Jason Holder produced a record-breaking performance when it mattered the most to lead West Indies to a 17-run victory in the decider against England and with that take the five-match T20I series 3-2. The former captain picked up four wickets in four balls in the last over to complete a double hat-trick. He became the first West Indian male cricketer to take a hat-trick in T20Is.
Holder is the first man from the West Indies to achieve the feat, delivering the goods to help his team beat the visiting English team. In the final over of the match, with England needing 20 runs to win, Holder removed Chris Jordan, Sam Billings, Adil Rashid and Saqib Mahmood off consecutive deliveries to etch his name in the record books.
West Indies won the toss and opted to bat. Brandon King and Kyle Mayers gave their team a brilliant start. However, the hosts lost two quick wickets after the powerplay that dented their scoring rate. Finally the hosts ended their innings with 179 for four in their 20 overs.
In reply, England lost both openers - Jason Roy and Tom Banton - inside the powerplay, however, some fine hitting from James Vince helped them keep abreast with the required rate. West Indies, though, kept picking crucial wickets to stop the English from running away with the game. And after Vince fell for a 35-ball 55, the hosts took control of the proceedings.
Sam Billings played a brilliant cameo of 41 off just 28 balls to keep England in the hunt but found no support from the others. Holder put the final nail in England's coffin with his double hat-trick as West Indies won the series 3-2.
