Is Shamar Joseph the next big thing in cricket? Young West Indies seamer picks 3rd five-wicket haul in 10 innings

West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph picked up 5/33 in the second Test match in the home Test series against South Africa, at the Providence Stadium, Guyana.

This was the 24-year-old seamer's 3rd fifth-wicket haul in his 10 Test innings of his young but impressive career so far.

After South Africa won the toss and opted to bat first, they were quickly reduced to 9 wickets for just 97 runs, but they managed to push on until 160, after a 63-run partnership between Dane Piedt and Nandre Burger, for the tenth wicket.

South Africa in reply, reduced West Indies to 97/7 after a 4-fer from Wiaan Mulder, with pacers taking advantage of the Guyana wicket as they took all the 17 wickets on the first day.

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Is West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph the next big thing in cricket?

West Indies fast bowler Shamar Joseph impressed selectors with superb bowling spells during the practice match against Cricket Australia XI, which prompted them to give him the Test debut in the first Test against the Aussies at the Adelaide Oval, on January 17, 2024.

Despite being known as a bowler, he caught attention with his grit as a number 11 batter where he scored 36 runs, which was the highest score by a West Indies number 11 batter on debut, as he stitched up a 55-run partnership for the final wicket.

His first Test wicket was superstar batter Steve Smith, whom he dismissed on the very first ball of his international career. He went on to pick up 5/94, becoming the first West Indies bowler to pick up a five-wicket haul, on debut.

In the second Test match of that series, he took 8 wickets, including a 7/68 in the fourth innings, which was his second five wicket-haul of his career, as he led his team to a historic win over Australia, at Gabba, Brisbane.

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What is Shamar Joseph's record in his first ten innings of his Test cricket career?

Here is how Shamar has performed in his Test career so far, following his third 5-wicket haul against South Africa in the second Test match of the series, at Guyana:

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