Qiana Joseph

Qiana Joseph
Personal information
Full name
Qiana Joseph
Born (2001-01-01) 1 January 2001 (age 23)
Saint Lucia
BattingLeft-handed
BowlingSlow left-arm orthodox
RoleBowler
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 85)2 July 2017 v South Africa
Last ODI21 June 2024 v Sri Lanka
T20I debut (cap 42)31 August 2021 v South Africa
Last T20I18 October 2024 v New Zealand
T20I shirt no.73
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2014Saint Lucia
2015North Windward Islands
2016–presentWindward Islands
2022–presentBarbados Royals
Career statistics
Competition WODI WT20I
Matches 11 16
Runs scored 49 168
Batting average 9.80 18.66
100s/50s 0/0 0/1
Top score 21 52
Balls bowled 454 171
Wickets 12 4
Bowling average 29.16 42.75
5 wickets in innings 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0
Best bowling 2/24 2/26
Catches/stumpings 2/– 2/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 19 October 2024

Qiana Joseph (born 1 January 2001) is a Saint Lucian cricketer who plays for Windward Islands and Barbados Royals as a left arm orthodox bowler.[1][2] In May 2017, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup.[3][4] She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for the West Indies against South Africa in the 2017 Women's Cricket World Cup on 2 July 2017.[5] In November 2018, she was named in the West Indies' squad replacing the injured Sheneta Grimmond for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[6]

In May 2021, Joseph was awarded with a central contract from Cricket West Indies.[7] In June 2021, Joseph was named in the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan.[8][9] In August 2021, Joseph was named in the West Indies' Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) squad for their series against South Africa.[10] Joseph made her WT20I debut on 31 August 2021, for the West Indies against South Africa.[11]

In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[12]

She was named in the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Women's T20 World Cup.[13] She made her first WT20I half-century in the final group match against England, scoring 52 as West Indies clinched a semi-final place with a six-wicket win.[14][15]

References

  1. ^ "Player Profile: Qiana Joseph". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  2. ^ "Player Profile: Qiana Joseph". CricketArchive. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. ^ "Four newcomers in WI Women's squad for World Cup". Barbados Cricket Association website. 8 May 2017. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  4. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (9 May 2017). "West Indies pick 16-year-old quick for World Cup". Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2017.
  5. ^ "ICC Women's World Cup, 12th Match: South Africa Women v West Indies Women at Leicester, Jul 2, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 July 2017.
  6. ^ "Matthews is vice captain, Joseph replaces Grimmond". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 9 November 2018.
  7. ^ "Qiana Joseph, uncapped Kaysia Schultz handed West Indies central contracts". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 6 May 2021.
  8. ^ "Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  9. ^ "Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A". Women's CricZone. Retrieved 25 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Stafanie Taylor out of T20Is against South Africa; Anisa Mohammed named interim West Indies captain". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  11. ^ "1st T20I, North Sound, Aug 31 2021, South Africa Women tour of West Indies". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  13. ^ "Cricket West Indies announces women's T20 squad for ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 3 October 2024.
  14. ^ "West Indies thrash England to reach Women's T20 World Cup semis". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  15. ^ "West Indies knock England out, join South Africa in semi-finals". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 15 October 2024.