Pakistan defeated West Indies by 14 runs in the first match of the 3-match T20 series. In the match played in Lauderhill, Florida, USA, West Indian captain Shai Hope won the toss and invited Pakistan to bat. Pakistan scored 178 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs. Saim Ayub scored 57 and Fakhar Zaman scored 28 runs.
In addition, Hassan Nawaz scored 24 runs, while Faheem Ashraf scored 16 and Sahibzada Farhan scored 14 runs. Captain Salman Ali Agha was unbeaten on 11 and Muhammad Haris on 6 runs. For the West Indies, Shemar Joseph got 3 wickets, while Holder, Aqeel Hussain and Shepherd got one wicket each.
Chasing a target of 179 runs, the West Indian team could only score 164 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in the allotted 20 overs. For Pakistan, Muhammad Nawaz got 3 wickets, Saim Ayub got 2 wickets, and Shaheen Afridi and Safyan Muqeem took one wicket each.
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Muhammad Haris (wicketkeeper), Salman Ali Agha (captain), Hassan Nawaz, Muhammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf and Sufyan Muqim were also part of the playing XI for the first T20I against the West Indies.
