Shoaib Malik made a composed unbeaten 38 to lead Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over West Indies in Barbados on Sunday in the first of four Twenty20 internationals.
Only an unbeaten 34 from captain Carlos Brathwaite lifted the hosts to a very modest total of 111 for eight and although Pakistan slipped to 49-3, Shoaib struck a six and three fours to guide them to an easy win with 17 balls to spare.
The second match of the series is in Trinidad on Thursday.
SCOREBOARD
West Indies
E Lewis run out 10
C Walton lbw b Shadab 18
M Samuels lbw b Imad 7
L Simmons b Shadab 1
K Pollard c Imad b Riaz 14
S Narine c Imad b Shadab 1
R Powell lbw b Hasan Ali 5
C Brathwaite not out 34
J Holder c Hafeez b Tanvir 14
Extras (lb3, w3, nb1): 7
Total (8 wkts, 20 overs): 111
Fall of wickets: 1-13, 2-35, 3-37, 4-38, 5-42, 6-49, 7-74, 8-111
Bowling: Imad Wasim 3-0-12-1, Mohammad Hafeez 1-0-8-0, Sohail Tanvir 4-0-21-1, Hasan Ali 4-0-25-1, Shadab Khan 4-0-7-3, Wahab Riaz 4-0-35-1
Pakistan
K Akmal c Lewis b Badree 22
A Shehzad c Walton b Holder 13
B Azam c Powell b Holder 29
M Hafeez c and b Brathwaite 5
S Malik not out 38
S Ahmed not out 4
Extras (w3, nb1): 4
Total (4 wkts, 17.1 overs): 115
Fall of wickets: 1-25, 2-40, 3-49, 4-95
Bowling: S Badree 4-0-24-1, J Holder 3.1-0-27-2, S Narine 4-0-22-0, C Brathwaite 3-0-18-1, K Williams 2-0-14-0, K Pollard 1-0-10-0.
IMAGE: Pakistan's Shoaib Malik
Photograph: Scott Barbour/Getty Images
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