Alzarri Joseph

Alzarri Joseph

Full Name

Alzarri Shaheim Joseph

Birth Date

November 20, 1996

Other Name

–

Role

Bowler

Birth Place

Antigua, Antigua and Barbuda

Batting Style

Right-hand Batsman

Bowling Style

Right Arm Fast

IPL Debut

2019

Team

Royal Challengers Bangalore Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Alzarri Shaheim Joseph is an Antiguan cricketer who plays for the West Indies in Tests and ODIs. A right-arm fast bowler, he plays for Leeward Islands and the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in West Indian domestic cricket. He also currently plays for Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the Indian Premier League. In 2016, Joseph was named Antigua and Barbuda Sportsman of the Year award. During his under-19 career, Joseph helped the West Indies win the 2016 Under – 19 Cricket World Cup.

Domestic Career:

  • First – class debut: for the Leewards during the 2014 – 15 Regional Four Day Competition
  • Against Guyana during the following season, he took a maiden first – class five – wicket haul, 5/99 opening the bowling with Gavin Tonge.
  • The following match, against the Windward Islands, he took another five – wicket haul, 7/46.
  • In October 2019, he was named in the Leeward Islands’ squad for the 2019 – 20 Regional Super50 tournament.

International Career:

  • Test debut: on 9 August 2016 for the West Indies against India
  • One Day International (ODI) debut: for the West Indies against Pakistan on 2 October 2016
  • T20I debut: on 29 July 2022, for the West Indies against India
  • Joseph scored his maiden Test fifty on 5 December 2020, scoring 86 runs in the second innings of a big loss against New Zealand.
  • He was later named in ESPNcricinfo’s best XI of the 2022 CPL along with the ICC’s ODI team of 2022.
  • On 28 March 2023, in the 3rd T20I against South Africa, Joseph took his maiden five – wicket haul in T20Is, helping his team to a 7 – run victory.

Major Achievements:

  • In 2016, Joseph was named Antigua and Barbuda Sportsman of the Year award.
  • During his under – 19 career, Joseph helped the West Indies win the 2016 Under – 19 Cricket World Cup.
  • Joseph scored his maiden Test fifty on 5 December 2020, scoring 86 runs in the second innings of a big loss against New Zealand.
  • He was later named in ESPNcricinfo’s best XI of the 2022 CPL along with the ICC’s ODI team of 2022.
  • On 28 March 2023, in the 3rd T20I against South Africa, Joseph took his maiden five – wicket haul in T20Is, helping his team to a 7 – run victory.

BATTING AND FIELDING
Year Mat Runs HS Avg S/R 100 50 4s 6s
2024 3 – – – – 0 0 – –
2023 7 7 7* – 58.33 0 0 1 0
2022 9 5 4* 5.00 71.43 0 0 0 0
2019 3 15 15* 0.00 115.38 0 0 2 0
All IPL 22 27 15* 27.00 84.38 0 0 3 0

BOWLING
Year Mat Ov Runs Wkts Avg Eco Best 4W
2024 3 9.4 115 1 115.00 11.90 1/43 0
2023 7 24 225 7 32.14 9.38 2/27 0
2022 9 30 264 7 37.71 8.80 2/34 0
2019 3 8.4 87 6 14.50 10.03 6/12 0
All IPL 22 72.2 691 21 32.90 9.55 6/12 0

FIELDING STATISTICS
IPL Season Match Catch Taken Stumps
2024 3 0 0
2023 7 2 0
2022 9 1 0
2019 3 1 0
All IPL 22 4 0

CAREER STATISTICS
Competition Test ODI FC LA
Matches 32 68 66 90
Runs Scored 616 425 1,291 569
Batting Average 12.57 17.00 14.83 15.80
100s / 50s 0/2 0/0 0/5 0/1
Top Score 86 49 89 51*
Balls Bowled 5,444 3,464 10,351 4,453
Wickets 92 111 206 149
Bowling Average 35.04 28.45 29.05 26.75
5 Wickets In Innings 1 1 8 2
10 Wickets In Match 0 0 0 0
Best Bowling 5/81 5/56 7/46 6/31
Catches / Stumpings 13/0 22/0 24/0 24/0

ALZARRI JOSEPH’S IPL AUCTION PRICE HISTORY
Year Price Team
2022 2.40 Cr Gujarat
2023 2.40 Cr Gujarat
2024 11.50 Cr Bengaluru