WEST Indies broke their 6-match losing streak when they beat Pakistan by two wickets in the second game of the three-match T20I series on Saturday night at Central Broward Regional Park in Lauderhill, Florida.

West Indies’ first T20I win since they beat Ireland on June 15, 2025, left the series tied at 1-1.

It was also their first victory in 10 matches after their 5-nil loss in the T20 series and 3-0 in the Test series against Australia.

Man-of-the-Match Jason Holder captured 4-19 to restrict Pakistan to 133-9 in 20 overs and returned with the bat to flick Shaheen Afridi for four off the final ball of the game.

With eight runs to win in an exciting low-scoring affair, Holder’s cameo 10-ball 16 with a six and a four saw his team to 135-8.

With four needed from one ball, Afridi bowled wide before Holder capitalised on the extra ball to the delight of a large contingent of West Indies fans waving West Indies flags and those of the Caribbean Islands and Golden Arrow Head of Guyana.

A small group of Guyanese even took the opportunity to wear T-shirts supporting one of the parties contesting the September 1 elections in Guyana.

Pakistan, who won by 14 runs on Thursday, elected to bat in twilight conditions with the sun setting and floodlights taking effect.

The experienced Holder removed both openers, Saim Ayub (7) and Sahibzada Farhan (3), as Pakistan suffered an inauspicious start, slipping to 16-2 in the fourth over. Mohammad Harris (4) was caught behind by Jewel Andrew, as left-arm spinner Akeil Hosien struck at 21-3 in the fifth over.

West Indies supporters, clad in West Indies shirts, danced to the pulsating rhythms of the sound System and the Tassa drums. The gyrating cheerleaders, along with girls dressed in Carnival costumes, added to the fantastic atmosphere.

Fakhar Zaman (20) hit two boundaries from 19 balls, but after the 50 was posted ninth over, he fell to Roston Chase at 53-4 in the 10th over.

Skipper Salman Agha (38) and Hasan Nawaz (40) staged a recovery with a 54-run partnership from 39 balls.

Hassan Nawaz brought up the 100 in the 15th over with three sixes in an over from Romario Shepherd, which cost 19 runs to get the fans in green and waving Pakistan flags and screaming their support in Urdu.

Hassan Nawaz faced 23 balls and clobbered four sixes and a four before he was caught and bowled by Holder at 113-5.

Left-arm spinner Gudakesh Motie conceded 18 in his first over and 12 in his third.

The Guyanese would produce a good final over when he trapped Agha lbw and had Faheem Ashraf (0) caught and bowled off successive deliveries to leave Pakistan on 117-7.

Mohammad Nawaz (2) provided Holder with his 81st wicket in this format as he became the leading T20I wicket-taker for West Indies.

Hasan Ali (8) played a ‘ramp’ shot off Shamar Joseph and was well taken by Andrew, running back, in the final over.

Motie 2-39, Chase 1-11 off two overs and Shepherd 0-22 from two overs were a bit on the expensive side.

Set a run rate of 6.76 for victory, the West Indies lost Alick Athanaze (2) at 7-1.

The 18-year-old Andrew (12) hit an effortless six and a glorious four before he suffered a brain fade and top-edged a reckless swipe and was taken at point at 26-2 in the fourth over as Mohammad Nawaz struck twice.

Sherfane Rutherford (9) played to an arm-ball from off- spinner Ayub and was lbw 42-3.

The 50 was posted in the 10th over before Shai Hope, who reached the boundary twice in a carefully constructed 20 from 30 balls, was caught and bowled by Mohammad Nawaz at 53-4 in 10 overs. Pakistan were 57-4 at the same stage.

Chase (16 off 18 balls) struggled to score freely and was dismissed by Ayub at 70-5.

Motie ‘upped’ the tempo with a couple of sixes and a four in a 20-ball 28 before he was run out by the Keeper looking for a run without knowing where the ball had gone.

When Keacy Carty (3) edged a cut to the Keeper off Sufiyan Muqeem, two runs later, the West Indies were making a mess chasing down the small target to give the Pakistan fans renewed hope.

Positive hitting from Holder and Shepherd took their team to within seven runs of victory before Shepherd (15 with 2 fours and six from 11 balls) was dismissed off the second ball in the final over at 127-8.

A costly wide with four to get, left Holder to get three from the last ball. The rest is history.

“It has been a tough couple of weeks for us…We always try to get better. Hopefully, this win is the turnaround we are looking forward,” said West Indies Captain Hope after the thrilling finish.

The deciding game was scheduled for last night.

Caption: Jason Holder celebrates after hitting the winning runs for West Indies against Pakistan in the second T20I. Man-of-the match Holder also captured 4-19 with the ball

Caption: Jason Holder