Jason Holder delivered with both bat and ball to guide West Indies to a narrow 2-wicket win over Pakistan in the second T20I in Lauderhill on August 2. The result ended an eight-year wait for a T20I win over Pakistan with the previous one dating back to April 2017.
Pakistan batted first on a sluggish pitch and they posted just 133/9. None of their top-order batters got going and it took a 60-run partnership between Salman Agha (38) and Hasan Nawaz (40) to steady the innings.
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Holder took 4 wickets while Gudakesh Motie added 2 more to keep the visitors under pressure.
Jason Holder guides West Indies home in last-over chase
The chase was not straightforward. West Indies lost both openers early and Shai Hope struggled to connect the ball; with a slow 21 off 30.
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Mohammad Nawaz and Shaheen Afridi kept things tight but the hosts carried on - thanks to Motie's quick 28 off 19. Needing 24 off the last two overs, West Indies got a boost as Hasan Ali leaked 16 runs in the 19th.
In the final over, with four needed off the last ball, Afridi bowled a wide before Holder sealed the match with a boundary to fine leg. He remained unbeaten on 16.
Recent T20I head-to-head results: WI break long losing streak
West Indies had not beaten Pakistan in a T20I since April 2017. In the 12 completed T20Is between the two sides since then, Pakistan won in 9 with 3 matches ending in a no-result.
| Winner | Margin | Ground | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Indies | 2 wickets | Lauderhill | Aug 2, 2025 |
| Pakistan | 14 runs | Lauderhill | Jul 31, 2025 |
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | Karachi | Dec 16, 2021 |
| Pakistan | 9 runs | Karachi | Dec 14, 2021 |
| Pakistan | 63 runs | Karachi | Dec 13, 2021 |
| No result | - | Providence | Aug 3, 2021 |
| No result | - | Providence | Aug 1, 2021 |
| Pakistan | 7 runs | Providence | Jul 31, 2021 |
| No result | - | Bridgetown | Jul 28, 2021 |
| Pakistan | 8 wickets | Karachi | Apr 3, 2018 |
| Pakistan | 82 runs | Karachi | Apr 2, 2018 |
| Pakistan | 143 runs | Karachi | Apr 1, 2018 |
| Pakistan | 7 wickets | Port of Spain | Apr 2, 2017 |
| West Indies | 7 wickets | Port of Spain | Apr 1, 2017 |