KARACHI, Pakistan (CMC):

Pakistan defeated West Indies by nine runs in the second Twenty20 International of the three-match series at the National Stadium here today.

Scores:

PAKISTAN 172 for eight off 20 overs (Mohammad Rizwan 38, Iftikhar Ahmed 32, Haider Ali 31, Shadab Khan 28 not out; Odean Smith 2-24).

WEST INDIES 163 off 20 overs (Brandon King 67, Romario Shepherd 35 not out, Nicholas Pooran 26; Shaheen Shah Afridi 3-26, Mohammad Nawaz 2-36).

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