Oshane Thomas
Jamaican cricketer (born 1997)
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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]
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| Full name | Oshane Romaine Thomas | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 18 February 1997 Kingston, Jamaica | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 6 ft 6 in (198 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-arm fast | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Bowler | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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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Domestic and franchise career
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.
International career
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.