Pakistan have set the 179-run target for West Indies in the first Twenty20- International of the three-match series at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill on Friday.
Earlier, the hosts won the toss and elected to field first against Green Shirts.
Batting first, the visitors scored 178 runs at the loss of six wickets in their allotted 20 overs. Opener Saim Ayub was the top scorer with 57 runs with five boundaries and two sixes.
Fakhar Zaman chipped in with 28 runs with the help of two boundaries and a six, while Hasan Nawaz, hitting two sixes and a boundary, added 24 runs to the total. Faheem Ashraf made 15 runs and Sahibzada Farhan scored 14.
For the West Indies, fast bowler Shamar Joseph was the most successful, claiming three wickets.
The two teams will play the next two T20Is on August 2 and 3 at the same stadium.
Salman Ali Agha will captain the T20I side, while fast bowlers Haris Rauf, Hasan Ali and Shaheen Shah Afridi return to the squad in this format.
Evin Lewis will not be available for the T20I series against Pakistan as he is still recovering from an injury. His condition is being closely watched before the ODI matches begin on August 8.
He had already missed the final T20I against Australia due to the same injury.
Shimron Hetmyer and Brandon King have also been ruled out after picking up side strains during that match. King’s fitness will be checked again before the ODI series.
To fill the gaps, Keacy Carty, Alick Athanaze, Shamar Joseph, and Johnson Charles have been added to the squad for the T20I series.
Playing XIs:
West Indies: Johnson Charles, Shai Hope (C/WK), Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Sherfane Rutherford, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Jediah Blades.
Pakistan: Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Salman Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Series schedule:
31 July – First T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA
2 Aug – Second T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA
3 Aug – Third T20I v West Indies, Central Broward Park & Broward County Stadium, Lauderhill, USA
8 Aug – First ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago
10 Aug – Second ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago
12 Aug – Third ODI v West Indies, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Trinidad & Tobago
