Veerasammy Permaul
{{short description|Guyanese cricketer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2022}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Veerasammy Permaul
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| country = West Indies
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1989|8|11|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Albion, Guyana
| nickname =
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| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Slow left-arm orthodox
| role = Bowler
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| international = true
| internationalspan = 2012–2022
| testdebutdate = 13 November
| testdebutyear = 2012
| testdebutagainst = Bangladesh
| testcap = 293
| lasttestdate = 16 March
| lasttestyear = 2022
| lasttestagainst = England
| odidebutdate = 5 December
| odidebutyear = 2012
| odidebutagainst = Bangladesh
| odicap = 165
| lastodidate = 11 April
| lastodiyear = 2017
| lastodiagainst = Pakistan
| odishirt = 94
| oneT20I = true
| T20Idebutdate = 1 April
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 72
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| T20Ishirt = 94
| club1 = Guyana
| year1 = 2006–present
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| club2 = Guyana Amazon Warriors
| year2 = 2013–2019
| club3 = Jamaica Tallawahs
| year3 = 2020–2021
| club4 = St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
| year4 = 2024
| clubnumber3 = 94
| columns = 4
| column1 = Test
| matches1 = 9
| runs1 = 145
| bat avg1 = 13.18
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 26*
| deliveries1 = 2114
| wickets1 = 31
| bowl avg1 = 38.16
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/35
| catches/stumpings1 = 4/–
| column2 = ODI
| matches2 = 7
| runs2 = 19
| bat avg2 = 6.33
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 10
| deliveries2 = 331
| wickets2 = 8
| bowl avg2 = 33.87
| fivefor2 = 0
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 3/40
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/–
| column3 = T20I
| matches3 = 1
| runs3 = 0
| bat avg3 = –
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = –
| deliveries3 = 3
| wickets3 =0
| bowl avg3 = –
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = –
| catches/stumpings3 = 0/–
| column4 = FC
| matches4 = 151
| runs4 = 2726
| bat avg4 = 15.06
| 100s/50s4 = 0/7
| top score4 = 90*
| deliveries4 = 34183
| wickets4 = 668
| bowl avg4 = 20.88
| fivefor4 = 34
| tenfor4 = 7
| best bowling4 = 8/18
| catches/stumpings4 = 78/–
| date = 20 April
| year = 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/274921.html CricInfo
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Veerasammy Permaul (born 11 August 1989) is a Guyanese cricketer. He's featured as a left arm orthodox spinner for both Guyana and the West Indies cricket team. Permaul is also the leading wicket-taker in West Indian First-Class cricketing tournaments.{{Cite web |date=2023-03-16 |title=Milestone for Permaul as Harpy Eagles take control against Red Force |url=https://newsroom.gy/2023/03/16/milestone-for-permaul-as-harpy-eagles-take-control-against-red-force/ |access-date=2023-03-17 |website=News Room Guyana |language=en-US}}
Career
From Berbice, Permaul has played his club cricket with Community Centre Cricket Club since 2002.{{cite news|last=Ramzan|first=Avenash|title=Permaul not surprised by WI selection|url=http://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/?p=20494|access-date=14 November 2012|newspaper=Guyana Times|date=19 October 2012}} He made his first-class cricket debut for Guyana in the Regional Four Day Competition in 2006/07. In 2012 he captained the West Indies A team in a series at home against India A.
After being released at the end of the 2016 Caribbean Premier League season, he was reselected by the Guyana Amazon Warriors for the 2017 edition; he was picked in the 9th round of the draft.{{Cite web|url=http://www.cplt20.com/_during_draft_2017|title=HERO CPL PLAYER DRAFT 2017 CPL T20|website=www.cplt20.com|language=en|access-date=2017-03-12}}
In March 2017, he was named in the West Indies squad for the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jason-mohammed-breaks-into-west-indies-t20i-squad-1087507|title=Mohammed breaks into West Indies T20I squad |work=ESPN Cricinfo|date=18 March 2017|access-date=15 October 2022}}
In December 2017, he took his 25th five-wicket haul in first-class cricket, bowling for Guyana against the Leeward Islands in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8893/report/1123105/ |title=Bramble, Permaul lead Guyana to thumping ten-wicket win |access-date=17 December 2017 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} He finished the tournament as the leading wicket-taker, with 50 dismissals from 10 matches.{{Cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12105;type=tournament |title=WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament: Most Wickets |access-date=22 January 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}
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=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=1 April 2018}} However, he injured himself during the match and was ruled out of the West Indies squad for the remaining two fixtures.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/23000878/west-indies-reduced-12-men-veerasammy-permaul-injures-ankle |title=West Indies reduced to 12 men as Permaul injures ankle |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=2 April 2018}}
In October 2019, he was named in Guyana's squad for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 tournament.{{cite web|url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/sports/uncapped-smith-savory-in-jaguars-squad_178285?profile=1511 |title=Uncapped Smith, Savory in Jaguars squad |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=31 October 2019}} In February 2020, in the 2019–20 West Indies Championship fixture against Jamaica, Permaul took 15 wickets for 77 runs in the match.{{cite web|url=https://www.sportsmax.tv/index.php/cricket/cricket-windies/item/58505-devastating-permaul-ends-scorpions-resurgence-with-15-wicket-haul |title=Devastating Permaul ends Scorpions resurgence with 15-wicket haul |work=SportsMax |access-date=1 March 2020}} These were the second-best match figures in a domestic first-class match in the West Indies since 1966.{{cite web|url=http://www.loopjamaica.com/content/permaul-leads-jaguars-easy-over-scorpions |title=Permaul leads Jaguars to easy over Scorpions |work=Loop Jamaica |access-date=1 March 2020}} He was the leading wicket-taker in the tournament, with fifty dismissals in eight matches.{{cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=13534;type=tournament |title=West Indies Championship, 2019/20: Most wickets |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=27 March 2020}}
In July 2020, he was named in the Jamaica Tallawahs 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=ESPN Cricinfo |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}}
References
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External links
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{{Guyana Amazon Warriors squad}}
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Category:West Indies Test cricketers
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Category:West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers
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