Canberra: In their opening game of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup, spirited Pakistan thrashed West Indies by eight wickets at Manuka Oval on Wednesday.
Chasing a target of 125, Pakistani openers Javeria Khan and Muneeba Ali stitched on a solid partnership of 58 runs to lay a solid foundation for the chasing team.
Stafanie Taylor got rid of the dangerous-looking Javeria (35) in the eighth over. Skipper Bismah Maroof joined Ali in the middle and the duo had a brief stand of 19 runs for the second wicket. The latter played a 25-run knock before being picked up by Afy Fletcher in the 12th over.
Nida Dar and Maroof stitched together a winning stand and chased down the target with 10 balls remaining. At the end, Dar was unbeaten on 18 while Maroof remained 38 not out.
Earlier, Windies skipper won the toss and elected to bat first. The team had a miserable start as they lost Hayley Matthews on the first ball of the match for a duck.