When a man-of-the-match Kemar Roach took the first three wickets to fall, Pakistan were 15 for three.
In the end, they were for 170 with only
captain Misbah-ul-Haq, who was not 96 was his highest score
in 118
one-day internationals, and Nasir Jamshed (50), making it into double
figures.
But in the West Indies crashed to their tailender Roach hit the winning boundary with more than nine overs remaining.
“I let the ball do the work and got the early wickets for the team,” Roach said at the presentation.
West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo added: “Kemar Roach set the tone for getting a wicket in the first over.
“Pakistan bowl in the right areas and it was difficult to play against. I am very happy with the victory.”
Meanwhile, Misbah said Pakistan’s poor start to the match was decisive.
“I think the plan was to see off the new ball, but we did the opposite and lost too many wickets at the top.
“Credit goes to them because they bowled well.
“(Pakistan) bowlers bowled their heart … a little more effort would take us home.”
On the ground, where they won the 2004
Champions Trophy, West Indies slipped to 15 for two after the giant left
hand quickly removed Mohammad Irfan Charles Johnson and Darren Bravo.
Chris Gayle usually went Irfan, a high
player in the world of cricket for six, only to be struck for 39 trying
to slog off-spinner Saeed Ajmal.
The match was in the balance at 81 for four after Ramnaresh Sarwan was caught behind off left-arm quick Wahab Riaz.
Kieron Pollard took 18 balls to get off the mark as the West Indies crawled to victory in front of a crowd of more than 20,000.
But when Pollard was caught behind off Riaz for 58-30 balls, his side were still experiencing a shortage of 34 victories.
Sunil Narine soothed nerves West Indies “with two fours.
But when he fell to Irfan, the West Indies were still six runs adrift Roach slammed to clinch the border with Junaid Khan.
Earlier, after an initial burst of Roach’s off-spinner Narine took three wickets for three runs in 10 balls.
Misbah survived two close call
consecutive balls to zero, that if they went against him, would leave
Pakistan 17 for four people.
But the 39-year-old went on to surpass his previous best of 93 not ODI against New Zealand in Napier in 2011.
Dwayne Bravo won the toss, and six balls later took a fine second slip catch to dismiss Imran Farhat from Roach.
Hafiz was clean knocked on Roach and
when Asad Shafiq fell in vain, after uppercut to third man, Paceman took
three for five in 14 balls.
Misbah, not to have survived the West Indies reviews call for TACs from Roach.
Next ball Roach thought he was caught by Misbah with Judge Steve Davis giving his.
But the square leg umpire Nigel Llong
said Misbah wait until the catch was verified to reproduce and
wicket-Keeper Denesh Ramdin rules did not have full control of the ball
before it is busy.
Misbah, 67, when the last person Irfan came in, walked in the nineties, with six Narine.
But he was denied a maiden century, when
Irfan dangerous slower ball from Rampaul Bravo at short mid on. Misbah
faced 127 balls including three sixes and five fours.
Pakistan and the West Indies in the same
group as India and South Africa, and only the top two sides takes place
in the semifinals.
Proteas beat India by 26 runs in the tournament opener in Cardiff on Thursday.
Pakistan next play South Africa at Edgbaston on June 10 with the West Indies before India at The Oval on June 11.
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