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{{Short description|Jamaican cricketer (born 1997)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Oshane Thomas
| image =
| country = West Indies
| full_name = Oshane Romaine Thomas
| height = 6 ft 6 in
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|2|18|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica|Kingston]], [[Jamaica]]
| death_date =
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| batting = Left-handed
| bowling = Right-arm fast
| role = [[Bowler (cricket)|Bowler]]

| international = true
| internationalspan = 2018–2024
| onetest =
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| odidebutdate = 21 October
| odidebutyear = 2018
| odidebutagainst = India
| odicap = 186
| lastodidate = 4 February
| lastodiyear = 2024
| lastodiagainst = Australia

| T20Idebutdate = 4 November
| T20Idebutyear = 2018
| T20Idebutagainst = India
| T20Icap = 77
| lastT20Idate = 16 December
| lastT20Iyear = 2021
| lastT20Iagainst = Pakistan

| club1 = [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]]
| year1 = 2016–present
| club2 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year2 = 2016–present
| club3 = [[Rangpur Riders]]
| year3 = 2019
| club4 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year4 = 2019
| club5 = [[Northern Warriors]]
| year5 = 2021
| club6 = [[Comilla Victorians]]
| year6 = 2022
| club7 = [[Kandy Falcons]]
| year7 = 2022
| club8 = [[St Kitts and Nevis Patriots]]
| year8 = 2023
| club9 = [[Khulna Tigers]]
| year9 = 2024-present
| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day International|ODI]]
| matches1 = 20
| runs1 = 13
| bat avg1 = 2.60
| 100s/50s1 = 0/0
| top score1 = 6[[Not out|*]]
| deliveries1 = 771
| wickets1 = 27
| bowl avg1 = 32.07
| fivefor1 = 1
| tenfor1 = 0
| best bowling1 = 5/21
| catches/stumpings1 = 0/0

| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 20
| runs2 = 9
| bat avg2 = 2.25
| 100s/50s2 = 0/0
| top score2 = 8[[not out|*]]
| deliveries2 = 384
| wickets2 = 21
| bowl avg2 = 28.66
| fivefor2 = 1
| tenfor2 = 0
| best bowling2 = 5/28
| catches/stumpings2 = 1/0

| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 9
| runs3 = 55
| bat avg3 = 4.58
| 100s/50s3 = 0/0
| top score3 = 18
| deliveries3 = 1,121
| wickets3 = 17
| bowl avg3 = 40.88
| fivefor3 = 0
| tenfor3 = 0
| best bowling3 = 3/66
| catches/stumpings3 = 0/0

| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 41
| runs4 = 73
| bat avg4 = 5.21
| 100s/50s4 = 0/0
| top score4 = 13
| deliveries4 = 1,757
| wickets4 = 58
| bowl avg4 = 32.41
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = 0
| best bowling4 = 5/21
| catches/stumpings4 = 11/0

| date = 6 August 2022
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/914567.html ESPNcricinfo
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'''Oshane Romaine Thomas''' (born 18 February 1997) is a Jamaican [[cricket]]er. A [[fast bowling|fast bowler]],<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/900343 |title=No doubting Thomas as Oshane blasts into cricket's consciousness |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> he made his international debut for the [[West Indies cricket team]] in October 2018.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/914567.html |title=Oshane Thomas |access-date=19 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In August 2019, [[Cricket West Indies]] named him as the Emerging Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27424079/jason-holder-deandra-dottin-dominate-cwi-awards |title=Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 August 2019}}</ref>

==Domestic and franchise career==
He made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut for [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]] in the [[2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition]] on 18 November 2016.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1063302.html |title=WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Jamaica v Windward Islands at Kingston, Nov 18-21, 2016 |access-date=19 November 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He represented the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]] in two games in the [[2016 Caribbean Premier League|2016 CPL]] season, and was then retained for the [[2017 Caribbean Premier League|2017 edition]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/story/1086357.html|title=Nabi, Rashid get taken in 2017 CPL draft|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=7 May 2017|language=en}}</ref> He made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut for Jamaica in the [[2017–18 Regional Super50]] on 2 February 2018.<ref name="LA">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1134058.html |title=Group B (D/N), Regional Super50 at Coolidge, Feb 2 2018 |access-date=3 February 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Rangpur Riders]] team, following the draft for the [[2018–19 Bangladesh Premier League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In December 2018, he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] in the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|player auction]] for the [[2019 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25390461/ipl-2019-auction-was-sold-whom |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In March 2019, he was named as one of eight players to watch by the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) ahead of the 2019 Indian Premier League tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1109658 |title=Indian Premier League 2019: Players to watch |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 March 2019}}</ref> In October 2019, he was named in Jamaica's squad for the [[2019–20 Regional Super50]] tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://jamaica-star.com/article/sports/20191025/powell-lead-jamaica-scorpions-super-50 |title=Powell to lead Jamaica Scorpions in super 50 |work=The Jamaica Star |date=25 October 2019 |access-date=31 October 2019}}</ref> In the [[List of 2020 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2020 IPL auction]], he was bought by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] ahead of the [[2020 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/28338426/ipl-auction-analysis-do-eight-teams-their-best-xis-place? |title=IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place? |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=20 December 2019}}</ref>

In July 2020, he was named in the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]] squad for the [[2020 Caribbean Premier League]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>

In 2023, he joined Frocester in Gloucestershire.

==International career==
In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies' [[One Day International]] (ODI) and [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) squads for series [[West Indian cricket team in India in 2018–19#Squads|against India]].<ref name="WILO">{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/874874 |title=Pollard, Darren Bravo return to Windies T20I squad |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=8 October 2018}}</ref> He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against [[India national cricket team|India]] on 21 October 2018.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157754.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), West Indies tour of India at Guwahati, Oct 21 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=21 October 2018}}</ref> His first international wicket was that of [[Shikhar Dhawan]].<ref>{{cite web|work=Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/west-indies-in-india/watch-west-indies-oshane-thomas-hits-shai-hope-on-the-face-by-mistake-while-celebrating-shikhar-dhawans-wicket/articleshow/66311561.cms|title=Watch: West Indies' Oshane Thomas hits Shai Hope on the face by mistake while celebrating Shikhar Dhawan's wicket |date=22 October 2018 |access-date=24 October 2018}}</ref>

He made his (T20I) debut for the West Indies against [[India national cricket team|India]] on 4 November 2018, taking the wickets of [[Rohit Sharma]] and Shikhar Dhawan.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1157759.html |title=1st T20I (N), West Indies tour of India at Kolkata, Nov 4 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=4 November 2018}}</ref> In January 2019, he was named in the West Indies' [[Test cricket|Test]] squad for their series [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2018–19|against England]] as a cover for [[Alzarri Joseph]], but he did not play.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/25769086/darren-bravo-returns-west-indies-test-squad-face-england |title=Darren Bravo returns to West Indies Test squad to face England |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=15 January 2019}}</ref> In March 2019, during the ODI series against [[England cricket team|England]], Thomas took his first [[five-wicket haul]] in ODIs.<ref name="EaS">{{cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/uk-sports/2019/03/02/england-skittled-in-st-lucia/ |title=England skittled in St Lucia |work=Express and Star |date=2 March 2019 |access-date=2 March 2019}}</ref>

In April 2019, he was named in the [[2019 Cricket World Cup squads#West Indies|West Indies' squad]] for the [[2019 Cricket World Cup]].<ref>{{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}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref>
Thomas was named man of the match in the West Indies' opening match against Pakistan.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Burnton |first1=Simon |last2=Smyth |first2=Rob |url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/may/31/west-indies-v-pakistan-cricket-world-cup-2019-live|title=West Indies thrash Pakistan by seven wickets in Cricket World Cup – as it happened |work=Guardian |date=31 May 2019 |access-date=31 May 2019}}</ref> In July 2019, [[Cricket West Indies]] awarded him with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27150355/pooran-thomas-allen-handed-first-west-indies-contracts |title=Pooran, Thomas and Allen handed first West Indies contracts |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 July 2019}}</ref> On 4 March 2020, in the first match [[West Indian cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2019–20|against Sri Lanka]], Thomas took his first [[List of five-wicket hauls in Twenty20 International cricket|five-wicket haul in a T20I match]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/amazing-oshane-puts-west-indies-top-first-t20i-vs-sri-lanka/ |title=Amazing Oshane puts West Indies Up Top in first T20I vs Sri Lanka |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=4 March 2020}}</ref>

In June 2020, Thomas was named as one of eleven reserve players in the West Indies' [[Test cricket|Test]] squad, for their series [[West Indian cricket team in England in 2020|against England]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/29258892/darren-bravo,-shimron-hetmyer,-keemo-paul-turn-call-ups-england-tour |title=Darren Bravo, Shimron Hetmyer, Keemo Paul turn down call-ups for England tour |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref> The Test series was originally scheduled to start in May 2020, but was moved back to July 2020 due to the [[COVID-19 pandemic]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.windiescricket.com/news/squad-named-sandals-west-indies-tour-england/ |title=Squad named for Sandals West Indies Tour of England |work=Cricket West Indies |access-date=3 June 2020}}</ref>

In September 2021, Thomas was named in the West Indies' squad for the [[2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]].<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In February 2024, Thomas made his return to the West Indies international team for the ODI West Indies Tour of Australia.

==References==
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==External links==
* {{ESPNcricinfo|id=914567}}

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