Evin Lewis

{{Infobox cricketer

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| fullname = Evin Earl Lewis

| birth_date = {{birth-date and age|27 December 1991}}

| birth_place = Rio Claro, Trinidad and Tobago

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| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Opening batter

| country = West Indies

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| internationalspan = 2016–present

| odidebutdate = 5 October

| odidebutyear = 2016

| odidebutfor = West Indies

| odidebutagainst = Pakistan

| odicap = 174

| lastodiagainst = Bangladesh

| lastodidate = 10 December

| lastodiyear = 2024

| odishirt = 17

| T20Idebutdate = 27 March

| T20Idebutyear = 2016

| T20Idebutfor = West Indies

| T20Idebutagainst = Afghanistan

| T20Icap = 63

| lastT20Idate = 10 June

| lastT20Iyear = 2025

| lastT20Iagainst = England

| T20Ishirt = 17

| club1 = Trinidad and Tobago

| year1 = 2012–present

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| club2 = T&T Red Steel

| year2 = 2014

| club3 = St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

| year3 = 2015–present

| club4 = Barisal Bulls

| year4 = 2015

| club5 = Dhaka Dynamites

| year5 = 2016–2017

| club6 = Peshawar Zalmi

| year6 = 2018

| club7 = Mumbai Indians

| year7 = 2018–2019

| club8 = Comilla Victorians|

| year8 = 2018-present

|club9=Rajasthan Royals

|year9 = 2021

|club10=Lucknow Super Giants

|year10 = 2022

|club11 = Khulna Tigers

|year11 = 2024

| columns = 4

| hidedeliveries = true

| column1 = ODI

| matches1 = 66

| runs1 = 2,167

| bat avg1 = 37.36

| 100s/50s1 = 5/11

| top score1 = 176*

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| catches/stumpings1 = 26/–

| column2 = T20I

| matches2 = 61

| runs2 = 1643

| bat avg2 = 29.33

| 100s/50s2 = 2/12

| top score2 = 125*

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| catches/stumpings2 = 16/–

| column3 = FC

| matches3 = 22

| runs3 = 1,229

| bat avg3 = 30.72

| 100s/50s3 = 1/8

| top score3 = 104

| deliveries3 = 30

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| fivefor3 = 0

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = –

| catches/stumpings3 = 18/–

| column4 = LA

| matches4 = 110

| runs4 = 3,579

| bat avg4 = 36.52

| 100s/50s4 = 8/20

| top score4 = 176*

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| catches/stumpings4 = 54/–

| date = 2 June 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies/content/player/431901.html ESPNcricinfo

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Evin Earl Lewis (born 27 December 1991) is a Trinidadian cricket who used to also play for the West Indies as a left-handed opening batsman. At most featuring in limited-overs internationals, he's the third batsman, after Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle, to score two Twenty20 International centuries.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/evin-lewis-joins-elite-club-with-second-t20i-century-1110275|title=Evin Lewis joins elite club with second T20I century|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=21 July 2021}} 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. Lewis was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 World Cup.

He won the 2019 Bangladesh Premier League title with the Comilla Victorians, the 2021 Caribbean Premier League title with the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. Lewis has also featured for CPL team Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, BPL outfits Barisal Bulls and Dhaka Dynamites along with IPL sides Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.{{Cite web |title=Evin Lewis |url=https://www.wisden.com/players/evin-lewis-59314 |access-date=2025-03-24 |website=Wisden |language=en-GB}}

Early career

Evin Lewis was born in Rio Claro, Trinidad. He represented the West Indies under-19s at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, playing three matches.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452594/Under-19_ODI_Matches.html Under-19 ODI matches played by Evin Lewis] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016. He had earlier represented Trinidad and Tobago at the 2009–10 WICB President's Cup, the domestic limited-overs competition.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452594/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Evin Lewis] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

Lewis made his first-class debut for Trinidad and Tobago in March 2012, in the 2011–12 Regional Four Day Competition.[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452594/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Evin Lewis] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016. Later in the year, he represented the team in the 2012 Champions League Twenty20 in South Africa, playing a single match (against Sri Lankan team Uva Next).[https://cricketarchive.com/Players/452/452594/Twenty20_Matches.html Twenty20 matches played by Evin Lewis] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

At the 2013 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 the Titans (a South African team) and 62 from 46 balls in the semi-final against the Mumbai Indians. For the 2014 Caribbean Premier League, Lewis signed with the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel franchise, and scored 321 runs from eight innings (the most for his team, and seventh overall).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/22/Caribbean_Premier_League_2014/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Caribbean Premier League 2014 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016. He switched to the new St Kitts and Nevis Patriots franchise for the 2015 edition, and scored the third-most runs for his team (behind Marlon Samuels and Martin Guptill).[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Events/25/Caribbean_Premier_League_2015/Batting_by_Runs.html Batting and fielding in Caribbean Premier League 2015 (ordered by runs)] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 March 2016. Later in 2015, Lewis signed with the Barisal Bulls franchise for the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League. In one match against the Dhaka 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.[http://www.espncricinfo.com/bangladesh-premier-league-2015-16/content/story/946637.html "Barisal gun down 159 with Lewis ton"] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 March 2016.

In the 2017 Caribbean Premier League, he opened the batting with his mentor Chris Gayle for an entire season at the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, a team which also included West Indies T20 captain Carlos Brathwaite.{{cite web| url = http://www.cplt20.com/teams/st-kitts-nevis-patriots| title = St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Caribbean Premier League CPL T20}}{{Better source needed|reason=this is a dynamic page that does not show what happened in 2017|date=April 2021}}

He was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural 2018 edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.crictracker.com/global-t20-canada-league-full-squads-announced/ |title=Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced |work=CricTracker |date=4 June 2018 |access-date=4 June 2018}}

He was named in the squad for the Comilla Victorians team following the draft for the 2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League.{{cite web|url=http://www.tigercricket.com.bd/2018/10/29/full-players-list-of-the-teams-following-players-draft-of-bpl-t20-2018-19/ |title=Full players list of the teams following Players Draft of BPL T20 2018-19 |work=Bangladesh Cricket Board |access-date=29 October 2018}} With Lewis in tow the Comilla Victorians went on to defeat the Dhaka Dynamites by 17 runs to claim the 2019 BPL title.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/bpl-2018-19-1169376/comilla-victorians-vs-dhaka-dynamites-final-1169424/match-report|title=Tamim Iqbal's 141* leads Comilla Victorians to second BPL title|author=Isam, Mohammad|date=February 8, 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo}} During the 2019 Caribbean Premier League, Lewis was fined for an incident in the match between the Trinbago Knight Riders and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, where he was involved in a heated exchange with bowler Ali Khan.{{Cite web|url=https://trinidadexpress.com/sports/local/ali-khan-evin-lewis-lose-big-after-squaring-off-on-field/article_6b949ab2-da38-11e9-99dd-13b5297153c8.html|title=Ali Khan, Evin Lewis lose big $$ after squaring off on field}}

He was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28087425/where-do-eight-franchises-stand-2020-auction |title=Where do the eight franchises stand before the 2020 auction? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 November 2019}} In July 2020, he was once again named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29417692/nabi,-lamichhane,-dunk-earn-big-cpl-2020-draft |title=Nabi, Lamichhane, Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/teams-selected-hero-cpl-2020/ |title=Teams Selected for Hero CPL 2020 |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=6 July 2020}} Lewis eventually signed up with the Rajasthan Royals for the second half of the 2021 Indian Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-evin-lewis-and-oshane-thomas-to-replace-jos-buttler-and-ben-stokes-at-rajasthan-royals-1275587|title=Evin Lewis and Oshane Thomas to replace Jos Buttler and Ben Stokes at Rajasthan Royals|author=ESPNcricinfo Staff|date=August 31, 2021|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo}} He also scored a century against the Trinbago Knight Riders to propel the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots toward the 2021 Caribbean Premier League semifinals.{{cite web|url=https://cayman.loopnews.com/content/lewis-hundred-puts-patriots-cpl-semis-565042|title=Lewis hundred puts Patriots into CPL semis|author=Ramphal, Vidia|date=September 11, 2021|publisher=Loop News|website=cayman.loopnews.com}} The Patriots together with Lewis went on to win their first CPL title, in defeating the St Lucia Kings by 3 wickets in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/caribbean-premier-league-2021-1264073/st-lucia-kings-vs-st-kitts-and-nevis-patriots-final-1269732/match-report|title=Dominic Drakes' stunning onslaught seals St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' maiden CPL title|author=Della Penna, Peter|date=September 15, 2021|publisher=ESPNcricinfo|work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In February 2022, he was bought by the Lucknow Super Giants in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2022-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1300689 |title=IPL 2022 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=13 February 2022}} He played a Quick-fire knock of 55*(23) against Defending Champions Chennai Super Kings{{Cite web |title=IPL 2022: Quinton de Kock, Evin Lewis Shine as LSG Beat CSK by 6 Wickets |url=https://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/ipl-2022-quinton-de-kock-evin-lewis-shine-as-lsg-beat-csk-by-6-wickets-4930109.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=www.news18.com |language=en}} in chase of 210 to hand Lucknow Super Giants their first ever win in Indian Premier League.{{Cite web |date=2022-04-01 |title=Evin Lewis, Ayush Badoni power LSG to their first IPL win |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/evin-lewis-ayush-badoni-power-lsg-to-their-first-ipl-win-101648751190689.html |access-date=2022-04-01 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}

In July 2022, he was signed by the Jaffna Kings for the third edition of the Lanka Premier League.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/lpl-2022-draft-kandy-falcons-sign-wanindu-hasaranga-bhanuka-rajapaksa-to-turn-out-for-dambulla-giants-1323338 |title=LPL 2022 draft: Kandy Falcons sign Hasaranga; Rajapaksa to turn out for Dambulla Giants |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=6 July 2022}}

International career

In March 2016, Lewis was added to the West Indies squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, replacing the injured Lendl Simmons.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc-world-twenty20-2016/content/story/979291.html |title=Evin Lewis replaces Lendl Simmons in WI WT20 squad |access-date=8 March 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 International (T20I) debut on 27 March 2016 against Afghanistan at Nagpur{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/951365.html |title=World T20, 30th Match, Super 10 Group 1: Afghanistan v West Indies at Nagpur, Mar 27, 2016|access-date=27 March 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

On 27 August 2016, in only his 2nd T20I, Lewis scored his debut T20I century against India in the first match of the series between the two sides at the Central 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 by Stuart 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.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2016/content/story/1051027.html | title=Most runs, most sixes, and two seriously quick hundreds | publisher=ESPNcricinfo | access-date=28 August 2016}}{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2016/content/story/1050799.html | title=Bravo magic seals one-run win in 489-run T20I | publisher=espncricinfo | access-date=28 August 2016}}{{Cite web |date=2016-08-28 |title=One-run win for West Indies |url=https://www.nationnews.com/2016/08/28/one-run-win-for-west-indies/ |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=www.nationnews.com |language=en-US}}

He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 5 October 2016.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1050227.html |title=West Indies tour of United Arab Emirates, 3rd ODI: Pakistan v West Indies at Abu Dhabi, Oct 5, 2016 |access-date=5 October 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} 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 the 2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series. Despite Lewis's heroics with the bat, the Caribbean side were just narrowly defeated in this encounter.{{cite web| url = http://www.espncricinfo.com/tri-nation-zimbabwe-2016-17/engine/match/1059714.html| title = Full Scorecard of Sri Lanka vs West Indies 5th Match 2016/17 - Score Report }}{{Cite web |date=23 November 2016 |title=Sri Lanka beat West Indies by one run in ODI thriller in Bulawayo |url=https://www.skysports.com/live-scores/cricket/sri-lanka-v-west-indies/18038 |access-date=2023-03-11 |website=Sky Sports |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=Kishore |first=Shashank |date=23 November 2016 |title=Sri Lanka survive Lewis' 148 for thrilling win |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/zimbabwe-tri-nation-series-2016-17-1059705/sri-lanka-vs-west-indies-5th-match-1059714/match-report |access-date=2023-03-11 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

He made his second T20I hundred on 9 July 2017 against India at Sabina Park. He smashed 125*, which is the highest score in a T20I chase,{{cite web| url = http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;innings_number=2;orderby=high_score;template=results;type=batting| title = Batting records. Twenty20 Internationals }} also becoming the third batsman to score two international T20 tons, after Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2017/content/story/1110275.html |title=Evin Lewis joins elite club with second T20I century |access-date=10 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2017/content/story/1110070.html |title=Lewis 125* as West Indies power through to nine-wicket win |access-date=10 July 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} Lewis' knock is also the highest T20I score by a West Indian batsman.{{cite web| url = http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/stats/index.html?class=3;filter=advanced;orderby=high_score;team=4;template=results;type=batting| title = Batting records. Twenty20 Internationals }}

On 27 September 2017, Lewis notched 176 not out in the 4th ODI vs England at The Oval. This was the highest score by any batsman who opted to retire hurt in international cricket.{{Cite news |date=2017-09-27 |title=West Indies batsman Lewis retires hurt with record 176 |language=en |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/uk-cricket-odi-eng-win-idUKKCN1C22E9 |access-date=2023-03-11}} 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.{{Cite news |last=Goulding |first=Justin |date=27 September 2017 |title=Moeen seals ODI series win for England |language=en-GB |work=BBC Sport |url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/cricket/41420158 |access-date=2023-03-11}}{{Cite web |date=11 April 2018 |title=England v West Indies |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/wisden-almanack-review-england-v-west-indies-1146865 |access-date=2023-03-11 |work=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}

In February 2018, the International Cricket Council (ICC) named Lewis as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament.{{cite news |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/626791 |title=10 stars to look out for at CWCQ |work=International Cricket Council |date=27 February 2018 |access-date=27 February 2018}} In June 2018, he was named the T20 International Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23862608/shai-hope-stafanie-taylor-clean-cwi-awards |title=Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 June 2018}}

In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/26595791/andre-russell-west-indies-world-cup-squad,-kieron-pollard-misses-out |title=Andre Russell in West Indies World Cup squad, Kieron Pollard misses out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=24 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1194397 |title=Andre Russell picked in West Indies' World Cup squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=24 April 2019}} In June 2021, during the series against South Africa, Lewis scored his 1,000th run in T20I cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/south-africa-tour-of-west-indies-2021-1263140/west-indies-vs-south-africa-1st-t20i-1263151/match-report |title=Evin Lewis smashes 35-ball 71 as West Indies trounce South Africa |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=27 June 2021}} In September 2021, Lewis was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/t20-world-cup-2021-ravi-rampaul-back-in-west-indies-squad-sunil-narine-left-out-1277122 |title=T20 World Cup: Ravi Rampaul back in West Indies squad; Sunil Narine left out |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 September 2021}}