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IPL playerWest Indies2023 to 2026

Akeal Hosein

On scorecards: AJ Hosein · Right-hand bat

2
Seasons
8
Matches
21
Runs
SR 161.5
9
Wickets
econ 8.21
0
Titles
0
Player of the match

From CricArcade's IPL records, 2023 to 2026 · Sources

Akeal Hosein, a bowler, has played two IPL seasons for two franchises.

The arrival

Akeal Hosein arrived through the auction: Sunrisers Hyderabad paid ₹1 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 cr. 1 match and 1 wicket.

2026, Chennai Super Kings. Bought at the 2026 auction for ₹2 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 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

Batting, bowling and fielding for each IPL season. SR is strike rate, Econ runs per over, POTM player-of-the-match awards; * not out.
SeasonTeamMRunsHSAvgSR50/100WktsEconBestCtPOTM
2023Sunrisers Hyderabad11616*–160.00/0110.001/400
2026Chennai Super Kings753*–166.70/087.924/172

Franchise journey

Ball-by-ball detail

Career totals from ball-by-ball data, not split by season; included only where they agree exactly with the runs and wickets on this page.
MetricValue
Dot balls faced23.1%
Balls per four13
Balls per six13
Dot balls bowled36.6%
Balls per wicket19.1
Catches2
Run-outs0
Stumpings0

At the auction

From the IPL auction archive; prices in lakh and crore of rupees, with the US dollar price for the auctions that were conducted in dollars (2008 to 2013).
AuctionSetBase priceResult
2022–₹50 lakhUnsold
2023–₹1 crSold to Sunrisers Hyderabad for ₹1 cr
2024SP1₹50 lakhUnsold
2025SP2₹1.50 crUnsold
2026SP1₹2 crSold to Chennai Super Kings for ₹2 cr

Sources