Published 18:39 IST, November 7th 2024

UGLY SPAT Between Alzarri Joseph & Shai Hope! Pacer Leaves Field After Heated Exchange With Skipper

Tensions were rising at the West Indies camp as Alzarri Joseph confronted Shai Hope over his fielding placement during the third ODI match against England.

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Series Decider match of West Indies vs England at Barbos' Kensington Oval saw a controversy brew up when two Caribbean players were seen clashing on field. Tensions were visible in West Indies Camp after skipper Shai Hope and pacer Alzarri Joseph were seen at odds during match. moment received a lot of attention as it highlighted that re were issues among players, which led to Joseph leaving action mid-way due to frustration and sitting in dugout.  

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Tensions Rise At WI Camp! Alzarri Joseph Confronts Shai Hope Over Fielding Placement During ODI Match vs ENG  

During fourth over of 3rd ODI match between West Indies and England, Alzarri Joseph was seen at odds with WI skipper Shai Hope. pacer expressed his frustration with slip fielders' placement after his first delivery went off to point. He was n seen interacting towards Hope over setup. exchange went for quite a while and Alzarri's anger was evidently visible early in innings.

After agitated scenario, Alzarri fired a 148 km/h delivery towards English batter Jordan Cox, and ball touched his glove and landed in wicketkeeper's gloves. pacer delivered a wicket maiden, but it was t eugh to please him. Eventually, he me his way out of play after having a heated exchange, and West Indies were left with ten players for an over until he returned to field.

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Despite tussle, West Indies went on to win match after y defeated England and sealed a 2-1 series win over visiting Three Lions. While Phil Salt gave England a blazing start, England went on to lose momentum as y mand to score 263/8 on scoreboard in first innings.

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Skipper Shai Hope was also asked about on-field incident with Alzarri Joseph, where he avoided offering a comment on scenario. However, he did mention that he was happy with team's overall performance in post-match presentation ceremony.

" comments! In a situation like that, you have to understand that such things can happen. It shows that we always fight when we are challenged. importance of doing things off field translates onto field. Really happy with way our batting unit performed and bowlers also did really well," Hope said after match.

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17:20 IST, November 7th 2024