SYDNEY: A brisk 43 from Armaan Khan helped Pakistan defeating the West Indies by four wickets with 13 balls to spare in a low-scoring Super Six encounter here at the Drummoyne Oval on Saturday.
The Pakistan women, winning the toss, elected to field and restricted the West Indies to only 132 runs for nine wickets in the allotted 50 overs.
It was Qanita Jalil who had sparked a collapse earlier in the match when the West Indies began their innings. She took the first wicket, trapping captain Merissa Aguilleira lbw in the fifth over. Two more wickets fell in the next seven deliveries as West Indies slipped to 3 for 16.
However, Opener Stafanie Taylor batted patiently to remain the top score with 55 while only three other batsman could enter into the double figures. Deandra Dottin made 23, Afy Fletcher 12 and Anisa Mohammed 12 not out.
For Pakistan, pace-woman Almas Akram bowled excellently well to grab three wickets for only seven runs and leg-spinner Urooj Mumtaz got two for 22.
In a match in which almost everyone else struggled to score fluently, Armaan slammed two sixes and three fours in a 48-ball innings to guide Pakistan to the target with 2.1 overs to spare.
Pakistan's chase was faltering at the 30-over mark - they had plodded to 55 for 5 - before Armaan and captain Urooj Mumtaz cobbled together a 61-run stand to revive their team's chances. The final touches were provided by Qanita Jalil, who hit a 13-ball 15.
Pakistan's next match will be against Australia on Monday, while West Indies have a tough game against an in-form England on Tuesday.
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