KINGSTOWN (St Vincent), May 18: A spirited West Indies side bowled steadily and fielded alertly to dismiss Pakistan for 192 in 44.3 overs in the first One-day International of their three-match series on Wednesday. There was little stability from the Pakistan batting, after they were sent in to bat on a hard, true Arnos Vale pitch under sunny skies.

Opening batsman Salman Butt hit three fours in the top score of 43 from 63 balls, and added 42 for the third wicket in the biggest partnership of the innings with Yousuf Youhana, who scored 30 from 46 balls.

Chris Gayle, bowling his off-spin, was the most successful West Indies bowler, taking three wickets for 48 runs from his allotment of 10 overs, and Ian Bradshaw collected two for 27 from seven.

Shahid Afridi gave Pakistan a flying start, but was one of three batsmen that were run out.

He had scored 24 at better than a run-a-ball, when he failed to beat Corey Collymore’s throw from third man to wicket-keeper Courtney Browne in the sixth over.

Shoaib Malik was caught behind off Bradshaw for 13 in the 13th over, before Salman and Youhana steadied the innings with their partnership.

Left-hander Salman was caught at cover point off Bravo in the 23rd over, and Youhana was run out in the 30th over to trigger a Pakistani batting collapse that saw the visitors lose their last seven wickets for 59 runs in just under 15 overs.

The other two matches of the series will be contested at Gros Islet on Saturday and Sunday, before the two sides meet for a two-Test series.