Abu Dhabi: Big-hitting from Kamran Akmal in the final over carried Pakistan to a four-wicket win over West Indies with one ball to spare in the first one-day international at the Sheikh Zayed stadium on Wednesday.

Chris Gayle hit 113, his 17th ODI hundred, in a total of 294 for nine but it was overshadowed as allrounder Fawad Alam (26) and wicketkeeper Akmal (24), who came together with 33 required from 17 balls, got Pakistan home.

Brief Score: 49.5 overs Pakistan 295 for 6 (Manzoor 69, Malik 66, Younis 56) beat West Indies 294 for 9 (Gayle 113, Sarwan 55, Tanvir 3-42) by four wickets
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