A fighting half-century by Brandon King (67) went in vain as Pakistan rode on a superb collective bowling effort to beat West Indies by nine runs in the second T20I here on Tuesday and take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the three-match series.

Pakistan posted a competitive 172 for eight wickets in their allotted 20 overs thanks to vital contributions by opener Mohammad Rizwan (38 off 30 balls), 31 off 34 deliveries by Haider Ali, and quickfire 32 off 19 balls by Iftikhar Ahmed, and an unbeaten 28 off 12 deliveries by Shadab Khan.