Top 3 performances of Jason Holder in Tests

West Indies’ talismanic all-rounder Jason Holder turns 34 years old on Wednesday, November 5. The former West Indies captain has played 69 Tests, 138 ODIs, and 81 T20Is. He has aggregated 6012 runs and picked up 415 wickets across the three formats. Here’s a look at three of his best performances in Test cricket.

3. 11/103 vs Bangladesh, Kingston (July 2018)

Holder registered his best Test figures in a match against Bangladesh at Sabina Park, Kingston, Jamaica, in July 2018. The right-arm pacer picked up a five-wicket haul in Bangladesh’s first innings. Out of his five wickets, three were of stalwarts like Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah, and Mushfiqur Rahim. Holder. who was the West Indies skipper at the time, followed it up with a six-for in the fourth innings.

This time, he did not dismiss Mahmudullah, but he did get the better of Tamim Iqbal alongside Shakib and Mushfiqur. The Barbados-born finished with match figures of 11/103 as West Indies won the match by 166 runs.

2. 6/42 vs England, Southampton (July 2020)

Holder‘s best figures in a Test innings came versus England at The Rose Bowl in Southampton in July 2020. The experienced campaigner finished with brilliant figures of 6/42 in 20 overs. He blew away the Three Lions’ middle order and did not allow the tailenders to frustrate the Caribbean side.

In England’s second innings, Holder got only one wicket, but it was of his opposite number, Ben Stokes. In the fourth innings, he scored 14* with the bat to take his team to a four-wicket victory.

1. 202* vs England, Barbados (January 2019)

Holder produced a performance of a lifetime against England in January 2019 at the Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados, but this time it was with the willow. The right-handed batter came out at No. 8 in the West Indies’ second innings, with the score at 120/6. Holder used his experience to score an unbeaten 202 off 229 balls, taking the England bowlers to the cleaners. He hit 23 fours and eight sixes during his knock. This helped the home side set a mammoth 628-run target in the fourth innings. The visitors were bowled out for 246 as the Caribbean side won by 381 runs.

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