Odean Smith is a Jamaican cricket all-rounder. He is a right-handed batsman and a right-arm fast medium bowler. He won the man of the match award in his debut match of IPL 2022.
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Wiki/Biography
Odean Smith was born on Friday, November 1, 1996 (age 26 years; as of 2022) in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. His zodiac sign is Scorpio. He completed his formal education in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica.
Odean Smith as a teenager
Physical appearance
Height (approx): 6′ 1″
Weight (approx): 80 kg
Hair color: black
Eye Color: Black
family
Odean belongs to the Smith family of Jamaica.
parents and siblings
Not much is known about Odean’s parents and siblings.
wife
Odean Smith is single.
Cricket
Domestic
List-A (one day)
Smith made his debut for West Indies U-19 in the 2015 regional Super50 tournament. He then represented West Indies in the U-19 World Cup 2016 held in Bangladesh, though he played only 2 matches and scored a total of 18 runs.
Odean Smith celebrates after winning the 2016 World Cup with his team
twenty twenty
He made his Twenty20 debut for Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 8 August 2017.
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First Class (Test Match)
He made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 regional four-day competition against Trinidad and Tobago on 7 December 2017.
International
ODI
Odean Smith made his One Day International debut against Ireland on 8 January 2022 at Sabina Park, Kingston Stadium during Ireland’s tour of the United States and the West Indies. He helped West Indies win the match with 18/8 runs from 225 runs and took 2/31 wickets at an economy rate of 5.03. In the second and third matches of the series, he scored 56/19 and 20/10 runs, respectively.
Odean Smith in an interview after winning his debut match
twenty twenty
Smith made his T20 debut on 2 April 2018 against Pakistan during Pakistan’s tour of the West Indies. His first international wicket was of Hussain Talat; He bowled 4 overs at an economy rate of 10.0.
Odean Smith bowling against Pakistan
Indian Premier League (IPL)
Smith made his IPL debut in 2022 when Punjab Kings bought his services for 6 cr. He played his first match on 27 March 2022 against Royal Challengers Bangalore. Punjab Kings won the toss and decided the trophy; Odean Smith bowled 4 overs and conceded 52 runs at an economy rate of 13 but he saved the team with the bat as he scored 25/8 runs at a strike rate of 312.5. Punjab Kings won this match and Odean Smith was Man of the Match on his T-20 debut.
Odean Smith after winning the man of the match award on his debut
Odean played 6 matches in the 2022 IPL season. He took 4 wickets in 3 overs against Mumbai Indians and helped the team win the match. In 2023, he was bought by Gujarat Titans for Rs 50 lakh.
Gujarat Titans official page features Odean Smith
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In May 2018, Smith was selected for the Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team in the Professional Cricket League draft ahead of the 2018–19 season. In June 2020, he was selected by Jamaica in a player’s draft hosted by Cricket West Indies ahead of the 2020–21 domestic season.
Odean Smith Thomas congratulates Jamaica Scorpions in Barbados Pride match
In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League. In the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021, Smith was the top scorer for the Guyana Amazon Warriors with 18 wickets from 11 games.
Odean Smith with Guyana captaining the Amazon Warriors
In November 2021, Smith was selected to play for Dambulla Giants after the 2021 Lankan Premier League Players’ Draft.
achievements
- Man of the Match (Punjab Kings) – Indian Premier League 2022
the chosen ones
Facts/Trivia
- Odean’s full name is Odean Fabian Smith.
- His jersey number was 15 for Punjab Kings in IPL 2022 and 58 for West Indies.
Odean Smith’s 15 jersey in IPL 2022
- He can throw the ball at over 150 km/h. He broke Keemo Paul and Chris Gayle’s cricket bat with his fast delivery in CPL (Caribbean Premier League) T20.
- Odean Smith hits 5 sixes in an over of Miguel Pretorius in the Caribbean Premier League T20 T20 2022. He scored a total of 32 runs in that one over.
- Odean was a netminder for Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the 2021 Indian Premier League (IPL) in the United Arab Emirates.
- He was trained in cricket by Jamaican coach Barelli Fox.
- In his first ever ODI, Smith hit an 84-metre six at Sabina Park in Kingston, Jamaica, which destroyed teammate Sheldon Cottrell’s Range Rover.
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