Rovman Powell

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Rovman Powell
Personal information
Born (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 30)
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 ODI18 June 2023 v USA
T20I debut (cap 66)26 March 2017 v Pakistan
Last T20I12 August 2023 v India
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 71 13 119
Runs scored 979 1312 383 3164
Batting average 21.75 26.24 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/– 33/– 6/– 44/–
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 5 April 2024

Rovman Powell (born 23 July 1993) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team and current captain in T20I format. 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.

Early life[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

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.

References[edit]

  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.

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