LAUDERHILL (Web Desk) - Late boundaries from Jason Holder and Romario Shepherd have helped West Indies cross the finishing line on the last of the innings.
The last ball required four runs to win, but Shaheen Shah Afridi trying to bowl a wide yorker ended up bowling a wide. Needing three of the last bowl, Afridi missed his line with fine-leg and square leg inside the circle and ended up bowling at the leg stump which was punished away for four by Jason Holder.
Mohammad Nawaz claimed three for 14 in his four overs, while Saim Ayub got two wickets for 20. Sufyan Moqim and Shaheen Afridi both bagged a wicket each.
Pakistan could not set a competitive total as it did in the first match. The Pakistani batters fell short of brilliance against the disciplined bowling of West Indies in second T20 game at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground.
Pakistan scored 133, giving West Indies the target of 134 for the loss of nine wickets.
West Indies, led by a stellar bowling performance from Jason Holder, restricted Pakistan from setting a big total in the allotted 20 overs.
After winning the toss and electing to bat first, Pakistan endured an early setback when opener Saim Ayub—who had scored a half-century in the series opener—was dismissed in the second over for just seven off nine balls by Holder.
Holder struck again in his second over, removing Sahibzada Farhan for three off seven deliveries, leaving Pakistan in trouble at 16-2 by the fourth over.
Things worsened when Akeal Hosein dismissed wicketkeeper-batter Mohammad Haris for just four, pushing Pakistan further on the back foot.
Fakhar Zaman and skipper Salman Ali Agha attempted to stabilise the innings, building a vital partnership. However, just as Pakistan looked to regain control, Roston Chase removed Fakhar for 20 off 19 balls in the 10th over, reducing the visitors to 53-4.
Salman found a reliable partner in middle-order batter Hassan Nawaz. The pair added a crucial 60-run partnership that helped Pakistan recover.
Hassan played an aggressive knock, smashing three consecutive sixes in the 15th over and reaching 40 off just 23 balls, including one four and four sixes.
But Holder returned to break the partnership in the 16th over, removing Hassan and registering his third wicket. Pakistan were left struggling at 113-5.
In the very next over, Gudakesh Motie dealt a double blow—first dismissing Salman, who made a steady 38 off 33, and then removing Faheem Ashraf for a golden duck, sinking Pakistan to 117-7 in 16.3 overs.
Holder continued his dominance, picking up his fourth wicket in the 19th over by dismissing Mohammad Nawaz for just two. Shamar Joseph wrapped up the innings in the final over, claiming his first wicket of the match by removing Hasan Ali for eight.
Pakistan concluded their innings with Shaheen Shah Afridi unbeaten on two and Sufiyan Muqeem not out on one.
Jason Holder was the standout performer, finishing with impressive figures of 4-19 in his four-over spell. Gudakesh Motie picked up 2-39, while Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, and Roston Chase chipped in with a wicket each.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first against West Indies in the second T20I of the three-match series at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground on Sunday.
West Indies: Alick Athanaze, Jewel Andrew, Roston Chase, Shai Hope (C/WK), Sherfane Rutherford, Keacy Carty, Jason Holder, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph.
Pakistan:
Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Haris (WK), Salman Agha (C), Hasan Nawaz, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Hasan Ali, Sufiyan Muqeem.
Head-to-Head:
The two teams have faced each other 22 times in T20Is, with Pakistan winning 16 matches and West Indies securing 3 victories. The remaining 3 matches ended with no result.