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.
West Indies, put in to bat, struggled throughout their innings as 18-year-old Pakistan leg-spinner Shadab Khan took three wickets for seven runs off his four overs to land the man of the match award on his international debut.
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
