Its batsmen set it up and its bowlers formalized a 17-run triumph for the West Indies over Pakistan at Queen's Park Stadium in the sixth and final preliminary match of the tri-nation 2000 Trophy limited-over series on Sunday.

Sherwin Campbell and Ricardo Powell each scored half-centuries to lift the West Indies to a respectable 248 for six off 50 overs after it looked like it might fall for something less formidable.

Though there was a century fourth-wicket stand between Inzamam-ul-Haq and Yousuf Youhana, both of whom completed half-centuries, Pakistan Was unable to reach the target and was bowled out with the first ball of the last over.

The result ensured the West Indies completed the preliminary competition unbeaten, a significant transformation in its form in limited-over internationals over the last year. It was its second defeat over Pakistan after a streak of six losses.

The two sides now transfer their attention to the three-match finals in Bridgetown on Wednesday and in Port-of-Spain (April 22 and 23).

The West Indies should enter with the psychological advantage after seeing Pakistan crumble in the late stages of Sunday's match.

Inzamam hit five fours in the top score of 69 off 95 balls and Youhana made a welcome return to form with three fours in 56 off 77 balls to share 123 for the fourth-wicket in just under 25 overs after Pakistan's innings was in turmoil.

The visiting side was 24 for three in the ninth over after fast bowler Reon King, named Man-of-the-Match, captured two of his three wickets.

He had Imran Nazir caught at point by wicketkeeper Ridley Jacobs for nine in the fifth over and returned to have Wajahatullah Wasti (10) bowled in the ninth over.

In between, Mohammed Wasim (0) was run out by Jimmy Adams' throw from cover to Nehemiah Perry at the bowler's end in the seventh over.

Both Inzamam and Youhana started circumspectly but they prospered to play some fine strokes either side of the wicket to keep the West Indies guessing about the outcome to the match played before a near capacity crowd.

Inzamam however, was run out for 32nd time in limited-over internationals when he failed to beat a direct hit at the non-striker's end by bowler Franklyn Rose on his follow-through going for a single in the 35th over.

His dismissal opened the floodgates. There was neither little substance nor stability from the rest of the Pakistan batting and it fell to its second defeat by West Indies in as many matches.

The last six Pakistani wickets tumbled for 87 in 13.4 overs including the key wicket late of captain Moin Khan, whose ability to transform matches for his side is well-known, but died when he lofted off-spin bowler Perry to long-on in the 44th over.

Earlier, Campbell hit the top score of 56 off 91 balls to give the innings early momentum and Powell gathered 50 off 35 balls to accelerate the scoring rate late in the innings.

Campbell and Philo Wallace gave the West Indies a useful opening stand of 35 inside eight overs, but the batsmen got bogged down in the middle of the innings by accurate bowling.

Mushtaq Ahmed, Abdur Razzaq and Arshad Khan each captured one wicket to check the West Indies' advance every time it looked like it was about to step up the tempo.

Wallace was adjudged lbw to Abdur in the eighth over for 17, but there was a stand of 51 between Campbell and left-hander Wavel Hinds before Mushtaq broke through in the 26th over.

Hinds swept the leg-spin bowler into the lap of square leg to be dismissed for 24 to make way for Campbell and Chris Gayle to add 41 for the third wicket.

Campbell dropped on 56 by Yousuf at deep square leg off the third ball of Arshad's fifth over, gave his hand away next ball when he repeated the same flick shot and skied a catch to the same fielder. He hit five fours and a six.

Just when Gayle and Jimmy Adams was about to get into the thick of things, the West Indies captain was run out by a throw from Inzamam at mid-wicket to the bowler's end to be out for 11 in the 38th over.

Gayle remained to score 42 off 48 balls including four fours, but was caught at mid-on off fast bowler Waqar Younis in the 41st over.

Powell and Ridley Jacobs were the ones to give the West Indies innings substance with a stand of 62 off 50 balls. They helped their side to raise 84 runs in the final ten overs, but Jacobs was run out by Mushtaq's throw from deep mid-wicket to Moin Khan in the 47th over.

 West Indies innings

     Philo Wallace lbw b Abdur Razzaq 17

     Sherwin Campbell c Yousuf Youhana b Arshad Khan 56

     Wavell Hinds c Mohammad Wasim b Mushtaq Ahmed 24

     Chris Gayle c Wajahtullah Wasti b Waqar Younis 42

     Jimmy Adams run out (Inzamam-ul-Haq) 11

     Ricardo Powell not out 50

     Ridley Jacobs run out (Mushtaq Ahmed/Moin Khan) 25

     Franklyn Rose not out 2

     Extras (byes 1, leg-byes 5, wides 12, no-balls 3) 21

     TOTAL (for six wickets, 50 overs) 248

     Wickets fell at: 35, 88, 127, 147, 170, 232.

     Did not bat: Nehemiah Perry, Nixon McLean, Rein King.

    Bowling: Waqar Younis 10-1-43-1 (w7), Irfan Fazil 6-0-46-0(nb3,w4),                            Razzaq  10-2-45-1, Mushtaq Ahmed 10-0-33-1, Arshad Khan

10-0-46-1 (w1), Wajahtullah Wasti 4-0-29-0.

     Pakistan innings

     (target 249 off 49 overs due to slow over rate)

     Imran Nazir c Jacobs b King 9

     Wajahtullah Wasti b King 10

     Mohammad Wasim run out (Adams/Perry) 0

     Inzamam-ul-Haq run out (Rose) 69

     Yousuf Youhana c Adams b Rose 56

     Moin Khan c Rose b Perry 16

     Abdur Razzaq b King 24

     Waqar Younis c Hinds b Perry 6

     Irfan Fazil c Adams b McLean 15

     Mushtaq Ahmed st Jacobs b Adams 4

     Arshad Khan not out 2

     Extras (leg-byes 5, wides 7, no-balls 8) 20

     TOTAL (all out, 48.1 overs) 231

     Wickets fell at: 19, 19, 24, 147, 162, 200, 206, 214, 229, 231.

     Bowling: Reon King 10-0-38-3 (nb1, w2), Franklyn Rose 10-3-36-1

(nb5, w1), Nixon McLean 9.1-0-47-1 (nb1), Nehemiah Perry 10-0-54-2

(nb1, w3), Jimmy Adams 5-0-28-1, Chris Gayle 4-0-23-0.

     Result: West Indies won by 17 runs.

     Man of the Match: Reon King.

     Toss: West Indies.

     Umpires: Steve Bucknor (Jamaica), Basil Morgan (Montserrat).

     3rd/TV replay umpire: Evelyn Jones (Grenada).

     Match referee: Ranjan Madugalle (Sri Lanka).