Jason Holder surpasses Bravo, becomes WI's highest wicket-taker in T20Is
What's the story
West Indies ended their six-match T20I losing streak with a thrilling two-wicket victory over Pakistan at the Central Broward Regional Park in Florida. Jason Holder was WI's top performer in the game as he claimed four wickets. This spell saw the pacer surpass Dwayne Bravo to become WI's highest wicket-taker in T20I history. Here we look at his stats and records.
Spell
Holder restrict Pakistan to a below-par total
Batting first, Pakistan were off to a poor start with Holder dismissing both openers, Sahibzada Farhan and Saim Ayub, for single-digit scores. His third victim was the well-set Hasan Nawaz, who made 40 runs. Mohammad Nawaz was his final scalp as the Men in Green could only manage 133/9 while batting first. Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie also dismissed a couple of batters
Career
Holder goes past Bravo
Holder, who finished with 4/19 from four overs, went past Bravo's tally of 78 T20I wickets with his second scalp. The former has now raced to 81 wickets from 74 T20Is at an average of 28.25 (ER: 8.71). The tally includes three four-wicket hauls and a fifer as well. Holder is the only WI bowler with a hat-trick in T20Is. This was his second four-fer against Pakistan as he now owns 11 wickets against them at 17.18.
Game changer
Holder's batting show helps WI win
West Indies also had a rocky start as they lost wickets at regular intervals. Shai Hope (21) and Motie (28) were the only ones to touch the 20-run mark. However, Holder (16* off 10 balls) kept his nerves to guide their team home. Needing three runs of the final ball, he hit Shaheen Afridi for a boundary to seal a two-wicket win for his team.