Joshua Little, a right-handed batsman and left-arm fast medium bowler, made his international debut at the age of 16 for Ireland against Hong Kong. He later went on to take a hat-trick against New Zealand in the 2022 T20 Cricket World Cup. Little was the first Irish player to get an IPL contract in 2023, signing with Gujarat Titans. He has played for various teams including Ireland U19, Ireland A, Dublin Chiefs, Northern Warriors, Dambulla Aura, Manchester Originals, Deccan Gladiators, Pretoria Capitals, Multan Sultans, and Gujarat Titans.
Little is a core member of Ireland’s bowling attack in the 2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup team list.
| Match | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leinster Lightning vs Northern Knights · Match 24 | T20 | July 10, 2025 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 |
| Ireland vs West Indies · 3rd ODI | ODI | May 25, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Zimbabwe vs Ireland · 2nd T20I | T20I | February 23, 2025 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Zimbabwe vs Ireland · 1st ODI | ODI | February 14, 2025 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Antigua and Barbuda vs Trinbago Knight Riders · Match 8 | T20 | September 6, 2024 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Caribbean Tigers vs Grand Cayman Jaguars · Match 3 | T10 | August 19, 2024 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Match | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | NB | WD | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland vs Oman · 22nd Match, Group B | T20I | February 14, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Ireland vs Italy · 2nd T20I | T20I | January 25, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 38 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9.50 |
| Ireland vs Italy · 1st T20I | T20I | January 23, 2026 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13.50 |
| Bangladesh vs Ireland · 2nd T20I | T20I | November 29, 2025 | 3.4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 11.47 |
| Bangladesh vs Ireland · 1st T20I | T20I | November 27, 2025 | 4 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10.00 |
| Middlesex vs Somerset · at Radlett | List A | August 6, 2025 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
| Series | Format | Date | Runs | BF | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ireland vs Italy in UAE 2026 | T20I | Jan 23, 2026 - Jan 26, 2026 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ireland tour of Bangladesh 2025 | T20I | Nov 10, 2025 - Dec 2, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025 | T20 | Jun 17, 2025 - Jul 10, 2025 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 600.00 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| Series | Format | Date | Over | M | R | W | BBi | ECO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20I | Feb 7, 2026 - Mar 8, 2026 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 3 | 3/16 | 4.00 |
| Metro Bank One Day Cup 2025 | LISTA | Aug 5, 2025 - Sep 20, 2025 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | 1/36 | 6.00 |
| Ireland Inter-Provincial T20 Trophy 2025 | T20 | Jun 17, 2025 - Jul 10, 2025 | 11 | 0 | 89 | 4 | 2/20 | 8.09 |
| Vitality Blast 2025 | T20 | May 29, 2025 - Sep 13, 2025 | 15 | 0 | 136 | 3 | 1/25 | 9.07 |
| West Indies tour of Ireland 2025 | ODI | May 21, 2025 - Jun 15, 2025 | 24 | 0 | 166 | 3 | 2/89 | 6.92 |
| Pakistan Super League 2025 | T20 | Apr 11, 2025 - May 25, 2025 | 10 | 0 | 104 | 2 | 1/37 | 10.40 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Runs | BF | HS | AVG | SR | Not Out | 4s | 6s | 50s | 100s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - | - | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 42 | 15 | 81 | 87 | 29 | 8.1000 | 93.1000 | 5 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| T20 | 151 | 55 | 226 | 249 | 27 | 13.2900 | 90.7600 | 38 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| T20I | 77 | 32 | 132 | 154 | 22 | 11.0000 | 85.7100 | 20 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 23 | 137 | 162 | 29 | 9.1300 | 84.5600 | 8 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| First Class | 6 | 6 | 68 | 109 | 27 | 17.0000 | 62.3800 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Format | Matches | Innings | Overs | Balls | Runs | Wkts | AVG | Econ | SR | Bbi | Bbm | 4w | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IPL | 1 | 1 | 4 | 24 | 45 | 4 | 11.25 | 11.25 | 6 | 4/45 | 4/45 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| ODI | 42 | 40 | 336.50 | 2021 | 2095 | 61 | 34.3400 | 6.2100 | 33.1000 | 6/36 | 6/36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20 | 151 | 149 | 523.50 | 3143 | 4131 | 170 | 24.3000 | 7.8800 | 18.4000 | 5/13 | 5/13 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| T20I | 77 | 76 | 282.00 | 1692 | 2138 | 85 | 25.1500 | 7.5800 | 19.9000 | 4/23 | 4/23 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| List A | 65 | 62 | 485.00 | 2910 | 2817 | 85 | 33.1400 | 5.8000 | 34.2000 | 6/36 | 6/36 | 3 | 1 | 0 |
| First Class | 6 | 8 | 73.30 | 441 | 320 | 6 | 53.3300 | 4.3500 | 73.5000 | 3/95 | 3/95 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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In 2022, he was the net baller for Chennai Super Kings. In 2023, he played for Gujrat Titans.
Ireland U19, Ireland, Ireland A, Dublin Chiefs, Team Caulfield, Northern Warriors, Dambulla Aura, Manchester Originals, Deccan Gladiators, Pretoria Capitals, Multan Sultans, Gujarat Titans
Little was a little older than 16 at the time of his debut, making him the second-youngest to have played at the international level, after Waqas Khan of Hong Kong.
Joshua has 2 sisters Hannah and Louise, both are cricketers.
