Pakistan Win Despite Samuels Ton

St Lucia: Pakistan defeated the West Indies by six wickets on the Duckworth/Lewis method in the fourth one-day international at the Beausejour Stadium on Sunday.

Set a revised target of 189 off 31 overs after the West Indies had totalled 261 for seven off 49 overs, the Pakistanis reached 189 for four with six balls to spare with Mohammad Hafeez top-scoring on 59.

They lead 2-1 in the series with one match tied ahead of the fifth and final game in St Lucia on Wednesday.

"I am very pleased. We were looking to exploit the pitch but the rain came early," said Pakistan skipper Misbah- ul-Haq who was unbeaten on 53.

It was like a normal T20 game, Hafeez and I wanted to play normal cricketing shots. It was the case of not panicking. The team will gain from the momentum today.

Marlon Samuels, with an undefeated 106, was the West Indies top scorer.

Earlier, Pakistan have won the toss and elected to field first.

Pakistan are unchange while Devon Smith is in for Kieron Pollard in West Indies squad.

Teams:

West Indies: Chris Gayle, Johnson Charles (wk), Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo (captain), Darren Sammy, Kemar Roach, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder

Pakistan: Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq (captain), Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal (wk), Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan

Brief scores
West Indies 261 for 7 (Samuels 106*, Simmons 46)
Pakistan 189 for 4 (Hafeez 59, Misbah 53*)
Result Pakistan won by 6 wickets (D/L method)
MOM Marlon Samuels (West Indies)

Scores	Upcoming	Results
South Africa vs Pakistan - 3rd ODI 4th Test - Australia v India - December 26-30, 23:30 GMT 1st Test - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan - December 26-30, 07:30 GMT 3rd ODI - Zimbabwe v Afghanistan at Harare Afghanistan won by 8 wickets (with 139 balls remaining) 3rd T20I - West Indies v Bangladesh at St Vincent Bangladesh won by 80 runs

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