The Caribbean side go into tomorrow's second semi-final of the Wills International Cup against India after opening batsman Philo Wallace thrashed the Pakistan attack for 79 runs off 58 balls.

After a six-month break from international competition, this was West Indies' fifth successive one-day win, coming after their four defeats of England last winter. This time it was their slow bowlers who led the way - emphasising that on these flat pitches the pace attack is of limited value.

Keith Arthurton took four for 31 off his 10 overs, claiming the key wickets of Ijaz Ahmed and Salim Malik in one over. Ijaz (51) was the only batsman to threaten West Indies' dominance after Salim Elahi had been run out for 46.

Pakistan now return home to lick their wounds after a disappointing week in which defeat here followed their Test series loss to Australia.

They were without four key players through injury, but their performance in the field in the first half of West Indies' innings was poor - clumsy fielding, wild bowling and poor captaincy by Aamir Sohail.

Fourteen runs came off Wasim Akram's first over and by the 20th, when Wallace was the victim of a freak run-out, West Indies were going along at more than seven an over.

Then Pakistan pulled themselves together. Off-spinner Arshad Khan, whose first two overs cost 21, finished with two for 43, getting Brian Lara caught off a leading edge and Shivnarine Chanderpaul taken behind.