Sana and Sandhu shine as Pakistan claim fourth ODI

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Having gone down in the first three ODIs and lost their hopes of winning the series, Pakistan showed admirable resolve in match four, bowling the hosts out for 210 after they had marched to 171/2.

Courtesy of a half-century from Omaima Sohail (61) and contributions throughout the order, Pakistan got home by four wickets with an over and a half to spare in the end.

After winning the toss and choosing to field first, Pakistan got the big wicket of Hayley Matthews in just the second over, with Sana (4/30) trapping her in front of the stumps. Sana struck again as she removed Matthews' opening partner Deandra Dottin for just 19, reducing West Indies to 29/2.

However, a 142-run stand between Kyshona Knight (88) and Stafanie Taylor (49) looked set to provide West Indies with a platform to launch off in the final 10 overs.

It took Knight 107 balls to get to her maiden ODI half-century but she started to tee off once she reached the fifty-run mark and a big finish looked on the cards with West Indies 171/2 in the 40th over. Instead, the wheels came off as Sandhu (4/49) had Taylor and Britney Cooper (0) both caught behind in the 40th.

Wickets fell at regular intervals from there as West Indies failed to bat out their 50 overs and Sana and Sandhu claimed four-wicket hauls.

Pakistan's chase got off to a rocky start as Muneeba Ali (19) and Javeria Khan (10) both perished in the opening 10 overs, but an 81-run stand between Ameen and Sohail steadied the ship.

With run-scoring proving tricky, Sidra Ameen was held to just one four, making 41 runs off 87 deliveries before falling to Shakera Selman (2/34) but her innings proved a vital contribution.

Sohail scored more freely, punching four boundaries in her 89-ball 61. There was still plenty of work to do when she was dismissed by Chinelle Henry (1/42) in the 43rd over, leaving Pakistan at 175/5. Fortunately for the tourists, Nida Dar was up for the challenge, making an unbeaten 29 off 34 to finish the job.

The two teams next meet on Sunday in the fifth and final ODI.