Stats: Jason Holder becomes first West Indies bowler in T20Is to take hattrick

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 The World number 10th ranked T20I side West Indies stunned World number 1 England in the deciding match of the series played at Bridgetown, Barbados on Sunday.

West Indies captain Kieron Pollard won the toss and decided to bat first. Kyle Mayers and Brandon King gave the hosts a decent start putting pressure back on the England bowlers. Mayers looked in sensational form while King took some time to settle. After a decent opening partnership of 59 runs, Romario Shepard was promoted at number 3 but failed to contribute any runs.

Despite losing quick wickets, the captain Kieron Pollard and Rovman Powell led West Indies recovery putting pressure on England bowlers. Thanks to their unbeaten 74 runs partnership for the 5th wicket, the hosts posted 179 for 4 in 20 overs.

It was an amazing night for Jason Holder who grabbed his career-best T20I figures. He grabbed the wicket of stand-in captain Moeen Ali cheaply. With 20 runs required off the last over, Holder took wickets Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, and Adil Rashid to become the first West Indies bowler to take hattricks in T20Is. He then finished off the game with the wicket of Saqib Mahmood bowling out England for 162.

Holder also joined in the list to pick 4 wickets off 4 deliveries in international cricket. Lasith Malinga, Rashid Khan, Curtis Campher. It was an amazing bowling performance by Jason Holder with disciplined lines and lengths.

He finished with figures of 5 for 27 in 2.5 overs. The former defending Champions West Indies was not given a chance against a strong England T20I side. West Indies also looked out of sorts in the World T20 tournament played in UAE last year as they could not go past the group stages.

West Indies 179 for 4 in 20 overs ( Pollard 41*, Powell 35*, Adil Rashid 2/17, Livingstone 2/17) beat England 162 in 19.5 overs ( James Vince 55, Sam Billings 41, Holder 5/27, Hosein 4/30) by 17 runs.

For his career-best figures of 5 for 27, Jason Holder was named the man of the match award. West Indies sealed a thrilling 3-2 series win over topped ranked England side.







Jason Holder becomes first West Indies bowler to take a hat-trick in T20Is 

 

  

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