alive with 27 off 14 deliveries, including two sixes and two fours, but the early damage proved too heavy to erase.
There was still resistance late on. Aliya and Fatima pushed Pakistan toward the target and briefly gave the innings some lift, but the rate of recovery never matched the opening collapse. West Indies then shut the door at the end, with Shawnisha Hector giving away just four runs from the final four deliveries as Pakistan finished 25 short.
West Indies have now won both of their matches in the tri-series and remain top of the table, while Pakistan move on to face Ireland at the same venue on Sunday. The gap in the standings has not been fully laid out, but the message from Dublin is clear enough: West Indies are setting the pace, and Pakistan are already under pressure to respond.
