While every Mumbai Indians fan thought Lasith Malinga would be thoroughly missed in the IPL 2019 clash against Sunrisers Hyderabad, but the replacement Alzarri Joseph did not let it happen with his spectacular bowling. The right-arm pacer took 6 wickets, and also broke the long-standing record of best bowling figures in IPL. With 6 wickets for 12 runs, he broke the record of Pakistani bowler Sohail Tanvir, who took 6 wickets for 14 runs in IPL 2008.
Joseph went to limelight since he was playing his debut match in IPL. The bowler has inducted high confidence in Mumbai Indians, who already has a strong bowling attack. As Joseph is not a well-known name among cricket fans at present, here we look at some of the interesting facts about the bowler.