Alzarri Joseph abruptly left the field during the opening powerplay of the third ODI between West Indies and England, visibly frustrated with the field placement he had been assigned while bowling.
After West Indies won the toss and elected to bowl in the third ODI against England in Bridgetown, Alzarri Joseph and Matthew Forde opened the bowling and made an immediate impact. Forde struck with the third ball of his second over, getting Will Jacks to edge one, leaving England at 9-1. When Joseph took over for the next over, there was a lengthy conversation between him and West Indies captain Shai Hope, apparently over the field setting Joseph would have for his spell.
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After Joseph bowled his first delivery, which was played to backward point by Jordan Cox, he appeared visibly frustrated. He gestured with his arms toward captain Shai Hope and the two slips positioned at the start of the over, expressing his dissatisfaction. Despite his frustration, Joseph completed the over and then produced a brilliant delivery with his fourth ball, reaching speeds of 90mph. Cox tried to defend it but got a faint glove, sending the ball through to Hope behind the stumps for the wicket.
Despite taking the wicket, Joseph’s frustration didn’t subside. Towards the end of the over, West Indies coach Daren Sammy was spotted near the boundary, trying to signal to Joseph to calm down. After completing the over, Joseph stormed off the field, heading straight for the West Indies dressing room.
When Joseph didn’t return for the next over, sub-fielder Hayden Walsh Jr. started to remove his bib to take his place. However, Joseph soon emerged from the dressing room and sat out a few balls in the dugout, leaving West Indies with just 10 players on the field, before rejoining at the end of the over. He was taken off bowling duties, with Romario Shepherd replacing him.
West Indies won the ODI series against England
When Joseph left the field, Hayden Walsh came in his place to field. When Joseph's anger subsided after a while, he was again seen bowling on the field. Joseph took two wickets for 45 runs in a spell of 10 overs. While England's team scored 263 runs for eight wickets while playing first. In response, the West Indies team easily won by eight wickets with centuries from Brandon King (102) and Casey Carty (128 not out) and won the ODI series 3-2.
