Williams draws first blood for West Indies

West Indies 144 for 3 (Williams 54) beat Pakistan 142 for 8 by 7 wickets

Nelly Williams led West Indies to a comprehensive seven-wicket win over Pakistan in the first Women's one-dayer at Karachi. She scored 54 in a total of 144 after Pakistan put on 142 for 8 in their allotted 50 overs.

Pakistan had begun badly, losing their first wicket with just 20 runs on the board. But Kiran Baluch (32), who smashed a world-record 242 in the Test match last week, and Batool Naqvi (36) top-scored, before the middle and lower-order lost their way against Jackie Robinson, Phillipa Thomas, Envis Williams and Doris Francis, who were miserly and incisive.

Nadine George, in good form recently, was dismissed cheaply, but Williams and Juliana Nero struck up a 66-run partnership. After Nero was out, Verena Felicien partnered Williams, and together they took West Indies close to the target. But on the brink of victory, Williams fell, and it was left to Felicien (31 not out) and Robinson (4 not out) to help their team draw first blood in the series.