The Antiguan will be the leading batsman in international cricket in 2022

Windies right-arm fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph is now the leading wicket-taker in international cricket in 2022 on 9 December.

The young Antiguan achieved the feat in the ongoing second Test between West Indies and Australia at the Adelaide Oval.

Before the day-night Test in Adelaide, Joseph had 65 wickets to his name in 33 matches, only cricket 24 revealed.

At the end of the first day’s play, the momentum caught Nepal leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane, who has 66 cards from 32 matches in 2022.

Joseph came out on top when he bowled Aussie Middle Order Batter Cameron Green on day two.

Cameron Green was dismissed after nine shots from 42 balls as Australia lost their sixth wicket in the 123rd over with 452 runs on the board.

The 26-year-old finished as West Indies’ highest run-scorer in the 2016 U19 World Cup with 13 wickets from six games at 3.31.

In 2019, he was signed by Mumbai Indians as an injury replacement for Adam Milne, and in his first match against Sunrisers Hyderabad, he returned figures of six for 12, the best figures for an IPL bowler.

Recently, in 2022, in 17 ODIs, Joseph has picked up 27 wickets at an economy rate of 4.61. The speedster didn’t really have a good time in the first test at Perth Stadium. Despite scoring 43 useful runs in the fourth innings, he failed to pick up a single wicket.

In 10 T20Is for West Indies, Joseph has picked up 16 wickets at a save rate of 7.47 and one four-wicket haul to show for his efforts.