<p> Misbah-ul-Haq's unbeaten half-century steered Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over West Indies in their rain-affected fourth one-day international at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An unbeaten hundred from Marlon Samuels had helped the home side post 261 for seven that had been reduced to 49 overs by rain.<br /><br />But after more bad weather, the Pakistan innings was cut to 31 overs and they chased down their revised target on the Duckworth-Lewis method of 189 with ease.<br /><br />Misbah (53 not out) saw his side to the win having been involved in a vital 72-run stand with Mohammad Hafeez (59) for the third wicket that turned the game in Pakistan's favour.<br /><br />He was supported in the closing overs by Umar Akmal (29 not out) as the pair scored the last 45 runs off just 28 balls.<br /><br />"We are very pleased," Misbah said. <br /><br />"It was like a normal T20 game, Hafeez and I wanted to play normal cricketing shots. It was just a case of not panicking. We needed eight an over and I had to adjust. The team will gain momentum from today."<br /><br />Samuels looked to have put West Indies in a winning position when he bludgeoned 106 not out from 104 balls, his fifth one day international century.<br /><br />score board<br />WEST INDIES<br />Smith c Akmal b Irfan 8<br />Charles lbw Junaid 32<br />DM Bravo c Ajmal b Riaz 9<br />Samuels (not out) 106<br />Gayle c sub b Afridi 30<br />Simmons b Ajmal 46<br />Sammy b Irfan 7<br />DJ Bravo (run out) 6<br />Roach (not out) 0<br />Extras (LB-6, NB-2, W-9) 17<br />Total (for 7 wkts, 49 overs) 261<br />Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-50, 3-63, 4-120, 5-215, 6-239, 7-253.<br />Bowling: Irfan 10-1-60-2, Hafeez 8-1-30-0, Junaid 9-2-39-1, Riaz 6-0-42-1, Afridi 6-0-41-0, Ajmal 10-0-43-1.<br />PAKSITAN (REVISED TARGET: 189 IN 31 OVERS)<br />Jamshed (run out) 22<br />Shehzad lbw Holder 14<br />Hafeez c DM Bravo b Roach 59<br />Misbah (not out) 53<br />Afridi c Simmons b DJ Bravo 7<br />U Akmal (not out) ..................................29 <br />Extras (LB-1, W-3, NB-1) 5<br />Total (4 wkts, 30 overs) 189<br />Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-60, 3-132, 4-144. <br />Bowling: Holder 5-0-41-1, Roach 6-1-33-1, Narine 7-0-29-0, Sammy 3-0-10-0, Dwayne Bravo 6-0-49-1, Samuels 3-0-26-0.</p>
<p> Misbah-ul-Haq's unbeaten half-century steered Pakistan to a six-wicket victory over West Indies in their rain-affected fourth one-day international at the Beausejour Stadium in St Lucia on Sunday.<br /><br /></p>.<p>An unbeaten hundred from Marlon Samuels had helped the home side post 261 for seven that had been reduced to 49 overs by rain.<br /><br />But after more bad weather, the Pakistan innings was cut to 31 overs and they chased down their revised target on the Duckworth-Lewis method of 189 with ease.<br /><br />Misbah (53 not out) saw his side to the win having been involved in a vital 72-run stand with Mohammad Hafeez (59) for the third wicket that turned the game in Pakistan's favour.<br /><br />He was supported in the closing overs by Umar Akmal (29 not out) as the pair scored the last 45 runs off just 28 balls.<br /><br />"We are very pleased," Misbah said. <br /><br />"It was like a normal T20 game, Hafeez and I wanted to play normal cricketing shots. It was just a case of not panicking. We needed eight an over and I had to adjust. The team will gain momentum from today."<br /><br />Samuels looked to have put West Indies in a winning position when he bludgeoned 106 not out from 104 balls, his fifth one day international century.<br /><br />score board<br />WEST INDIES<br />Smith c Akmal b Irfan 8<br />Charles lbw Junaid 32<br />DM Bravo c Ajmal b Riaz 9<br />Samuels (not out) 106<br />Gayle c sub b Afridi 30<br />Simmons b Ajmal 46<br />Sammy b Irfan 7<br />DJ Bravo (run out) 6<br />Roach (not out) 0<br />Extras (LB-6, NB-2, W-9) 17<br />Total (for 7 wkts, 49 overs) 261<br />Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-50, 3-63, 4-120, 5-215, 6-239, 7-253.<br />Bowling: Irfan 10-1-60-2, Hafeez 8-1-30-0, Junaid 9-2-39-1, Riaz 6-0-42-1, Afridi 6-0-41-0, Ajmal 10-0-43-1.<br />PAKSITAN (REVISED TARGET: 189 IN 31 OVERS)<br />Jamshed (run out) 22<br />Shehzad lbw Holder 14<br />Hafeez c DM Bravo b Roach 59<br />Misbah (not out) 53<br />Afridi c Simmons b DJ Bravo 7<br />U Akmal (not out) ..................................29 <br />Extras (LB-1, W-3, NB-1) 5<br />Total (4 wkts, 30 overs) 189<br />Fall of wickets: 1-20, 2-60, 3-132, 4-144. <br />Bowling: Holder 5-0-41-1, Roach 6-1-33-1, Narine 7-0-29-0, Sammy 3-0-10-0, Dwayne Bravo 6-0-49-1, Samuels 3-0-26-0.</p>