IPL playerWest Indies2023 to 2026
Akeal Hosein
On scorecards: AJ Hosein · Right-hand bat
Akeal Hosein, a bowler, has played two IPL seasons for two franchises.
The arrival
Akeal Hosein arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹1.0 cr, the base price. That debut came after going unsold once (2022).
That first season brought 1 match, 16 runs and 1 wicket.
The peak
The best season was 2026, for Chennai Super Kings: 8 wickets at 7.92 runs an over, while the league's bowlers went for 9.73, with best figures of 4 for 17.
Franchise by franchise
2023, Sunrisers Hyderabad. Bought at the 2023 auction for ₹1.0 cr. 1 match and 1 wicket.
2026, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹2.0 cr. 7 matches and 8 wickets.
2024 and 2025 are missing from the record: seasons without an IPL appearance.
How the wickets came
With the ball, 9 wickets in 174 deliveries, at 8.21 runs an over against a league rate of 9.60 for the same seasons: 1.39 an over cheaper than the typical bowler of the time, the mark of a bowler who kept things tight. There was one four-wicket haul, and the best figures were 4 for 17.
The fielding record: 2 catches.
At the auction
Akeal Hosein has gone under the hammer five times, bought twice and left unsold three times. The highest price was ₹2.0 cr, paid by Chennai Super Kings in 2026. Unsold in 2022, Akeal Hosein was bought in 2023 by Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Seasons without an auction entry were played under a retention, a trade or a signing made outside the auction.
Where it stands
Akeal Hosein has made 8 IPL appearances, the latest for Chennai Super Kings in 2026.
Season by season
| Season | Team | M | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | Wkts | Econ | Best | Ct | POTM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 1 | 16 | 16* | – | 160.0 | 0/0 | 1 | 10.00 | 1/40 | 0 | ||
| 2026 | Chennai Super Kings | 7 | 5 | 3* | – | 166.7 | 0/0 | 8 | 7.92 | 4/17 | 2 |
Franchise journey
- Sunrisers Hyderabad: 2023
- Chennai Super Kings: 2026
Ball-by-ball detail
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Dot balls faced | 23.1% |
| Balls per four | 13 |
| Balls per six | 13 |
| Dot balls bowled | 36.6% |
| Balls per wicket | 19.1 |
| Catches | 2 |
| Run-outs | 0 |
| Stumpings | 0 |
At the auction
| Auction | Set | Base price | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | – | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2023 | – | ₹1.0 cr | Sold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1.0 cr |
| 2024 | SP1 | ₹50 lakh | Unsold |
| 2025 | SP2 | ₹1.5 cr | Unsold |
| 2026 | SP1 | ₹2.0 cr | Sold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2.0 cr |
Sources
- CricArcade IPL season statistics
- CricArcade IPL auction archive
- Kaggle IPL Complete Match Dataset 2008-2026, ball-by-ball, cross-checked against Cricsheet