West Indies defeated Pakistan in the second T20I in a last-ball thriller, registering their first victory against them in the last 8 years. Jason Holder shines with his all-around performance and holds his nerves in the last ball of the match.
Victory after 8 years
This is the first victory for the West Indies against Pakistan in the last 10 matches in 8 years. Their previous came against them in 2017 at the Port of Spain. These two teams have competed in 23 T20I games, in which Pakistan has won 16 games and the West Indies has won only 4 games.
The Caribbeans are dominating the Franchise T20 leagues in all parts of the world, but are struggling in their favourite format in recent years. They have won only three of their last 21 T20I games.
This last-ball victory will definitely boost the morale of the team and encourage them to perform well in the remaining matches of the series.
Last ball thriller
West Indies chased this target in the last ball of the match. This is only the second instance of a last-ball thriller between these two teams in T20Is. Pakistan won a last-ball thriller back in 2013 at Kingstown. In both instances, the chasing team won by two wickets.
Lowest total
Pakistan scored 133/9 in this match. This is their third lowest score against West Indies in T20Is. Lowest T20I totals for Pakistan vs West Indies in T20Is:
- 82 all out at Mirpur ( 2014 )
- 132 all out at Port of Spain ( 2017 )
- 133/9 at Lauderhill ( 2025 )
- 135/7 at Kingstown ( 2013 )
- 137/8 at Port of Spain ( 2017 )
Highest runc chase
This is the second higest chase for West Indies against Pakistan in T20Is and only the second time they have chased a target successfully in T20Is.
Successful targets chased by West Indies against Pakistan in T20Is:
- 138/3 at Port of Spain ( 2017 )
- 135/8 at Lauderhill ( 2025 )
All round performance from Jason Holder
Jason Holder is a senior veteran player of this West Indies team. He has been consistently player for his national team for all three formats for more than 10 years. He played a crucial role in this historic victory for his country.
He displayed a brilliant bowling performance of 4-19-4. This is the best bowling spell by a West Indies pacer agaist Pakistan and second best spell for Jason Holder.
Best bowling spell by West Indian bowlers against Pakistan in T20Is:
- Devendra Bishoo – 4-17-4 at Gros Islet ( 2011 )
- Jason Holder – 4-19-4 at Lauderhill ( 2025 )
- Jason Holder – 4-26-4 at Providence ( 2021 )
- Samuel Badree – 4-10-3 at Mirpur ( 2014 )
- Sunil Narine – 4-16-3 at Mirpur ( 2014 )
He also shined with the bat in the death overs by scoring 16 runs off 10 balls, scoring the match winning boundary in the last ball of the game to win the match.
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