Former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis praised West Indies spin duo of Akeal Hosein and Gudakesh Motie for their performance against Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup, but believes bowling against South Africa and India will be the real test for the two spinners.
Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh opened the innings for Nepal. It was a messy start for Nepal as they lost Kushal Bhurtel on the score of one to Hosein on the fifth ball of the very first over of the match.
With his three-wicket haul, Hosein (3/22) overtook legendary Dwayne Bravo (78 scalps) to have second-most wickets for WI in T20Is, with 81 scalps in 83 games at an average of 25.51, including a fifer to his name. Set a modest 150 to chase, WI managed to restrict Bangladesh to 135/8, despite
West Indies head coach Daren Sammy wasn't impressed with his bowlers' performance and expressed his disappointment at the Caribbean spinners' inability to exploit the unusually dark pitches, which offered variable bounce.
Nepal created history in Sharjah with a memorable 19-run win against West Indies, marking their first-ever victory over a Full Member nation across formats. While they had beaten Afghanistan in a T20I back in 2014, but Afghanistan were an Associate team at that time, making this triumph all
Akeal Hosein was the Player of the Match in the final, courtesy his contributions with bat and ball. The all-rounder bagged figures of 2/26 before hitting the winning runs for his side, scoring a quickfire 16* off seven deliveries while chasing a target of 131. Saurabh Netravalkar also made
The West Indies have named a 15-player squad for a three-match T20I series against Nepal in Sharjah. Bowling all-rounder Akeal Hosein has been named as the captain of the side, as per the official website of the ICC.
An exceptional bowling performance from Ben Dwarshuis in the fifth and final T20I against West Indies at Warner Park on Tuesday helped the visitors to complete a clean sweep (5-0) over the Caribbean.
In the first rain-affected game of the Major League Cricket 2025 season, Donovan Ferreira's electrifying 9-ball 37 and Shubham Ranjane's composed 39* surged the Texas Super Kings to 87/2 off 5 overs -- a total that ultimately proved too steep for the Washington Freedom. The spin battery of N
The South African stars of Texas Super Kings (TSK) rose to the occasion as they secured a commanding 39-run win over MI New York (MINY) to seal a spot in the knockout stage of the Major League Cricket (MLC) 2025. Skipper Faf du Plessis led from the front with his second century of the season
West Indies left-arm spinner Akeal Hosein has been ruled out of their opening T20I against England on Friday after he and his compatriot Jyd Goolie failed to secure the necessary visas to enter the UK, according to ESPNcricinfo.