2 wins in last 19 matches! West Indies’ T20I record gets worse after loss to Pakistan | Cricket News

West Indies and Pakistan players shake hands after the conclusion of the first T20I in Lauderhill, Florida. (AP)

Pakistan secured a 14-run victory over West Indies in the opening T20I in Florida on Thursday, with Mohammad Nawaz’s three wickets in a single over and Saim Ayub’s impressive 57 runs leading the way. Pakistan posted 178 for six after being sent to bat first.The West Indies openers Johnson Charles and debutant Jewel Andrew maintained a steady pace of just over six runs per over until the halfway point of their innings.Go Beyond The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!Nawaz, who had given away 20 runs in his first three overs, turned the game around dramatically in the 12th over by dismissing Andrew for 35, Charles for 35, and Gudakesh Motie for 0, reducing West Indies to 75-3.The collapse continued as West Indies captain Shai Hope was dismissed for 2 runs in the following over, caught in the deep off Ayub’s bowling. The team lost four wickets for just five runs during this period.“The pitch was challenging to play on so it was important to building partnerships and not panic,” said Ayub, who was named player of the match for his half-century and bowling figures of 2-20.Jason Holder’s unbeaten 30 off 12 balls, including four sixes, and Shamar Joseph’s 21 from 12 deliveries helped West Indies reach 164-7.The defeat continued West Indies’ poor run following their comprehensive Test and T20 series losses to Australia, who had completed a historic 8-0 sweep in the Caribbean earlier in the week.West Indies have now lost 17 of their last 19 completed T20I matches with just two wins in between. West Indies’ last two wins came against England (in November 2024) and Ireland (in June 2025). In between, West Indies lost matches vs England, Bangladesh, England again, Australia and now have started the series against Pakistan with a loss.“We started strong and finished even better,” said Pakistan captain Salman Ali Agha.Pakistan’s innings was highlighted by an 81-run second-wicket partnership between Ayub and Fakhar Zaman (28), taking the score to 107 in the 12th over.Holder ended Ayub’s 38-ball innings of 57, which included five boundaries and two sixes, by trapping him lbw.Fast bowler Shamar Joseph, making his return to the team, maintained pressure on Pakistan’s batting lineup with figures of 3-30 from his four overs.The teams will continue the series with the second and third T20 matches in Lauderhill on Saturday and Sunday, followed by an ODI series in the Caribbean.West Indies T20I results since November 2024