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| Full name | Evin Earl Lewis | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 December 1991 (1991-12-27) (age 33) Rio Claro,Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Bowling | Right-armmedium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Role | Opening batter | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| ODI debut (cap 174) | 5 October 2016 v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last ODI | 3 June 2025 v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| ODI shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I debut (cap 63) | 27 March 2016 v Afghanistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Last T20I | 15 June 2025 v Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| T20I shirt no. | 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2012–present | Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | T&T Red Steel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015–present | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015 | Barisal Bulls | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2016–2017 | Dhaka Dynamites | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018 | Peshawar Zalmi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018–2019 | Mumbai Indians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2018-present | Comilla Victorians | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2021 | Rajasthan Royals | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2022 | Lucknow Super Giants | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2024 | Khulna Tigers | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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Evin Earl Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is aTrinidadiancricketer who plays for theWest Indies as a left-handedopening batsman in limited-overs internationals. Lewis is the third batsman, afterBrendon McCullum andChris Gayle, to score two Twenty20 International centuries.[1] Lewis also holds the records of the highest retired hurt score, of 176 not out, in international cricket along with the highest score, of 125 not out, by a West Indian in T20 internationals.[2][3] Lewis was a member of the West Indies team that won the2016 T20 World Cup.
He won the 2019Bangladesh Premier League title with theComilla Victorians, the 2021Caribbean Premier League title with theSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots. Lewis has also featured for CPL teamTrinidad and Tobago Red Steel, BPL outfitsBarisal Bulls andDhaka Dynamites along withIPL sidesMumbai Indians andRajasthan Royals.[4]
Evin Lewis was born inRio Claro, Trinidad. He represented theWest Indies under-19s at the2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, playing three matches.[5] He had earlier represented Trinidad and Tobago at the2009–10 WICB President's Cup, the domestic limited-overs competition.[6]
Lewis made hisfirst-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in March 2012, in the2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition.[7] Later in the year, he represented the team in the2012 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, playing a single match (against Sri Lankan teamUva Next).[8]
At the2013 Champions League Twenty20 in India, Lewis scored 211 runs from five innings, finished as his team's leading run-scorer (and fifth overall). His tournament included scores of 70 from 35 balls against theTitans (a South African team) and 62 from 46 balls in the semi-final against theMumbai Indians.[8] For the2014 Caribbean Premier League, Lewis signed with theTrinidad and Tobago Red Steel franchise, and scored 321 runs from eight innings (the most for his team, and seventh overall).[9] He switched to the newSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots franchise for the2015 edition, and scored the third-most runs for his team (behindMarlon Samuels andMartin Guptill).[10] Later in 2015, Lewis signed with theBarisal Bulls franchise forthe inaugural season of theBangladesh Premier League. In one match against theDhaka Dynamites, he scored 101 not out from 65 balls, the tournament's only century. Lewis later represented Dhaka Dynamites in the competition, scoring another century in his short stint in the 2016 edition.[11]
In the 2017Caribbean Premier League, he opened the batting with his mentorChris Gayle for an entire season at the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, a team which also included West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite.[12][better source needed]
He was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for theinaugural 2018 edition of theGlobal T20 Canada tournament.[13]
He was named in the squad for theComilla Victorians team following the draft for the2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.[14] With Lewis in tow the Comilla Victorians went on to defeat the Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs to claim the 2019 BPL title.[15] During the2019 Caribbean Premier League, Lewis was fined for an incident in the match between theTrinbago Knight Riders andSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots, where he was involved in a heated exchange with bowlerAli Khan.[16]
He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the2020 IPL auction.[17] In July 2020, he was once again named in theSt Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the2020 Caribbean Premier League.[18][19] Lewis eventually signed up with theRajasthan Royals for the second half of the2021 Indian Premier League.[20] He also scored a century against theTrinbago Knight Riders to propel the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots toward the2021 Caribbean Premier League semifinals.[21] The Patriots together with Lewis went on to win their first CPL title, in defeating theSt Lucia Kings by 3 wickets in the final.[22]
In February 2022, he was bought by theLucknow Super Giants in theauction for the2022 Indian Premier League tournament.[23] He played a Quick-fire knock of 55*(23) against Defending ChampionsChennai Super Kings[24] in chase of 210 to handLucknow Super Giants their first ever win inIndian Premier League.[25]
In July 2022, he was signed by theJaffna Kings for thethird edition of theLanka Premier League.[26]
In March 2016, Lewis was added to theWest Indies squad for the2016 ICC World Twenty20, replacing the injuredLendl Simmons.[27] He made hisTwenty20 International (T20I) debut on 27 March 2016 againstAfghanistan atNagpur[28]
On 27 August 2016, in only his 2nd T20I, Lewis scored his debut T20I centuryagainst India in the first match of the series between the two sides at theCentral Broward Regional Park Stadium,Lauderhill, Florida. His 100 came off 48 delivery, being the second fastest T20I century by a West Indian, after Gayle, and sixth fastest overall. During Lewis' innings, he hit five sixes in five balls from an over bowled byStuart Binny. He didn't manage a six from the final ball, but still managed 32 runs (1 run made by a wide) from the over. The West Indies scored a sum of 245 runs and later won the game, which set a new record for the most sixes in a T20I, by just one run. Along with that Lewis was awarded the man-of-the-match.[29][30][31]
He made hisOne Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indiesagainst Pakistan on 5 October 2016.[32] In November 2016 he scored his maiden ODI century of 148, with 15 fours and 4 sixes, against Sri Lanka at Harare Sports Club in the2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series. Despite Lewis's heroics with the bat, the Caribbean side were just narrowly defeated in this encounter.[33][34][35]
He made his second T20I hundred on 9 July 2017against India atSabina Park. He smashed 125*, which is the highest score in a T20I chase,[36] also becoming the third batsman to score two international T20 tons, afterBrendon McCullum and Chris Gayle.[37][38] Lewis' knock is also the highest T20I score by a West Indian batsman.[2]
On 27 September 2017, Lewis notched 176 not out in the 4th ODI vsEngland atThe Oval. This was the highest score by any batsman who opted to retire hurt in international cricket.[3] As well his 176* was the 4th highest score by a west Indian in one day internationals along with the third highest by any batsman against England. Despite his runs coming in a losing cause, Lewis was adjudged as the man of the match for this encounter.[39][40]
In February 2018, theInternational Cricket Council (ICC) named Lewis as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.[41] In June 2018, he was named the T20 International Cricketer of the Year at the annualCricket West Indies' Awards.[42]
In April 2019, he was named in theWest Indies' squad for the2019 Cricket World Cup.[43][44] In June 2021, during the seriesagainst South Africa, Lewis scored his 1,000th run in T20I cricket.[45] In September 2021, Lewis was named in the West Indies' squad for the2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.[46]
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Carlos Brathwaite, Ashley Nurse, Johnson Charles and Evin Lewis were named as replacement players forKieron Pollard,Sunil Narine,Darren Bravo andLendl Simmons respectively. | ||
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Sunil Ambris,Dwayne Bravo,John Campbell,Jonathan Carter,Roston Chase,Shane Dowrich,Keemo Paul,Khary Pierre,Raymon Reifer andKieron Pollard were all named as reserve players. | ||
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