Odean Smith is a 25-year-old Jamaican player who recently garnered lots of attention by playing a stupendous cameo for Punjab Kings in IPL, know his age, height, weight
Odean Smith’s explosive game display against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) have won him a high number of followers, with fans praising his undefeated 25-run cameo, which came off only 8 deliveries and enabled Punjab Kings to win their first game by five wickets.
Odean Smith Blows Apart RCB In IPL 2022
Punjab Kings hunted down the formidable 205-run goal with one over to spare because of Shahrukh Khan (24) and Smith’s (25) strong knocking down the order.
When the calculation came down to 36 required off 18 balls, the 25-year-old Smith, who came in when things are beginning to slow down, made his intentions clear. Smith was at 2 (3 balls) when he turned the game’s direction with the following five legal deliveries he encountered.
Odean Smith’s and former West Indies all-rounder Carlos Brathwaite’s stupendous innings during the 2016 ICC T20 World Cup final, which the West Indies won against England, were compared by many of the fans. So, it is worth knowing who is he:
Odean Smith Biography, Age, Height, Weight, Career Batting Stats, IPL 2022 Salary And Team, Net Worth
On November 1, 1996, Odean Fabian Smith was born in St. Elizabeth, Jamaica. He is a Jamaican cricketer who is capable of playing all batting, balling and fielding. He is a right-handed batsman who also bowls right-arm fast-medium. His jersey number is 58. The 25 years old cricketer is Christian by religion.
He got his early education from Maggotty High School and has a height of 6 feet with him weighing 80kg. He is single at the moment and doesn’t have a wife.
His Career And Statistics
Smith made his List A debut in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 event on January 16, 2015. Smith was picked to the West Indies team for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup in December 2015.
On August 8, 2017, he made his Twenty20 debut for the Jamaica Tallawahs in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League. On December 7, 2017, he made his first-class debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.
Smith was included in the West Indies Twenty20 International (T20I) team for the series against Pakistan in March 2018. On April 2, 2018, he made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan.
Smith was picked in the Professional Cricket League selection in May 2018 to play for the Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team for the 2018–19 season. He was nominated to Trinidad and Tobago’s roster for the 2019–20 Regional Super50 event in November 2019.
Smith was picked by Jamaica in the players’ selection organised by Cricket West Indies in June 2020, prior to the domestic season 2020–21. He was picked to the Guyana Amazon Warriors roster for the Caribbean Premier League in July 2020.
Following the players’ selection for the 2021 Lanka Premier League, Smith was picked to play for the Dambulla Giants in November 2021.
Smith was picked to the West Indies One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) teams for the series against Pakistan in November 2021. He was picked in the West Indies ODI team for the series against Ireland in December 2021. On January 8, 2022, he made his ODI debut for the West Indies against Ireland.
| Competition | ODI | T20I | LA | T20 |
| Matches | 5 | 10 | 34 | 36 |
| Runs scored | 144 | 53 | 542 | 221 |
| Batting average | 36.00 | 10.60 | 31.18 | 18.41 |
| 100s/50s | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/2 | 0/0 |
| Top score | 46 | 24 | 68* | 43 |
| Balls bowled | 61 | 132 | 1,149 | 638 |
| Wickets | 3 | 7 | 35 | 36 |
| Bowling average | 19.00 | 39.71 | 31.97 | 27.27 |
| Best bowling | 2/26 | 2/24 | 3/15 | 3/20 |
| Catches/ stumpings | 1/– | 6/– | 14/– | 17/– |
His IPL Career
He was purchased by the Punjab Kings in the auction for the 2022 Indian Premier League season in February 2022. He made his IPL debut against Royal Challengers Bangalore on March 27.
He didn’t do that much with his bowling skills, but with the bat, he scored 25 runs in 9 balls to assist Punjab Kings to knock down 205 runs after the match. Smith was selected as the man of the match. He is also capable of clocking a speed of 90mph.
Odean Smith’s IPL Salary
The Punjab Kings acquired the Jamaican for Rs. 6 crores in the 2022 season of the IPL.
Net Worth of Odean Smith
His reported net worth is $1 million.
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