PORT OF SPAIN: Pakistan beat world champions the West Indies by three runs in the second Twenty20 international at the Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Thursday to take a 2-0 lead in the four-game series.

Pakistan, who won the first match by six wickets in Barbados, were dismissed for 132 as spinners Sunil Narine and Samuel Badree combined effectively to give the West Indies an excellent chance of levelling the series.

But Pakistan defended their second-lowest T20 total with Shadab Khan taking four for 14 as West Indies made 129 for eight.

-AFP