Hasan Nawaz enjoyed a dream one-day international debut on Friday, scoring an unbeaten 63 to guide Pakistan to a five-wicket win over West Indies in the opening match of their ODI series.

Nawaz teamed up with Hussain Talat for an unbroken sixth-wicket stand of 104, rescuing the visitors in the day-night clash.

The second match will be played on Sunday, followed by the series finale on Tuesday.

Batting first, West Indies posted 280 all out, with Evin Lewis top-scoring on 60 from 62 balls, hitting three sixes and five fours.

Shai Hope added 55 while Roston Chase contributed 53.

Chasing 281, Pakistan’s innings was anchored early by Mohammad Rizwan’s 53 before he was trapped lbw by Shamar Joseph in the 38th over, leaving Pakistan still 101 runs short.

Nawaz and Talat then produced a match-winning partnership to seal the victory.

Nawaz struck for six on the second ball of the 49th over and blasted the winning shot to the boundary off the final delivery by Joseph, giving Pakistan the victory with seven balls to spare.

In all, Nawaz reached 63 on 54 balls with three sixes and five fours while Talat finished on 41 from 37 balls with one six and four fours.

Pakistan won the toss and sent the hosts in to bat first, a choice that paid quick dividends when Brandon King was taken for four on the fifth ball of the opening over, bowled by Shaheen Shah Afridi — his first of four wickets — and caught by Babar Azam off stump.

Lewis exited on the last ball of the 19th over, bowled by Saim Ayub and caught by Afridi.

West Indies captain Hope was bowled by Afridi and caught by Rizwan on the second ball of the 41st over, leaving the hosts on 200 for five.

Romario Shepherd, was sent off on four on the last ball of the 43rd over.

Chase made the third half-century for the West Indies with a boundary but went out on the next ball, caught by Azam and bowled by Naseem Shah, who also bowled out Gudakesh Motie and Jediah Blades on the last two Pakistan deliveries.