WI vs PAK 2025: 'I want to leave West Indies cricket better' - Jason Holder reacts after starring in last-ball win in 2nd T20I

The West Indies registered a thrilling win in the second T20I at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium Turf Ground in Lauderhill, Florida, on Sunday, August 3. Jason Holder orchestrated the win with his all-round skills.

Holder's brilliant performance with the ball saw his taking four wickets, conceding just 19 runs in his four overs. Pakistan were restricted to just 133/9 in 20 overs. In reply, the West Indies needed three runs to win off the last ball. Holder hit Shaheen Afridi for a boundary to take his team home. This win also helped the Caribbean side draw level in the three-match series.

West Indies needed this win badly as things have not been easy for them in the shortest format. They have only two wins from their last 19 matches. Holder explained the importance of the victory after the match.

"Just getting over the line, to be honest. As I said before, it's been a tough couple of weeks for us. We just needed a win. We brought it down to the very end, unfortunately. But fortunately, we still got over the line," he said on being named the Player of the Match.

Holder also explained how he planned the latter part of the run-chase with Romario Shepherd for company. They added 29 runs off 15 balls for the eighth wicket.

"I told Romario when we were batting, we needed at least four sixes with the scenario that was posed to us. We got three. We fell probably one short, but we still got over the line. That was our target. Just keeping wickets in hand, obviously, but still trying to hit our strong areas and find the boundary. We are powerful players and we know we can find the boundary. But credit to the Pakistani bowlers as well. I thought they bowled really well," Holder said.

I love playing for West Indies: Holder

The experienced Holder spoke about his love for the West Indies. He said that he wants to leave West Indies cricket at a better place when he retires. The 33-year-old mentioned that the Caribbean team has lacked consistency in recent times.

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"I love playing for West Indies, to be honest. One of my things is to leave West Indies cricket better than they came and found it. I still think there's a lot of work to be done. We haven't done justice to our potential over the last couple of weeks, maybe the last couple of years. We've had a fair bit of criticism, which at times is warranted, but we know that winning can be a lot better. We've just got to put it together more often than not. I think [lack of] consistency has definitely plagued us, but we've seen that over the years that we can do it. For me, it's just to have that burning desire to make a change, to make a difference. So I keep putting in my best effort when I get a chance with the West Indies," Holder said.