Keemo Paul

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Keemo Paul

| image =

| country = West Indies

| fullname = Keemo Mandela Angus Paul

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|21|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Guyana

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm fast-medium

| role = All-rounder

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2018-present

| testdebutdate = 12 July

| testdebutyear = 2018

| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh

| testcap = 315

| lasttestdate = 9 February

| lasttestyear = 2019

| lasttestagainst = England

| odidebutdate = 15 March

| odidebutyear = 2018

| odidebutagainst = Afghanistan

| odicap = 184

| lastodidate = 5 July

| lastodiyear = 2023

| lastodiagainst = Oman

| T20Idebutdate = 1 April

| T20Idebutyear = 2018

| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan

| T20Icap = 71

| lastT20Idate = 7 August

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Iagainst = India

| club1 = Guyana

| year1 = 2016–present

| club2 = Guyana Amazon Warriors

| year2 = 2017–2020,2022–present

| club3 = Delhi Capitals

| year3 = 2019

| club4 = Hobart Hurricanes

| year4 = 2020/21

| club5 = Colombo Stars

| year5 = 2021–2022

| club6 = Saint Lucia Kings

| year6 = 2021

| club7 = Durban's Super Giants

| year7 = 2023–2024

| club8 = Seattle Orcas

| year8 = 2024

| club9 = Sharjah Warriorz

| year9 = 2024

| columns = 4

| column1 = Test

| matches1 = 3

| runs1= 96

| bat avg1= 16.0

| 100s/50s1= 0/0

| top score1= 47

| deliveries1 = 342

| wickets1 = 6

| bowl avg1 = 31.5

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 2/25

| catches/stumpings1= 2/0

| column2 = ODI

| matches2 = 30

| runs2= 320

| bat avg2= 21.33

| 100s/50s2= 0/0

| top score2= 46*

| deliveries2 = 1253

| wickets2 = 34

| bowl avg2 = 36.41

| fivefor2 = 0

| tenfor2 = 0

| best bowling2 = 3/34

| catches/stumpings2= 15/0

| column3 = T20I

| matches3 = 23

| runs3= 187

| bat avg3= 20.77

| 100s/50s3= 0/0

| top score3= 29

| deliveries3 = 462

| wickets3 = 25

| bowl avg3 =28.00

| fivefor3 = 1

| tenfor3 = 0

| best bowling3 = 5/15

| catches/stumpings3= 3/0

| column4 = FC

| matches4 = 31

| runs4= 1072

| bat avg4= 23.82

| 100s/50s4= 1/4

| top score4= 107

| deliveries4 = 4405

| wickets4 = 118

| bowl avg4 = 20.05

| fivefor4 = 4

| tenfor4 = 1

| best bowling4 = 6/28

| catches/stumpings4= 19/0

| date = 7 April 2025

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/677081.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Keemo Mandela Angus Paul (born 21 February 1998) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He made his international debut for the team in 2018.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/677081.html |title=Keemo Paul |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the T20 Player of the Year.{{cite web |title=Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jason-holder-deandra-dottin-dominate-cwi-awards-1198110 |access-date=20 August 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

Domestic and T20 career

He made his List A debut on 16 January 2015 in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 tournament.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/805721.html |title=Nagico Super50, Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v West Indies Under-19s at Scarborough, Jan 16, 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In December 2015, Paul was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |date=31 December 2015 |title=Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hetmyer-to-lead-west-indies-at-under-19-world-cup-956951 |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} During the tournament, Paul attracted some controversy when he mankaded a batsman in the last over of the final group match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe.{{Cite web |title='Can't believe what I have just seen! Embarrassing!' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/reactions-to-mankading-at-under-19-world-cup-can-t-believe-what-i-have-just-seen-embarrassing-968281 |access-date=3 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} The West Indies won the match and consequently finished second in their group, qualifying for the quarter-finals and eventually going on to win the tournament.{{Cite web |title=West Indies mankad Zimbabwe to enter quarter-final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-mankad-zimbabwe-to-enter-quarter-final-968235 |access-date=3 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He took 7 wickets throughout the competition, including 2 in the final against India, as well as averaging more than 40 with the bat for the tournament.{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=10799;team=3863;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records. Records. ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - West Indies Under-19s. Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 May 2017}}

He made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 March 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1071096.html |title=WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Trinidad & Tobago v Guyana at Port of Spain, Mar 17-20, 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} He made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 5 August 2017.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1094673.html |title=2nd Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In October 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, batting for Guyana against Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8893/report/1123087/ |title=Permaul, Paul steer Guyana to opening win |access-date=30 October 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In June 2018, he was named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards.{{cite web |title=Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shai-hope-stafanie-taylor-clean-up-at-cwi-awards-1149934 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}} In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a development contract for the 2018–19 season.{{cite web |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract-1161387 |access-date=2 October 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/867947 |title=Cricket West Indies announces list of contracted players |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=2 October 2018}}

In December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2019-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1166896 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-auction-2019-who-got-whom/articleshow/67144375.cms |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Who got whom |work=The Times of India |access-date=18 December 2018}} In June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |access-date=20 June 2019}} In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.{{cite web |title=Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mohammad-nabi-sandeep-lamichhane-ben-dunk-earn-big-in-cpl-2020-draft-1226284 |access-date=6 July 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{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}}

International career

On 9 March 2018, Paul was added to the West Indies squad for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, after Sheldon Cottrell suffered an injury.{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/638644 |title=Keemo Paul replaces Sheldon Cottrell in the Windies side |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}} He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indies against Afghanistan in the World Cup Qualifier on 15 March 2018.{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133018.html |title=21st Match, Super Sixes, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 15 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}

In March 2018, he was named in the West Indies squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.{{cite web |url=https://www.geo.tv/latest/188594-west-indies-squad-for-t20-series-against-pakistan-announced |title=West Indies squad for T20 series against Pakistan announced |publisher=Geo TV |access-date=29 March 2018}} He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 1 April 2018.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1140069.html |title=1st T20I, West Indies tour of Pakistan at Karachi, Apr 1 2018 |publisher=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 April 2018}}

In July 2018, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Windies_name_squad_for_Bangladesh_series?profile=1511 |title=Windies name squad for Bangladesh series |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=3 July 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075641/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Windies_name_squad_for_Bangladesh_series?profile=1511 |url-status=dead }} He made his Test debut for the West Indies on 12 July 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1146718.html |title=2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies and United States of America at Kingston, Jul 12-16 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 July 2018}} In December 2018, in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh, Paul took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18783/report/1153319/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-3rd-t20i-wi-bangladesh-2018-19 |title=Lewis 89, Paul five-for help West Indies clinch T20I series |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2018}}

In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named him as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.{{cite web |title=Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dwayne-bravo-kieron-pollard-named-among-west-indies-world-cup-reserves-1184815 |access-date=19 May 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1222978 |title=Pollard, Dwayne Bravo named in West Indies' CWC19 reserves |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 May 2019}}