Excellent, inspired leg-spin bowling from the obvious "Man of the Match", Mushtaq Ahmed, who finished with 4-22, including three wickets in one over, enabled Pakistan to beat the West Indies in the third and deciding one-day international final by 4 wickets; Pakistan thus clinching the series 2-1.

Having won the toss, the West Indies progressed cautiously but steadily to 61-0, with openers Sherwin Campbell and Philo Wallace in control. Once Campbell was dismissed by medium pacer Abdur Razzaq for 26, and Philo Wallace was dismissed by Mushtaq for 30, the West Indies middle order crumbled.

In the 23rd over, with the score on 71, Mushtaq removed Wavell Hinds for 7, Chris Gayle and Ricardo Powell, both without scoring. He had considerable help later from off-spinner Saqlain Mushtaq and speedster Shoaib Akhtar, who had two wickets each. The West Indies never recovered and succumbed for a dismal 114 all out in 33.2 overs.

When they batted, Pakistan did have some very anxious moments as fast bowler Reon King, with 4-25, and captain Jimmy Adams, with two wickets, tried to keep their team in the game. In the end, the task was just too much for the West Indies and with the injured Inzamam-ul-Haq, the "Man of the Series", surviving well to be 39 not out at the end, Pakistan got to their target with 4.5 overs to spare.

The three Test series between these two teams begins in Guyana in two weeks time.