West Indies fast bowler, Alzarri Joseph, is confident that he will eventually get to triple digits after another close miss against Bangladesh on Thursday.
The 24-year-old racked up an impressive 82 from 108 balls, as part of staunch mid-lower order resistance, en route to the Windies posting a satisfactory first innings score of 409. In the end, Joseph’s aggressive innings was ended when he was caught by Liton Das as he attempted to pull away Abu Jayed.
His total proved a handy one for the team, who will count any runs from the bowler as a huge bonus. For Joseph, however, a player who prides himself on his batting, it was the second time he was coming close to making his first Test century.
Against New Zealand, in December, Joseph put together a commendable 86, which remains his highest score to date.
“It’s disappointing not to get 100 but I’ve been working hard on my batting, so there will be other opportunities to get that total,” he added.
“When I came to the crease it was just to spend some time and support Josh (Joshua Da Silva) at the crease."
Together Joseph and Da Silva put together an important 7th wicket partnership.