The pitch had both bounce and turn and the Pakistani bowlers made life tough for the English County side.
It was Glenn Maxwell's quick-fire 42 off 29 balls and his 56-run partnership with Shahid Afiridi (14) that lifted the English team to a respectable total from a miserable 66 for four in 11 overs in the Pool 1 contest.
The two batsmen departed in successive balls in the 16th over while launching into paceman Umaid Asif.
Asif was the most expensive bowler, leaking 42 runs in his four overs but others were economical.
Opener James Vince (18) looked in good touch as he hit Asif for three consecutive boundaries in the second over but the flourishing start was squandered since a terrible mix up with Michael Carberry (11) resulted in his run out.
Skipper Malik (1/15) then removed Carberry, whose miscued shot landed in the hands of short fine-leg fielder. Malik could have got a second wicket but he dropped Sean Ervine (then on 7) in his follow through.
Ervine, though could not cash in on that dropped chance and he too became a run out victim when he went for a non-existent second in Malik's next over.
It was second direct hit by the Pakistani fielders, resulting in run out.
The pitch had both bounce and turn and Sarfraz Ahmed and Naved-ul-Hasan bowled a very hostile spells of fast bowling as Hampshire managed just 59 runs on board at half-way mark.
Out of frustration, Adams (14) went for an extravagant shot, a reverse sweep off spinner Raza Hasan, but missed the lined completely and was adjudged leg-before.
Maxwell took on the left-arm paceman Ahmed, lofting him for a six and a four in the 12th over and then launched Naved for two consecutive sixes, lifting the gloom.
However, he and Afridi could not provide the finishing touches to their innings.
