West Indies Bounce Back with Holder’s Heroics in Kingston

Lauderhill, USA – West Indies defeated Pakistan by two wickets in a nail-biting finish in the second T20I, leveling the three-match series 1-1.

After winning the toss, Pakistan opted to bat first but struggled to build momentum. Openers Saim Ayub (7) and Sahibzada Farhan (3) fell cheaply to Jason Holder. Mohammad Haris (4) and Fakhar Zaman (20) also failed to make a significant impact.

The standout performer for Pakistan was young batter Hasan Nawaz, who played a spirited innings of 40 runs before being caught off Holder’s bowling. Faheem Ashraf was dismissed for a duck, and Mohammad Nawaz contributed just 2 runs. Hasan Ali added 8 runs before getting caught by Andre Fletcher off Alzarri Joseph.

Pakistan finished with 133 runs for 9 wickets in their allotted 20 overs.

In response, West Indies had a shaky start and lost wickets at regular intervals. Shai Hope scored 21 runs while Gudakesh Motie added a crucial 28. The match hung in the balance towards the end, but Jason Holder’s quickfire 16 off 10 balls guided West Indies to victory on the final ball of the match.

West Indies chased down the 134-run target with 8 wickets down, sealing a dramatic win and leveling the series.

For Pakistan, Mohammad Nawaz was the pick of the bowlers with 3 wickets. Saim Ayub took 2, while Shaheen Afridi and Sufiyan Muqeem claimed one wicket each.

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The series decider will now be a high-stakes encounter between the two sides.