Pakistan have thrashed a jet-lagged West Indies by 143 runs in Karachi for the second biggest margin of victory in top-level T20 cricket.
The world champions collapsed in Karachi to their lowest ever score of 60 in 13.4 overs after opting to bowl having only arrived in the country late on Saturday night.
Pakistan scored its joint-highest T20 score of 5-203.
In reply, only Marlon Samuels (18), Rayad Emrit (11) and Keemo Paul (10 not out) got into double figures as West Indies crumbled against Mohammad Amir (2-3), Shoaib Malik (2-13) and Mohammad Nawaz (2-19).
Karachi last hosted an international game in 2009 when Sri Lanka played a Test match before an attack by gunmen on its team bus in Lahore shut the door on international cricket in Pakistan.
Six Pakistan policemen and two civilians were killed in that attack, and six members of the Sri Lanka team were injured.
Gradually the Pakistan Cricket Board is trying to convince foreign teams that it's safe to play cricket in the country with Lahore hosting Zimbabwe, a World XI, Sri Lanka and a Pakistan Super League final over the last three years.
Karachi hosted the PSL final last week, with several foreign players competing in front of a capacity crowd.
However, at least four top West Indies players - Jason Holder, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle and Evin Lewis - pulled out of the three-match T20 series against Pakistan apparently due to security concerns.
Around 18,000 spectators watched Sunday's game.
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