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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.
They lead 2-1 in the series with one match tied ahead of the fifth and final game in St Lucia on Wednesday.
A brilliant cameo by Umar Akmal saw Pakistan canter home after Hafeez and Misbah laid the foundation with superb half centuries.
Akmal's unbeaten 18-ball 29 contained four boundaries, three of which came off consecutive balls off Bravo.
Pakistan were 66 for two in 17 overs at the rain break which saw their original target of 262 being revised to 189 in 31 overs.
Hafeez and Misbah shared a 72-run stand for the third wicket to lay the foundation for victory.
Hafeez made 59 off 62 balls cracking five boundaries and two sixes.
Misbah remained unbeaten on 53 off 43 hitting three boundaries and a six.
Afridi got out cheaply but Umar Akmal played a crucial hand during the unbroken 45-run stand for the fifth wicket off 28 balls with Misbah which took them over the line.
PAKISTAN INNINGS
Umar Akmal smashes three consecutive boundaries of Bravo in the 30th and penultimate over to steer Pakistan to victory by six wickets under the D/L method.
Misbah smashes a six over midwicket off Narine to complete his 28th ODI half century.
Pakistan are 174-4 in 29 overs needing 15 off 12 balls.
Narine to bowl his last over.
Another six runs and Pakistan 163-4 in 28 overs needing 26 from 18 balls.
Pakistan get six runs off Samuels' over to reach 157-4 in 27 overs needing 32 from 24 balls.
Umar Akmal finds the boundary on the offside with superb timing as Pakistan reach 151-4 in 26 overs needing 38 off 30 balls.
Bravo strikes as Afridi holes out to Simmons. Pak 144-4.
Shahid Afridi c Simmons b DJ Bravo 7 (7b 1x4 0x6)
Pakistan are 144-3 in 25 overs and need 45 off six overs with Afridi on strike.
Misbah shuffles in his crease and drives Samuels through the covers for a boundary.
Pakistan are 137-3 in 24 over and need 52 off 42 balls with Afridi and Misbah in the middle.
Afridi is beaten off the first ball but cracks a boundary to point off the next.
Darren Bravo takes a brilliant catch to dismiss Hafeez off Roach after having whipped him through midwicket the previous ball. Pak 132-3.
Mohammad Hafeez c DM Bravo b Roach 59 (62b 5x4 2x6)
Pakistan get five runs from Narine's over. Pak 127-2 in 23 overs needing 62 from 48 balls.
Hafeez drives Bravo through the covers for a boundary to complete his half century. Pak 122-2 in 22 overs.
Hafeez smashes two sixes off Holder over midwicket to lift Pakistan to 109-2 in 21 overs which is above the par score.
Tight over by Dwayne Bravo as Pakistan 99 from 11 overs.
Misbah gets his second boundary off Samuels finding the gap through the covers. Pak 84-2 in 19 overs.
Misbah gets a boundary off Samuels flicking to fine leg.
Pakistan target revised to 189 in 31 overs after a rain break.
Pakistan need 121 runs to win from 84 balls under the D/L method.
Three more overs need to be bowled and Pakistan need 20 runs if a result is to be achieved in this game.
Rain has caused a suspension of play with Pakistan 68-2 in 17 chasing a target of 262.
Hafeez is unbeaten on 28 off 43 balls having hit three boundaries. Misbah is with him on 3.
Jamshed is run out after being sent back by his partner Hafeez. Pak 60-1.
Nasir Jamshed run out 22 (37b 1x4 0x6)
Roach bowls a maiden to Hafeez. Pak 47-1 in 10 overs.
Hafeez glances Holder to fine leg for another boundary. Pak 42-1 in 7 overs.
Hafeez punches Roach down the ground for the third boundary in the over. Pak 37-1 in 6 overs.
Jamshed edges Roach over the keeper's head to score his first boundary.
Hafeez pulls a short pitched delivery from Roach to midwicket for his first boundary.
Holder strikes as Shehzad is trapped leg before with Pakistan being unsuccessful with the decision review. Pak 20-1.
Ahmed Shehzad lbw b Holder 14 (14b 2x4 0x6)
Shehzad punches Holder to the point boundary as Pakistan begin their run chase. Pak 7-0 in 1 over.
WEST INDIES INNINGS
Marlon Samuels hit his fifth one-day hundred, pacing the West Indies to 261 for seven against Pakistan in the fourth ODI at the Beausejour Stadium on Sunday.
Early-morning rain delayed the start of play by over an hour and resulted in the match being reduced to 49 overs-per-side.
Scoreless for 60 of the 106 deliveries he faced in compiling a painstaking 46 in the tied thriller at the same venue on Friday, the experienced right-hander Samuels returned to something like his sumptuous best.
He stroked four sixes and nine fours off 104 balls in finishing on 106 not out to give the West Indies bowlers something to work with in pursuit of a 2-1 series lead ahead of the final match back at the Beausejour on Wednesday.
He put on 95 for the fifth wicket with Lendl Simmons who hit 46 off 44 balls before he played on to Saeed Ajmal.
West Indies made two significant decisions before a ball was bowled in replacing hard-hitting Kieron Pollard with Devon Smith and demoting Chris Gayle to number five in the batting order in light of his continuing struggle for runs against the new ball.
He was back in the middle at 63 for two after Smith fell cheaply to Mohammad Irfan and Johnson Charles (32) was trapped leg-before by Wahab Riaz, benefiting from a huge slice of luck almost instantly when put down by Mohammad Hafeez off Wahab before he had scored.
Although far from his destructive best, Gayle contributed 30 to a 57-run third-wicket stand with Samuels before failing to clear long-on off the bowling of Shahid Afridi.
Despite that success, Afridi and Wahab Riaz felt the brunt of the late batting assault, piloted by the determined Samuels, whose celebration on reaching three figures off the penultimate ball of the innings revealed a fierce determination not usually associated with the elegant, almost laid-back Jamaican batsman.
Samuels ends the innings with a flourish slamming his fourth six as West Indies made 261 for 7 in 49 overs.
Samuels completes his fifth ODI century after Bravo sacrificed his wicket to be run out in the previous ball.
DJ Bravo run out 6 (5b 1x4 0x6)
Sammy virtually chops the ball onto his stumps off a short pitched delivery from Irfan. WI 239-6.
Darren Sammy b Mohammad Irfan 7 (9b 0x4 1x6)
Samuels hammers a full toss from Irfan to the point boundary and flicks another down the leg side to the fence.
Samuels slams a boundary to fine leg off Ajmal. WI 230-5 in 46 overs.
Sammy hits a delightful six over midwicket off Junaid. WI 225-5 in 45 overs.
Ajmal strikes bowling Simmons with a quicker one. WI 215-5.
Lendl Simmons b Ajmal 46 (44b 5x4 1x6)
Simmons flicks Ajmal for another boundary.
Simmons whips Junaid to square leg for a boundary. WI 210-4 in 43 overs.
Simmons clobbers Ajmal for a six over midwicket into the crowd and a boudary over extra cover. WI 202-4 in 42 overs.
Samuels smacks another boundary off a low full toss from Riaz who goes for 14. WI 188-4 in 41 overs.
Samuels smashes Riaz to the midwicket boundary.
Samuels is on fire slamming Irfan for a six. WI 171-4 in 39 overs.
Samuels completes his half century with a single. WI 161-4 in 38 overs.
Simmons slams a boundary off Irfan through midwicket.
Samuels slams another six off Afridi as West Indies turn it on. Windies 141-4 in 33 overs.
Samuels drives Afridi straight down the ground for a boundary.
Simmons cuts Afridi to the third man fence for his first boundary. WI 128-4 in 31 overs.
Afridi has the last laugh as Gayle miscue to substitute Umar Amin in the deep. WI 120-4.
Chris Gayle c sub (Umar Amin) b Shahid Afridi 30 (46b 3x4 1x6)
Samuels dances down the track and lofts Afridi to the long on boundary.
Samuels and Gayle slam sixes off Afridi. WI 112-3 in 28 overs.
Samuel smashes a boundary off Riaz.
Gayle is now getting into his stride sweeping Hafeez to the square leg boundary. WI 99-3 in 26 overs.
Gayle whacks a full toss from Hafeez to long-on. WI 88-3 in 24 overs.
Gayle is dropped at first slip by Hafeez off Riaz with the ball running to third man boundary. WI 69-3 in 18 overs.
Junaid Khan trap Charles leg before. WI 63-3.
J Charles lbw b Junaid Khan 32 (48b 5x4 0x6)
Samuels smashes a boundary off Riaz straight down the ground to open his account.
Junaid Khan bowls a maiden to Samuels. WI 56-2 in 15 overs.
Charles hits a boundary off a big no-ball from Riaz. WI 56-2 in 14 overs.
Riaz strikes as Darren Bravo holes out to mid on. WI 50-2.
Darrren Bravo c Ajmal b Wahab Riaz 9 (18b 1x4 0x6)
Darren Bravo hammers Junaid over cover for a boundary.
Charles cracks a couple of boundaries off Hafeez. WI 36-1 in 10 overs.
Irfan bowls a maiden to Darren Bravo. WI 24-1 in 9 overs.
Irfan draws first blood having Smith caught behind. WI 20-1.
Devon Smith c Umar Akmal b Mohammad Irfan 8 (22b 1x4 0x6)
Smith hits his first boundary pulling Irfan through midwicket. WI 16-0 in 5 overs.
Charles slams Hafeez through point for the first boundary of the match. WI 10-0 in 4 overs.
There is no Gayle as Smith and Charles open batting for Windies.
The start of play has been delayed with the covers coming because of the threat of rain.
Pakistan have won the toss and bowl against West Indies in the 4th one-day international at on Sunday.
Devon Smith has come in for Kieron Pollard.
PLAYING XI
West Indies - Chris Gayle, Jonathan Charles, Devon Smith, Darren Bravo, Marlon Samuels, Lendl Simmons, Dwayne Bravo, Darren Sammy, Kemar Roach, Sunil Narine, Jason Holder
Pakistan - Ahmed Shehzad, Nasir Jamshed, Mohammad Hafeez, Misbah-ul-Haq, Haris Sohail, Umar Akmal, Shahid Afridi, Wahab Riaz, Saeed Ajmal, Junaid Khan, Mohammad Irfan
Regret more than relief characterises the mood of both the West Indies and Pakistan squads heading into the fourth one-day international at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday following the pulsating tie in the third fixture.
With the series still level at 1-1 after the home side's last-wicket pair of Jason Holder and Kemar Roach took 14 runs off the final over of the match on Friday to level the scores, the feeling in both camps is that the top-order batsman contributed to the pressure and haste at the end of each innings by failing to keep the scoreboard ticking over.
"At this level it's unacceptable. I didn't see any devil in the wicket," was West Indies captain Dwayne Bravo's frank assessment after the match. "Yes, they've got some very good bowlers, but given the talent that we've got in our batting line-up we need to get our heads together and work out a better strategy in the middle overs."
On a pitch much more conducive to batting, both teams went scoreless for more than 50 percent of deliveries faced, so forcing the lower-order players into frenetic hitting in the final overs of both innings.
Probably influenced by the fact that his topscore of 75 occupied 112 deliveries, Pakistan captain Misbah-ul-Haq was more sympathetic.
"The pitch was a little bit challenging. The ball wasn't coming onto the bat," he observed.
"But we were about 30 runs short. Getting to 260 would have been a good total on this pitch."
Similar surfaces are expected for the final two matches on Sunday and Wednesday, and while the Pakistanis may be looking at other bowling options at the end of the innings, especially after left-arm seamer Wahab Riaz delivered that decisive final over on the way to conceding 63 runs off his ten overs, the Caribbean side will be concerned about the lack of productivity from two key big-hitters who are expected to dominate in this form of the game.
Since scoring 109 against Sri Lanka in Kingston at the start of the tri-nation series on June 28, opening batsman Chris Gayle has only managed to accumulate another 45 runs from the next six innings.
Middle-order player Kieron Pollard has fared even worse, four ducks contributing to a meagre tally of 37 runs from his last seven innings. With the series still on the line, it's the right time for someone on either side to stand and deliver.
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