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{{short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2025}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Akeal Hosein
| image =
| full_name = Akeal Jerome Hosein
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|4|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Port of Spain]], Trinidad and Tobago
| nickname =
| heightm =
| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| family =
| country = West Indies
| international = true
| internationalspan = 2021–present

| odidebutdate = 20 January
| odidebutyear = 2021
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 200
| lastodidate = 7 July
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka

| T20Idebutdate = 6 July
| T20Idebutyear = 2021
| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa
| T20Icap = 86
| lastT20Idate = 15 June
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = Ireland
| T20Ishirt = 7

| club1 = [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad & Tobago]]
| year1 = 2013–2023
| club2 = [[Barbados Tridents]]
| year2 = 2014–2019
| club3 = [[Trinbago Knight Riders]]
| year3 = 2020–present
| club4 = [[Melbourne Renegades]]
| year4 = 2022/23–2023/24
| club5 = [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]]
| year5 = 2023
| club7 = [[Chennai Super Kings]]
| year7 = 2026–present
| club6 = [[Sydney Sixers]]
| year6 = 2024/25
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 38
| runs1 = 266
| bat avg1 = 14.00
| 100s/50s1 = 0/1
| top score1 = 60
| deliveries1 = 2,090
| wickets1 = 57
| bowl avg1 = 29.59
| fivefor1 = 0
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 4/39
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 70
| runs2 = 245
| bat avg2 = 15.31
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 44[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 1,428
| wickets2 = 65
| bowl avg2 = 26.47
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/11
| catches/stumpings2 = 18/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 24
| runs3 = 644
| bat avg3 = 17.88
| 100s/50s3 = 1/2
| top score3 = 102[[not out|*]]
| deliveries3 = 4,193
| wickets3 = 66
| bowl avg3 = 27.84
| fivefor3 = 3
| tenfor3 = 1
| best bowling3 = 6/33
| catches/stumpings3 = 23/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 89
| runs4 = 602
| bat avg4 = 15.05
| 100s/50s4 = 0/1
| top score4 = 60
| deliveries4 = 4,637
| wickets4 = 122
| bowl avg4 = 15.05
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/26
| catches/stumpings4 = 34/–
| date = 15 June
| year = 2025
| source = https://www.espncricinfo.com/cricketers/akeal-hosein-530812 ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Akeal Jerome Hosein''' (born 25 April 1993) is a [[Trinidad]]ian cricketer who represents the [[West Indies cricket team]]. He plays for [[Chennai Super Kings]] in the [[Indian Premier League]] and [[Trinbago Knight Riders]] in the [[Caribbean Premier League]].

==Domestic and T20 career==
Born in [[Port of Spain]], Hosein represented the [[West Indies under-19 cricket team|West Indies under-19s]] at the [[2012 Under-19 Cricket World Cup|2012 Under-19 World Cup]] in Australia.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1010/1010914/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Akeal Hosein] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.</ref> His [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for Trinidad and Tobago came during the [[2012–13 Regional Four Day Competition]], against [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1010/1010914/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Akeal Hosein] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.</ref> The following season, Hosein was man of the match in consecutive games, taking 6/33 and 5/34 against the [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]] and then scoring a maiden first-class century, 102 not out, against the [[Leeward Islands cricket team|Leewards]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1010/1010914/match_awards.html Matches in which Akeal Hosein won an award] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.</ref> He subsequently signed with the Barbados Tridents for the [[2014 Caribbean Premier League]], and has since made appearances for the team at the [[2014 Champions League Twenty20]] and the [[2015 Caribbean Premier League|2015 CPL]] tournaments.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1010/1010914/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Akeal Hosein] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 28 December 2015.</ref>

In November 2019, he was named in Trinidad and Tobago's squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.guardian.co.tt/sports/spinner-khan-is-tt-red-force-super50-skipper-6.2.972775.1700345a3d |title=Spinner Khan is T&T Red Force Super50 skipper |work=Trinidad and Tobago Guardian |accessdate=1 November 2019}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the [[Trinbago Knight Riders]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |accessdate=6 July 2020}}</ref> On 23 December 2022, he was bought by [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] for [[IPL 2023]].<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/2023-ipl-auction-list-of-sold-unsold-players-1350272 |last=Ramanujam |first=Srinidhi |title=2023 IPL auction: The list of sold and unsold players |date=23 December 2022}}</ref> He was released by them in November 2023 after just one season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://sportstar.thehindu.com/cricket/ipl/ipl-news/sunrisers-hyderabad-ipl-auction-2024-srh-full-list-of-players-retained-released-retention-deadline-day/article67572784.ece|title=Sunrisers Hyderabad full list of players retained, released and traded ahead of IPL 2024 auction|work=The Hindu Sportstar|access-date=26 November 2023}}</ref>

In 2023, Hosein was signed to play for the [[Quetta Gladiators]] in the 9th edition of the [[Pakistani Super League]].

On 8 March 2024, during a game against [[Peshawar Zalmi]], Hosein took a hat-trick, dismissing [[Aamer Jamal]], [[Mehran Mumtaz]] and [[Luke Wood (cricketer)|Luke Wood]] in three consecutive deliveries, becoming only the sixth bowler to take a hat-trick in the PSL.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://crictoday.com/cricket/daily-cricket-news/psl-2024-akeal-hosein-hat-trick-quetta-gladiators-peshawar-zalmi/|title=Akeal Hosein takes hat-trick for Quetta Gladiators in Pakistan Super League 2024|publisher=crictoday.com|accessdate=17 August 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.timesnownews.com/sports/cricket/akeal-hosein-takes-first-hat-trick-for-quetta-gladiators-in-psl-history-during-peshawar-zalmi-clash-watch-article-108335290|title=Akeal Hosein Takes First Hat-Trick For Quetta Gladiators in PSL History During Peshawar Zalmi Clash|publisher=Times Now|accessdate=17 August 2024}}</ref>

==International career==
In December 2020, Hosein was named in the West Indies' [[One Day International]] (ODI) squad for their series [[West Indian cricket team in Bangladesh in 2020–21|against Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1245830.html |title=Jason Holder, Kieron Pollard, Shimron Hetmyer among ten West Indies players to pull out of Bangladesh tour |work=ESPN Cricinfo |accessdate=29 December 2020}}</ref> He made his ODI debut for the West Indies, against [[Bangladesh national cricket team|Bangladesh]], on 20 January 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1244022.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), Dhaka, Jan 20 2021, ICC Men's Cricket World Cup Super League |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=20 January 2021}}</ref> In February 2021, he was named in the West Indies' [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[Sri Lankan cricket team in the West Indies in 2020–21|against Sri Lanka]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/west-indies-name-exciting-squads-cg-insurance-t20i-and-odi-series-against-sri-lanka/ |title=West Indies name exciting squads for CG Insurance T20I and ODI series against Sri Lanka |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=26 February 2021}}</ref>

In May 2021, Akeal was given a white-ball central contract by the [[Cricket West Indies]] for the 2020–21 season. He was one of the 10 players to be given a white-ball central contract for the 2020–21 season.<ref>{{Cite web|date=|title=CWI announces West Indies Men's Central Contracts for 2021-2022 season|url=https://www.crictracker.com/cwi-announces-west-indies-mens-central-contracts-for-2021-2022-season/|url-status=live|access-date=2021-05-08|website=CricTracker|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210505150512/https://www.crictracker.com/cwi-announces-west-indies-mens-central-contracts-for-2021-2022-season/ |archive-date=5 May 2021 }}</ref> In June 2021, he was added to the West Indies' [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squad for their series [[South African cricket team in the West Indies in 2021|against South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/changes-13-member-squad-4th-cg-insurance-t20-international/ |title=Changes to 13-member squad for 4th CG Insurance T20 International |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=1 July 2021}}</ref> He made his T20I debut on 3 July 2021, for the West Indies against [[South Africa national cricket team|South Africa]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1263155.html |title=5th T20I, St George's, Jul 3 2021, South Africa tour of West Indies |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=3 July 2021}}</ref> In July 2021, he was included in the West Indies squad to play the last two T20Is against Australia.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Yahoo Cricket|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/west-indies-announce-t20i-squad-181004323|access-date=2021-07-27|website=cricket.yahoo.net}}</ref>

In September 2021, Hosein was named as one of four reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-ravi-rampaul-back-in-west-indies-squad-sunil-narine-left-out-1277122 |title=T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}</ref> In October 2021, Hosein was added to the West Indies' 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup squad replacing [[Fabian Allen]] who was ruled out with an ankle injury.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-akeal-hosein-replaces-injured-fabian-allen-in-west-indies-squad-1283974 |title=Akeal Hosein replaces injured Fabian Allen in West Indies squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=21 October 2021}}</ref>

In May 2024, he was named in the West Indies squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/west-indies-cricket-team-west-indies-squad |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1010/1010914/1010914.html Player profile and statistics] at [https://cricketarchive.com CricketArchive]
*[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/530812.html Player profile and statistics] at [http://www.espncricinfo.com ESPNcricinfo]

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[[Category:1993 births]]
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