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Rovman Powell

Rovman Powell (born 23 July 1993) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team and is its current captain in Twenty20 Internationals. In December 2018, he captained the West Indies for the first time in a One Day International (ODI) match against Bangladesh.[1] Domestically, he has played for Jamaica, the Combined Campuses and Colleges, and the Jamaica Tallawahs.

Rovman Powell
Personal information
Born (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31)
Kingston, Jamaica
NicknameKnight
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm medium-fast
RoleMiddle-order batter
International information
National side
ODI debut (cap 177)16 November 2016 v Sri Lanka
Last ODI27 July 2023 v India
T20I debut (cap 66)26 March 2017 v Pakistan
Last T20I10 November 2024 v England
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2015–2016Combined Campuses
2015–presentJamaica
2016–presentJamaica Tallawahs
2017-2019Kolkata Knight Riders
2017-2018Dhaka Dynamites
2021, 2023-presentPeshawar Zalmi
2022Multan Sultans
2022-2023Delhi Capitals
2023Dubai Capitals
2024-presentRajasthan Royals
Career statistics
Competition ODI T20I FC LA
Matches 51 84 13 119
Runs scored 979 1544 383 3164
Batting average 21.75 24.90 15.95 30.71
100s/50s 1/2 1/6 –/1 4/17
Top score 101 107 71 106
Balls bowled 280 125 1139 1395
Wickets 3 5 25 35
Bowling average 91.66 41.2 23.6 38.71
5 wickets in innings – – 1 1
10 wickets in match – – – –
Best bowling 1/7 2/31 5/23 5/36
Catches/stumpings 16/– 40/– 6/– 44/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024

Early life

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Powell was born on 23 July 1993 in Kingston, Jamaica.[2] He grew up in the Bannister area of Old Harbour Bay with his mother Joan Plumar and younger sister; his father abandoned his mother before he was born.[3][4]

Powell grew up in relative poverty, looking after his sister as his mother worked multiple jobs. He attended Old Harbour High School,[3] also working as a goat-herder for a period of time.[4] He later won a sports scholarship to the University of the West Indies, where he studied geography and social studies.[3]

Domestic career

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Powell made his List A debut in January 2015, playing for the Combined Campuses against Guyana in the 2014–15 Regional Super50.[5] He took 3/20 and scored 31 runs on debut, and was named man of the match.[6] Powell made his first-class debut in the 2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition, playing for Jamaica against Guyana.[7] For the 2015–16 Regional Super50, he returned to the Combined Campuses. In his team's final two matches, he scored twin half-centuries, 71 against the Windward Islands and 63 not out against Guyana.[8][9] He played a key role in Jamaica's march to the final of the 2016-17 Regional Super50. In the semi-final against Trinidad and Tobago, he smashed 95 runs from 45 balls (including 9 sixes and 6 fours), before taking 5-36; these were both career-best List A performances, leading to him being named man-of-the-match.[10] He was then selected by the Jamaica Tallawahs in the 6th round of the 2017 CPL player draft.[11]

In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a white-ball contract for the 2018–19 season.[12][13] In October 2019, he was named as the captain of Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.[14] He was the leading run-scorer for Jamaica in the tournament, with 412 runs in eight matches.[15]

T20 franchise career

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In February 2017, he was bought by the Kolkata Knight Riders team for the 2017 Indian Premier League for 30 lakhs.[16]

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Dhaka Dynamites team, following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[17] In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.[18][19] In April 2021, he was signed by Peshawar Zalmi to play in the rescheduled matches in the 2021 Pakistan Super League.[20] In November 2021, he was selected to play for the Kandy Warriors following the players' draft for the 2021 Lanka Premier League.[21]

In February 2022, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament[22] and retained for the 2023 season.[23]

After being released[24] by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2024 Indian Premier League season, Powell was purchased by the Rajasthan Royals for 7.4 crores[25] during the IPL 2024 auction.

International career

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He made his One Day International (ODI) debut in the second match of the tri-series, against Sri Lanka.[26] He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 26 March 2017.[27] In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Powell as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[28] Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the ICC named Powell as the rising star of the West Indies' squad.[29] When the West Indies toured Bangladesh in December 2018, he was named as captain of the ODI squad of West Indies.[1]

In January 2022, in the third match against England, Powell scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 runs from 53 balls.[30]

In 2023, Powell was made captain of West Indies T20i side replacing Nicholas Pooran after their disappointing ICC T20 WC2022 campaign. Under his captaincy, team has played 3 bilateral series winning all three i.e 2-1 v SA, 3-2 v IND, 3-2 v ENG.

In 2024, Powell was drafted by Trent Rockets to play in The Hundred. In May 2024, he was named captain of the West Indies squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.[31]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Tamim's return gives Bangladesh happy headache". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  2. ^ Rovman Powell at ESPNcricinfo
  3. ^ a b c Ravindranath, Sruthi (17 October 2022). "How Rovman Powell grabbed his cricket ticket out of poverty with both hands". Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  4. ^ a b ""क्रिकेटने बदलले बकऱ्या चरणाऱ्याचे आयुष्य"" [Cricket changed the life of Goat keeper.]. Lokmat (in Marathi) (Jalgaon ed.). 7 May 2022. p. 9. Retrieved 7 May 2022.
  5. ^ List A matches played by Rovman Powell – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  6. ^ Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana, Nagico Super50 2014/15 (Zone A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  7. ^ First-class matches played by Rovman Powell – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  8. ^ Nagico Super50, Group B: Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands at Basseterre, Jan 15, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  9. ^ Nagico Super50, Group B: Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana at Basseterre, Jan 17, 2016 – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.
  10. ^ "Jamaica smash 434 to surge into final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  11. ^ "HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20". www.cplt20.com. Retrieved 12 March 2017.
  12. ^ "Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  13. ^ "Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 2 October 2018.
  14. ^ "Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50". The Jamaica Star. Retrieved 31 October 2019.
  15. ^ "Super50 Cup, 2019/20 - Jamaica: Batting and bowling averages". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  16. ^ "List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
  17. ^ "Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19". Bangladesh Cricket Board. Retrieved 29 October 2018.
  18. ^ "Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  19. ^ "Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 6 July 2020.
  20. ^ "Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2021.
  21. ^ "Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 November 2021.
  22. ^ "IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 February 2022.
  23. ^ "Delhi Capitals reveal list of retained players ahead of IPL 2023 Mini-Auction". Delhi Capitals. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  24. ^ "Delhi Capitals reveal list of retained players ahead of IPL 2024 Mini-Auction". Delhi Capitals. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  25. ^ "Rovman Powell". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2024.
  26. ^ "Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Harare, Nov 16, 2016". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 16 November 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
  27. ^ "Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st T20I: West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Mar 26, 2017". ESPNcricinfo. ESPN Sports Media. 26 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  28. ^ "10 stars to look out for at CWCQ". International Cricket Council. 27 February 2018. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
  29. ^ "CWCQ 2018 Report Card: West Indies". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
  30. ^ "West Indies v England: Rovman Powell hits fine ton to lead hosts to victory in third T20". BBC Sport. Retrieved 27 January 2022.
  31. ^ "West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup". ScoreWaves. Retrieved 7 June 2024.
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