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Akeal Hosein is a left-arm spinner from Trinidad who has become a key player for West Indies in limited-overs cricket. He is known for bowling very accurately, especially in the powerplay, making life difficult for batters. Hosein was a late bloomer in international cricket, making his debut at 27 after several senior players pulled out of a tour. But he quickly proved his worth. He has since played in T20 leagues all over the world and was picked by Chennai Super Kings for IPL 2026. Apart from his bowling, Hosein can also hit big runs down the order, including a famous 44 not out from number 11 in a T20I against England.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| ODIs | 40 | 40 | 2210 | 1769 | 63 | 4/39 | 4/39 | 28.07 | 4.80 | 35.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20Is | 96 | 92 | 1964 | 2430 | 93 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 26.12 | 7.42 | 21.1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| FC | 24 | 41 | 4193 | 1838 | 66 | 6/33 | 11/67 | 27.84 | 2.63 | 63.5 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| List A | 91 | 91 | 4757 | 3467 | 128 | 5/26 | 5/26 | 27.08 | 4.37 | 37.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| T20s | 273 | 257 | 5364 | 6414 | 254 | 5/11 | 5/11 | 25.25 | 7.17 | 21.1 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| ODIs | 40 | 30 | 9 | 309 | 60 | 14.71 | 396 | 78.03 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 12 | 17 |
| T20Is | 96 | 37 | 17 | 293 | 44* | 14.65 | 262 | 111.83 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 15 | 22 |
| FC | 24 | 40 | 4 | 644 | 102* | 17.88 | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | 23 |
| List A | 91 | 55 | 13 | 645 | 60 | 15.35 | 819 | 78.75 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 21 | 35 |
| T20s | 273 | 130 | 56 | 1161 | 55* | 15.68 | 1013 | 114.61 | 0 | 1 | 64 | 59 | 54 |
He is a slow left-arm orthodox bowler. His biggest strength is bowling tight lines and keeping runs down while still taking wickets.
He played one match for Sunrisers Hyderabad. Later, Chennai Super Kings picked him for the IPL 2026 season.
He made his ODI debut for West Indies in early 2021 against Bangladesh. He took three wickets in that match.
No, he is also a handy lower-order batter. He once scored 44 not out from number 11 in a T20I and hit 60 off 37 balls in an ODI, which included six sixes.
He was born on April 25, 1993 in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad. He is 33 years old.
He played a big role in Trinbago Knight Riders winning the CPL in 2020, taking ten wickets at an economy rate of just 5.5. He also bowled well in the 2024 T20 World Cup for West Indies.
