Jason Holder broke a four in the final ball to give Western Indies a dramatic two Wickt Victory over Pakistan on Saturday, raising the level of hosts in his international T20 series.
The same night he took four Wickts to reach a T20i record of the Western Indies 81 for his career, breaking the old 78 mark of Dwayne Bravo, Holder was not 16 and the Western Indies finished a horrible streak lost with zero balls.
Pakistan, who won the first game of Thursday for 14 races, will try to recover in the T20 match of the Sunday series under the lights in Lauderhill, Florida.
The Western Indies, Set 134 to win, was on the verge of a seventh consecutive defeat in T20 after having swept 5-0 last month visiting Australia.
Gudakesh Motie led the Western Indies with 28 races, but fell into the first ball of 17, run by Mohammed Haris with the hosts in 96 for six.
Haris caught Keacy Carty for a three ball duck later, but Holder made a six to finish 18, the Western Indies still need 24 to win.
Romario Shepherd broke a six and four discounts on Hasan Ali in 19 to leave Western Indies in 126 for seven entering the final.
Shaheen Shah Afridi allowed a race to Holder, but then took the Shepherd Wickt LBW for 15. He allowed the newcomer Shamar Joseph Joseph a race that took the western Indies in six races with three remaining balls.
Holder and Joseph each attacked for single and Afridi extended to Holder, leaving the Western Indies three shy races for the final delivery, preparing the stage for the Holder heroic.
Pakistan won the raffle and hit first, going 133 by nine.
Hasan Nawaz led Pakistan in 40 with four six and a four, while Captain Salman Agha added 38 in a six and three.
