Pacer Kemar Roach was the standout bowler for the
Windies as he picked up eight wickets in the two-match series.
He needed just 18 to leapfrog Brian Lara and become the
Windies' all-time leading one-day international run scorer but did not make it out of single figures after toe-ending behind off Dawlat Zadran.
While the
Windies crashed to a sixth successive defeat in the tournament, Holder has been impressed with the neversay-die attitude in the squad.
While the focus is on the ODI series, Bismah and her side will also seek improvement in their T20I performance after losing a closely fought three-match series against
Windies held in Karachi, earlier this year.
Chair of Pakistan Women's Selection Panel and former captain, Urooj Mumtaz, said: "We have rewarded the girls for their outstanding achievements against the
Windies girls by maintaining consistency in the ODI squad, while we have made some tweaks in the T20I squad as we look forward to next year's ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020.
The
Windies lost the first match of the doubleheader in Barbados by six wickets despite posting a first-innings record 360, but hit back in the second game with a 26-run victory.
With no Chris Gayle, the expectant fans might have accepted a more restrained
Windies innings, after all they knew the pitch wasn't exactly batting friendly, plus England had showed them how to play on it.
When the
Windies opted to bat, this wasn't how they envisaged the day progressing.
Thank you to the
Windies for coming to Pakistan to revive Pakistan cricket.
Anisa Mohammad has played 102 T20Is for
Windies taking 115 wickets at an average of 16.6.
Their final four wickets fell for just nine runs before
Windies openers Kraigg Brathwaite (11) and John Campbell (16) went on to survive 21 overs to be 30 without loss at stumps.
The
Windies, who are currently in fifth position with 115 points, will slip to 111 points and seventh position, behind England and South Africa, in such a scenario.
LAHORE -- Pakistan have the opportunity to firm up their position at the top of ICC T20I Team Rankings in an upcoming three-match series against the
Windies which will be played in Karachi from April 1 to 3.
Nonetheless, the
Windies will feel they should have won the match, but ultimately paid the price for several dropped catches and missed run-out opportunities.
It was a decision that allowed the tourists back into the contest and they grabbed it with both hands, with Shai Hope's historic 118 not out underpinning the
Windies' fourth-highest run-chase of all time as they hunted down a 322 victory target on a thrilling and nervejangling final day at Headingley But while his gamble backfired this time as the
Windies secured a shock first win on these shores for 17 years, when asked whether the experience would lead to more wary declarations, Root replied: "I don't think it will.
