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West Indies Under-19s at the 2012 World Cup
He represented the West Indies Under-19s at the 2012 World Cup in Australia, then made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in 2012-13 against Jamaica.
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Akeal Hosein’s story
A Trinidadian left-arm spinner who became a T20 franchise regular and took the first hat-trick in Major League Cricket history for Texas Super Kings.
2012 — 2026 · in 3 chapters- 012012–2021Trinidad to the West IndiesHe played the 2012 Under-19 World Cup for the West Indies, came through Trinidad and Tobago and made his ODI debut in January 2021.
- 022022–2025Franchise bowlerA hat-trick in the PSL in 2024 and a playoff-clinching spell for Texas Super Kings in 2025 marked him out as a leading T20 spinner.
- 032026MLC historyHe took the first hat-trick in MLC history in June 2026, in a season Texas Super Kings ended in last place.
01Chapter 1 · 2012–2021
Trinidad to the West Indies
He played the 2012 Under-19 World Cup for the West Indies, came through Trinidad and Tobago and made his ODI debut in January 2021.
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ODI debut for West Indies against Bangladesh
He made his ODI debut on 20 January 2021 against Bangladesh (cap 200). The same page gives two different dates for his T20I debut in July 2021.
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02Chapter 2 · 2022–2025
Franchise bowler
A hat-trick in the PSL in 2024 and a playoff-clinching spell for Texas Super Kings in 2025 marked him out as a leading T20 spinner.
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PSL hat-trick against Peshawar Zalmi
A Wisden page lists his March 2024 PSL hat-trick against Peshawar Zalmi; the page gives only the headline, no match detail.
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3 for 15 as Super Kings beat MI New York and reach the playoffs
At Dallas he took 3 for 15 in four overs, with de Kock, Monank Patel, Tajinder Singh and Pooran dismissed, in a 39-run win that sent Texas Super Kings to the 2025 playoffs.
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Maiden T20 fifty: 55 not out in the MLC Challenger
Batting at six, he made 55 not out off 32 balls in the Challenger at Dallas, but MI New York won the chase. He passed 1,000 T20 runs and 200 wickets.
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03Chapter 3 · 2026
MLC history
He took the first hat-trick in MLC history in June 2026, in a season Texas Super Kings ended in last place.
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First hat-trick in MLC history
In the last over he dismissed Marco Jansen, Amila Aponso and Asif Mehmood off consecutive balls and finished with 4/36, but Washington won by one wicket off the last ball.
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MLC 2026 season: first MLC hat-trick, other games checked
Checked games: 0/29, 4/36 with the hat-trick, 2/26, 1/16. Totals not confirmed. Texas Super Kings finished sixth of six in the 2026 group stage (3 wins, 7 losses, 6 points) and missed the playoffs.
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