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Akeal Hosein joins Dwayne Bravo, Andre Russell on all-time leading wicket-takers list for West Indies

Akeal Hosein was in spectacular form against South Africa in the second T20I at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. Hosein bagged the big wickets of Tristan Stubbs and Rassie van der Dussen to help the Windies win the 2nd T20I by 30 runs.

Edited By: Kumar Rupesh @afiestysoul New Delhi Published on: August 26, 2024 12:24 IST
Akeal Hosein.
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Akeal Hosein has become the seventh player to claim 50 T20I wickets for the West Indies. The left-arm off-spinner achieved the remarkable feat during the 2nd T20I between West Indies and South Africa at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad.

Hosein dismissed Tristan Stubbs to reach the milestone on the penultimate delivery of the 14th over and derailed South Africa's chase. Stubbs was batting on 28 and was threatening to take the game away from the hosts before Hosein put an end to his progress.

Hosein also ended Rassie's struggle in the middle and allowed the Rovman Powell-led side to claw its way back into the contest. Rassie was struggling to keep up with the asking rate and got out after scoring 17 runs off 24 deliveries at a strike rate of 70.83.

Most wickets in T20Is for West Indies

Player Matches Wickets Average Economy rate 4-wicket haul 5-wicket haul
Dwayne Bravo 91 78 26.10 8.11 3 -
Jason Holder  63 66 28.87 8.57 2 1
Andre Russell 82 60 30.23 9.23 - -
Samuel Badree 50 54 20.75 6.09 1 -
Sunil Narine 51 52 21.25 6.01 1 -
Sheldon Cottrell 45 52 23.92 8.13 1 -
Akeal Hosein 59 51 28.88 7.36 1 1

West Indies take unassailable lead in T20I series

The West Indies T20I captain Rovman Powell was pleased with the way his team made a comeback in the match after getting hammered in the powerplay. The pair of Reeza Hendricks and Ryan Rickleton had got South Africa to a flyer in the powerplay and therefore it took a disciplined effort from the Player of the Match (POTM) Roamrio Shepherd and Shamar Joseph to restrict them to 149.

"We put the pressure after the powerplay. Wickets would bring us back in the game. T20 cricket can change very fast. I'm pretty excited [with Athanaze]... Brandon King is our No. 1 opener, and he is not here. It's always good to beat such a good team. They are a quality team, nevertheless. It has become a regular here in Trinidad - we are forever grateful to the people of Trinidad," Rovman said during the post-match presentation.

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