‘The real test will come now’ – Former South Africa captain warns West Indies spinners after Zimbabwe triumph
Former SA captain sends warning to West Indies spinners
24 Feb 2026
2 MinAkeal Hosein
West Indies
ICC Ranking
#48 All Rounder in T20
#17 Bowler in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Akeal Hosein
Nationality
West Indies
Other Name
Akeal Hosein
Role
--
Birth Date
25 Apr 1993 (32y 306d)
Birth Place
--
Batting Style
Left hand Bat
Bowling Style
Left Arm Orthodox
Teams
ICC Ranking
#48 All Rounder in T20
#17 Bowler in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 16 | -- | 10 | 160.00 | -- | -- |
| odi | 40 | 30 | 9 | 309 | 60 | 14.71 | 396 | 78.03 | -- | 1 |
| t20i | 95 | 37 | 17 | 293 | 44 | 14.65 | 262 | 111.83 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 272 | 130 | 56 | 1161 | 55 | 15.68 | 1013 | 114.61 | -- | 1 |
| fc | 24 | 40 | 4 | 644 | 102 | 17.88 | -- | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| list a | 91 | 55 | 13 | 645 | 60 | 15.35 | 819 | 78.75 | -- | 1 |
| t10 | 35 | 17 | 10 | 117 | 27 | 16.71 | 86 | 136.05 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | 1 | 4.00 | 40 | 1 | 1/40 | 40.00 | 10.00 | 24.00 | -- | -- |
| odi | 40 | 40 | 368.20 | 1769 | 63 | 4/39 | 28.07 | 4.8 | 35 | 2 | -- |
| t20i | 95 | 91 | 325.20 | 2408 | 92 | 5/11 | 26.17 | 7.4 | 21.2 | 2 | 1 |
| t20 | 272 | 256 | 892.00 | 6392 | 253 | 5/11 | 25.26 | 7.16 | 21.1 | 5 | 1 |
| fc | 24 | 41 | 698.50 | 1838 | 66 | 6/33 | 27.84 | 2.63 | 63.5 | 3 | 3 |
| list a | 91 | 91 | 792.50 | 3467 | 128 | 5/26 | 27.08 | 4.37 | 37.1 | 5 | 1 |
| t10 | 35 | 31 | 49.00 | 406 | 30 | 2/6 | 13.53 | 8.29 | 9.80 | -- | 1 |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| ZIM vs WI | 3/28 | 23 Feb 2026 | Mumbai | t20i |
| WI vs ITA | 1/25 | 19 Feb 2026 | Kolkata | t20i |
| WI vs NEP | 1/30 | 15 Feb 2026 | Mumbai | t20i |
| ENG vs WI | 1/32 | 11 Feb 2026 | Mumbai | t20i |
| WI vs SCO | 0/26 | 07 Feb 2026 | Kolkata | t20i |
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