Shamar Joseph is a West Indies International Cricketer, Right arm Fast Bowler, He also played for Lucknow Super Giants in 2024 and 2025 seasons of IPL. He comes from a very small village in his country and still manages to become a professional cricketer. Currently he is facing some trouble as some serious allegations are charges against him. He definitely paved his way in cricket from being a watchman to playing different leagues.
In this blog we are going to learn about Shamar Joseph age, height, career, journey, stats and More. So make sure to read the below blog till the end in order to understand his journey in cricket.
Shamar Joseph: Profile
Shamar Joseph is a right arm fast bowler and left hand batsman from Baracara. His place of birth is a small village located in Guyana. He was born on 31st August 1999 in his hometown. His role in the team for both international and domestic is Bowler. In the IPL season 2025 he played for Lucknow Super Giants as he was retained in the team.
He made his international debut last year,, which is 2024 for the West Indies. He grew up in a family of 3 sisters and 5 brothers. His inspiration to be a cricketer was Curtly Ambrose and Courtney Walsh. These both were the opening bowlers for his home country team, which is West Indies. Based on the reports, he is currently charged with raping 11 women, and this we discussed furthur in the blog.
| Field | Detail |
| Full Name | Shamar Joseph |
| Date of Birth | 31 August 1999 |
| Place of Birth | Baracara, East Berbice-Corentyne, Guyana |
| Batting Style | Left-handed |
| Bowling Style | Right-arm fast |
| Role | Bowler |
| Family | Three sisters and five brothers |
| Idols | Curtly Ambrose, Courtney Walsh |
| First Cricket Club | Tucber Park Cricket Club, Guyana |
| Franchise Leagues | CPL, IPL, PSL, ILT20 |
Shamar Joseph Age And Physical Appearance
Based on the sources, Shamar Joseph age is 25 years old (As per 2025). and if we talk about his physique, his height is around 6 feet 2 inches and his weight is mentioned on the internet as of now. The color of his eyes is brown. His skin color is dark brown as he is from the West Indies. Given below is the summary table of Shamar Age and physical appearances:
| Age | 25 Years |
| Height | 6’2″ |
| Height In Cm | 188 cm |
| Eye Color | Black Or Brown Eyes |
| Hair Color | Black Color |
Shamar’s Early Life Journey: From Security Guard to Professional Cricketer
As we already discussed, he belongs to a very remote village in the West Indies. Before starting his professional cricket journey, he was formerly working as a security guard which he pursued as a full-time. Along with it he started playing cricket with Tucker Park Cricket Club and then soon caught the attention of the Guyana Harpy Eagles.
They purchased Shamar as an uncapped player in 2022-2023 for the Regional four day tournament. He never played professional for Guyana before,despite this he still got a chance to make his first class debut for Guyana in feb 2023.
Then later he was purchased by Guyana Amazon Warriors to Play in CPL(Caribbean Premier League) in the year 2023.
Shamar Joseph Debut Matches
Here we present the full list of the debut matches of Shamar Joseph for international and domestic cricket. Take a look at these:
| Format | Date | Team | Opponent | Venue / Tournament |
| First-Class (FC) | 1 February 2023 | Guyana | Barbados | West Indies Championship |
| List A | 2023 (late) | Guyana | Not specified | Super50 Cup (2023–24) |
| T20 Domestic | 2023 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Not specified | Caribbean Premier League (CPL) |
| Test | 17 January 2024 | West Indies | Australia | Adelaide Oval, Australia |
| ODI | November 2024 | West Indies | Not specified | Not specified |
| T20I | May 2024 | West Indies | South Africa | Not specified |
| IPL (T20 Franchise) | April 2024 | Lucknow Super Giants | Kolkata Knight Riders | Eden Gardens, IPL 2024 |
Shamar Joseph Current Teams
Given below are the name current teams for which he played for as a bowler both in international and domestic cricket:
| Format/League | Country/Region | Team |
| International (All formats) | West Indies | West Indies |
| First-Class, List A | Guyana, West Indies | Guyana Harpy Eagles |
| Caribbean Premier League | Caribbean | Guyana Amazon Warriors |
| Indian Premier League | India | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Pakistan Super League | Pakistan | Peshawar Zalmi |
| International T20 Leagues | UAE | Northern Warriors (T10) |
| International T20 Leagues | South Africa | Durban’s Super Giants |
| International T20 Leagues | UAE | Dubai Capitals |
Shamar Joseph Stats (Batting & Bowling)
Given below are the overall stats of Shamar Joseph Career as till now. The below scorecard have mentioned all the stats except T20:
Batting
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | 4w | 5w | 10w | Wkts | Ave | Econ |
| Tests | 9 | 17 | 1371 | 909 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 23.92 | 3.97 |
| ODIs | 3 | 3 | 126 | 171 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 171 | 8.14 |
| T20Is | 9 | 9 | 168 | 271 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 27.1 | 9.67 |
| FC | 16 | 31 | 2541 | 1628 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 67 | 24.29 | 3.84 |
| List A | 5 | 5 | 186 | 250 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 83.33 | 8.06 |
Bowling
| Format | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct | Ave |
| Tests | 9 | 18 | 238 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 8 | 1 | 15.86 |
| ODIs | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | – |
| T20Is | 9 | 3 | 5 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | – |
| FC | 16 | 31 | 336 | 44 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 8 | 6 | 12.44 |
| List A | 5 | 4 | 8 | 5* | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
Shamar Joseph T20 Journey
The T20 Journey of Shamar Joseph is pretty eventful and has reflected his rise in domestic cricket in the Caribbean to the international stages and as well as for global franchise matches.
Domestic And Franchise T20s:
He started his journey in T20 matches with Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL(Caribbean Premier League) back in 2023. In the league he got a chance to play 10 matches. During these matches he was only able to take 9 wickets at an average rate of 32.33 with the best figure of 3/9.
International Franchise in T20
Then he was signed by LSG(Lucknow Super Giants) in the 2024 IPL. This we are going to discuss further in the blog in detail.
He has also featured in different franchise Leagues which includes Peshawar Zalmi (Pakistan Super League), Northern Warriors (Abu Dhabi T10), Durban’s Super Giants (SA20), and Dubai Capitals (ILT20). This we also mentioned in the above part of the blog.
Shamar Joseph IPL Stats (2024 And 2025)
Shamar Joseph was retained by the Lucknow Super Giants for this IPL season of 2025. He was retained as a replacement for player Mark Wood with a contract price of INR 3 crore. But this was not his first season in the IPL, he had already played in IPL Season 2024 for the same.
During this season he only got a chance to play only one match which was against the team of Kolkata Knight Riders. In this challenging match, he lasted for 10 balls and conceded 22 runs with 0 wickets for 47 runs in 4 overs. Following this performance, he was dropped from the playing XI and did not feature in any further matches for the remainder of the 2024 season.
For the IPL Season 2025, as we discussed further that he was retained. But the amount was much lower than the 2024 IPL season. He was only retained for 75 Lakh INR during the mega auction held in november 2024. During this season he did not play any matches for his team.
Shamar Joseph T20 Stats
Given below are the detailed stats of Shamar Joseph for batting and bowling both in T20 matches both for domestic and international franchises:
Batting Stats
| Tournament | Teams | Mat | Inns | Runs | HS | Ave | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| CPL | GAW | 10 | 4 | 8 | 6* | 8 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CPL 2024 | GAW | 8 | 3 | 8 | 6* | 8 | 114.28 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| CPL 2023 2023 | GAW | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0* | – | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| IPL | LSG | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| IPL 2024 | LSG | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Bowling Stats
| Tournament | Teams | Mat | Inns | Runs | Wkts | 4w | 5w | SR | 10w | Ave |
| CPL | GAW | 10 | 10 | 291 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 0 | 32.33 |
| CPL 2024 | GAW | 8 | 8 | 219 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 15.6 | 0 | 24.33 |
| CPL 2023 2023 | GAW | 2 | 2 | 72 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| IPL | LSG | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
| IPL 2024 | LSG | 1 | 1 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | – |
Recent Matches Played By Shamar Joseph
Given below are the details of the recent matches played by Shamar Joseph. Have a look at the name of the matches:
| Match | Date | Format | Bat | Bowl | Ground |
| West Indies vs Australia | 25-June-2025 | Test | 8 & 44 | 4/46 & 5/87 | Bridgetown |
| W. Indies A vs SA A | 08-Jun-2025 | FC | 0 & 20 | 1/78 & 2/40 | Gros Islet |
| West Indies vs England | 03-Jun-2025 | ODI | 3* | 0/48 | The Oval |
| West Indies vs Ireland | 21-May-2025 | ODI | 0* | 0/51 | Dublin |
| Guyana vs Comb C&C | 05-Feb-2025 | FC | 13 | 3/115 & 2/28 | Providence |
Rape Allegations On Shamar Joseph
Shamar is currently facing a serious allegation of sexual harassment or misconduct, including rape. This serious issue was brought forward by 11 women and one of them was a teenager during this incident. The central allegation involves a now 19-year-old woman who claims Joseph raped her on March 3, 2023, in New Amsterdam, Guyana, when she was 18. As per the report suggests he tried to bribe one of his victims in order to settle the matter but her family refused it and demanded justice. As of now, no formal charges have been filed, and investigations are ongoing
Conclusion
Although his journey was not filled with big achievements, he is definitely going to be a better player. Only if he gets better opportunities in the coming future. But he is currently facing some serious allegations on himself which we already mentioned in the above part of the blog. There are chances that he may get expelled from cricket. To know this we have to wait for the legal verdict.
