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Full name | Oshane Romaine Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | 18 February 1997 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National side |
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ODI debut(cap 186) | 21 October 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 4 February 2024 v Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut(cap 77) | 4 November 2018 v India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 16 December 2021 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2016–present | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rangpur Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2019 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2021 | Northern Warriors | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022 | Kandy Falcons | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2023 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2024-present | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source:ESPNcricinfo,6 August 2022 |
Oshane Romaine Thomas (born 18 February 1997) is a Jamaican cricketer. A fast bowler, [1] he made his international debut for the West Indies cricket team in October 2018. [2] In August 2019,Cricket West Indies named him as the Emerging Player of the Year. [3]
He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 November 2016. [4] He represented the Jamaica Tallawahs in two games in the 2016 CPL season,and was then retained for the 2017 edition. [5] He made his List A debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 2 February 2018. [6]
In October 2018,he was named in the squad for the Rangpur Riders team,following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League. [7]
In December 2018,he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League. [8] [9] In March 2019,he was named as one of eight players to watch by the International Cricket Council (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament. [10] In October 2019,he was named in Jamaica's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament. [11] In the 2020 IPL auction,he was bought by the Rajasthan Royals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. [12]
In July 2020,he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. [13] [14]
In 2023,he joined Frocester in Gloucestershire.
In October 2018,he was named in the West Indies' One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for series against India. [15] He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against India on 21 October 2018. [16] His first international wicket was that of Shikhar Dhawan. [17]
He made his (T20I) debut for the West Indies against India on 4 November 2018,taking the wickets of Rohit Sharma and Shikhar Dhawan. [18] In January 2019,he was named in the West Indies' Test squad for their series against England as a cover for Alzarri Joseph,but he did not play. [19] In March 2019,during the ODI series against England,Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs. [20]
In April 2019,he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup. [21] [22] Thomas was named man of the match in the West Indies' opening match against Pakistan. [23] In July 2019,Cricket West Indies awarded him with a central contract for the first time,ahead of the 2019–20 season. [24] On 4 March 2020,in the first match against Sri Lanka,Thomas took his first five-wicket haul in a T20I match. [25]
In June 2020,Thomas was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' Test squad,for their series against England. [26] The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020,but was moved back to July 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. [27]
In September 2021,Thomas was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup. [28]
In February 2024,Thomas made his return to the West Indies international team for the ODI West Indies Tour of Australia.