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{{short description|Jamaican cricketer (born 1993)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2015}}
{{Infobox cricketer
| name = Rovman Powell
| honorific_prefix =
| honorific_suffix = {{post nominals|size=100|country=JAM|list=[[Order of Distinction (Jamaica)|OD]]}}
| image =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1993|7|23|df=yes}}
| birth_place = [[Kingston, Jamaica]]
| nickname = Knight
| batting = Right-handed
| bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium-fast]]
| role = [[Batting order (cricket)#Middle order|Middle-order batter]]
| country = West Indies
| international = yes
| internationalspan = 2016–present
| odidebutdate = 16 November
| odidebutyear = 2016
| odidebutagainst = Sri Lanka
| odicap = 177
| lastodidate = 27 July
| lastodiyear = 2023
| lastodiagainst = India

| T20Idebutdate = 26 March
| T20Idebutyear = 2017
| T20Idebutagainst = Pakistan
| T20Icap = 66
| lastT20Idate = 13 November
| lastT20Iyear = 2025
| lastT20Iagainst = New Zealand

| club1 = [[Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team|Combined Campuses]]
| year1 = 2014/15–2015/16
| club2 = [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]]
| year2 = 2015/16–present
| club3 = [[Jamaica Tallawahs]]
| year3 = 2016–2022
| club4 = [[Peshawar Zalmi]]
| year4 = 2021, 2023–2024
| club6 = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| year6 = 2022–2023
| club7 = [[Dubai Capitals]]
| year7 = 2023/24–2025/26
| club8 = [[Barbados Royals]]
| year8 = 2023–present
| club9 = [[Rajasthan Royals]]
| year9 = 2024
| club10 = [[Trent Rockets]]
| year10 = 2024
| club11 = [[Kolkata Knight Riders]]
| year11 = 2025
| club12 = [[Los Angeles Knight Riders]]
| year12 = 2025–present
| club13 = [[Paarl Royals]]
| year13 = 2026

| columns = 4
| column1 = [[One Day Internationals|ODI]]
| matches1 = 51
| runs1 = 979
| bat avg1 = 21.75
| 100s/50s1 = 1/2
| top score1 = 101
| deliveries1 = 280
| wickets1 = 3
| bowl avg1 = 91.66
| fivefor1 = –
| tenfor1 = –
| best bowling1 = 1/7
| catches/stumpings1 = 16/–
| column2 = [[Twenty20 International|T20I]]
| matches2 = 107
| runs2 = 2,068
| bat avg2 = 25.85
| 100s/50s2 = 1/9
| top score2 = 107
| deliveries2 = 131
| wickets2 = 5
| bowl avg2 = 43.40
| fivefor2 = –
| tenfor2 = –
| best bowling2 = 2/31
| catches/stumpings2 = 53/–
| column3 = [[First-class cricket|FC]]
| matches3 = 13
| runs3 = 383
| bat avg3 = 15.95
| 100s/50s3 = –/1
| top score3 = 71
| deliveries3 = 1139
| wickets3 = 25
| bowl avg3 = 23.6
| fivefor3 = 1
| tenfor3 = –
| best bowling3 = 5/23
| catches/stumpings3 = 6/–
| column4 = [[List A cricket|LA]]
| matches4 = 119
| runs4 = 3164
| bat avg4 = 30.71
| 100s/50s4 = 4/17
| top score4 = 106
| deliveries4 = 1395
| wickets4 = 35
| bowl avg4 = 38.71
| fivefor4 = 1
| tenfor4 = –
| best bowling4 = 5/36
| catches/stumpings4 = 44/–
| date = 13 November 2025
| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/820351.html ESPNcricinfo
}}
'''Rovman Powell''' (born 23 July 1993) is a Jamaican cricketer who plays for the [[West Indies cricket team]] and is former captain in [[Twenty20 International]]s. In December 2018, he [[List of West Indies cricket captains#Men's ODI captains|captained the West Indies]] for the first time in a [[One Day International]] (ODI) match against Bangladesh.<ref name="Capt">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1168324.html |title=Tamim's return gives Bangladesh happy headache |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=9 December 2018}}</ref> Domestically, he has played for [[Jamaica national cricket team|Jamaica]], the [[Combined Campuses and Colleges cricket team|Combined Campuses and Colleges]], and the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]].

== Early life ==
Powell was born on 23 July 1993 in [[Kingston, Jamaica]].<ref name=ESPNcricinfo>{{cricinfo|id=820351}}</ref> He grew up in the Bannister area of [[Old Harbour Bay, Jamaica|Old Harbour Bay]] with his mother Joan Plumar and younger sister; his father abandoned his mother before he was born.<ref name=monthly>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1339684/how-cricket-became-rovman-powells-passport-out-of-poverty|title=How Rovman Powell grabbed his cricket ticket out of poverty with both hands|first=Sruthi|last=Ravindranath|date=17 October 2022|accessdate=4 February 2023}}</ref><ref name=goat>{{cite news |date=7 May 2022 |title="क्रिकेटने बदलले बकऱ्या चरणाऱ्याचे आयुष्य". |language=Marathi |trans-title=Cricket changed the life of Goat keeper. |edition=Jalgaon |pages=9 |work=Lokmat |url=http://epaper.lokmat.com/main-editions/Jalgaon%20Main/-1/15 |access-date=7 May 2022}}</ref>

Powell grew up in relative poverty, looking after his sister as his mother worked multiple jobs. He attended [[Old Harbour High School]],<ref name=monthly/> also working as a goat-herder for a period of time.<ref name=goat/> He later won a sports scholarship to the [[University of the West Indies]], where he studied geography and social studies.<ref name=monthly/>

==Domestic career==
Powell made his [[List A cricket|List A]] debut in January 2015, playing for the Combined Campuses against [[Guyana national cricket team|Guyana]] in the [[2014–15 Regional Super50]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1779/1779397/List_A_Matches.html List A matches played by Rovman Powell] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2016.</ref> He took 3/20 and scored 31 runs on debut, and was named [[man of the match]].<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Scorecards/768/768246.html Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana], Nagico Super50 2014/15 (Zone A) – CricketArchive. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref> Powell made his [[first-class cricket|first-class]] debut in the [[2015–16 Regional Four Day Competition]], playing for Jamaica against Guyana.<ref>[https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1779/1779397/First-Class_Matches.html First-class matches played by Rovman Powell] – CricketArchive. Retrieved 18 January 2016.</ref> For the [[2015–16 Regional Super50]], he returned to the Combined Campuses. In his team's final two matches, he scored twin half-centuries, 71 against the [[Windward Islands cricket team|Windward Islands]] and 63 not out against Guyana.<ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/engine/match/951687.html Nagico Super50, Group B: Combined Campuses and Colleges v Windward Islands at Basseterre, Jan 15, 2016] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/engine/match/951695.html Nagico Super50, Group B: Combined Campuses and Colleges v Guyana at Basseterre, Jan 17, 2016] – ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 January 2016.</ref> He played a key role in Jamaica's march to the final of the [[2016–17 Regional Super50|2016-17 Regional Super50]]. In the semi-final against [[Trinidad and Tobago national cricket team|Trinidad and Tobago]], he smashed 95 runs from 45 balls (including 9 sixes and 6 fours), before taking 5-36; these were both career-best List A performances, leading to him being named [[Man of the match|man-of-the-match]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/super50-2017/content/story/1082684.html|title=Jamaica smash 434 to surge into final|work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=2017-03-12|language=en}}</ref> He was then selected by the [[Jamaica Tallawahs]] in the 6th round of the [[2017 Caribbean Premier League|2017 CPL]] player draft.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

In October 2018, [[Cricket West Indies]] (CWI) awarded him a [[limited overs cricket|white-ball]] contract for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/24866534/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=2 October 2018}}</ref><ref>{{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}}</ref> In October 2019, he was named as the captain of 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> He was the leading run-scorer for Jamaica in the tournament, with 412 runs in eight matches.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=13407;team=3802;type=tournament |title=Super50 Cup, 2019/20 - Jamaica: Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 November 2019}}</ref>

==T20 franchise career==
In February 2017, he was bought by the [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] team for the [[2017 Indian Premier League]] for 30 [[lakh]]s.<ref name="IPL">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2017/content/story/1083407.html |title=List of players sold and unsold at IPL auction 2017 |access-date=20 February 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the [[Dhaka Dynamites]] 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 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 April 2021, he was signed by [[Peshawar Zalmi]] to play in the rescheduled matches in the [[2021 Pakistan Super League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/psl-2021-replacement-draft-lahore-qalandars-bag-shakib-al-hasan-quetta-gladiators-sign-andre-russell-1261441 |title=Lahore Qalandars bag Shakib Al Hasan, Quetta Gladiators sign Andre Russell |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=28 April 2021}}</ref> In November 2021, he was selected to play for the [[Kandy Warriors]] following the players' draft for the [[2021 Lanka Premier League]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kusal-perera-angelo-mathews-miss-out-on-lpl-drafts-1288554 |title=Kusal Perera, Angelo Mathews miss out on LPL drafts |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=10 November 2021}}</ref>

In February 2022, he was bought by the [[Delhi Capitals]] for the [[2022 Indian Premier League]] tournament<ref>{{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}}</ref> and [[List of 2023 Indian Premier League personnel changes|retained]] for the 2023 season.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delhicapitals.in/delhi-capitals-reveal-list-of-retained-players-ahead-of-ipl-2023-mini-auction |title=Delhi Capitals reveal list of retained players ahead of IPL 2023 Mini-Auction |work=Delhi Capitals |date=15 November 2022 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref>

After being [[List of 2024 Indian Premier League personnel changes|released]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.delhicapitals.in/news/delhi-capitals-reveal-list-of-retained-players-ahead-of-ipl-2024-mini-auction |title=Delhi Capitals reveal list of retained players ahead of IPL 2024 Mini-Auction |work=Delhi Capitals |date=26 November 2023 |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> by the [[Delhi Capitals]] ahead of the [[2024 Indian Premier League]] season, Powell was purchased by the [[Rajasthan Royals]] for 7.4 crores<ref>{{cite web|url=https://m.cricbuzz.com/cricket-series/ipl-2024/auction/players/11445 |title=Rovman Powell |work=Cricbuzz |access-date=19 April 2024}}</ref> during the IPL 2024 auction.

==International career==
He made his [[One Day International]] (ODI) debut in the second match of the [[2016–17 Zimbabwe Tri-Series|tri-series]], against Sri Lanka.<ref name="ODI">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1059711.html |title=Zimbabwe Tri-Nation Series, 2nd Match: Sri Lanka v West Indies at Harare, Nov 16, 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=16 November 2016 |access-date=16 November 2016}}</ref> He made his [[Twenty20 International]] (T20I) debut for the West Indies [[Pakistani cricket team in the West Indies in 2016–17|against Pakistan]] on 26 March 2017.<ref name="T20I">{{cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1077947.html |title=Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st T20I: West Indies v Pakistan at Bridgetown, Mar 26, 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo |publisher=ESPN Sports Media |date=26 March 2017 |access-date=26 March 2017}}</ref> In February 2018, the [[International Cricket Council]] (ICC) named Powell as one of the ten players to watch ahead of the [[2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament.<ref name="WCQ">{{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}}</ref> Following the conclusion of the Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, the ICC named Powell as the rising star of the West Indies' squad.<ref name="rising">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/650816 |title=CWCQ 2018 Report Card: West Indies |access-date=26 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> When the [[West Indies cricket team in Bangladesh in 2018-19|West Indies toured Bangladesh]] in December 2018, he was named as captain of the ODI squad of West Indies.<ref name="Capt"/>

In January 2022, in the third match [[English cricket team in the West Indies in 2021–22|against England]], Powell scored his first century in T20I cricket, with 107 runs from 53 balls.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/60138666 |title=West Indies v England: Rovman Powell hits fine ton to lead hosts to victory in third T20 |work=BBC Sport |date=27 January 2022 |access-date=27 January 2022}}</ref>

In 2023, Powell was made captain of West Indies T20i team replacing Nicholas Pooran after their disappointing [[ICC Men's T20 World Cup|ICC T20 WC2022]] campaign. Under his captaincy, team has played 3 bilateral series winning all three i.e. 2-1 v SA, 3-2 v IND, 3-2 v ENG.

In 2024, Powell was drafted by Trent Rockets to play in The Hundred. In May 2024, he was named captain of the West Indies squad for the [[2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup]] tournament.<ref>{{Cite web |title=West Indies has announced their Squad for the T20I World Cup |url=https://www.scorewaves.com/news-details/west-indies-cricket-team-west-indies-squad |access-date=2024-06-07 |website=ScoreWaves |language=en}}</ref>

== Honours, awards and recognition ==
===National honours===
*{{flag|Jamaica}}:
**[[File:Baton Order of Distinction Jamaica.jpg|70px]] [[Order of Distinction (Jamaica)|Order of Distinction (Officer)]]<ref>{{Cite web |last=Walker |first=Howard |date=20 October 2025 |title=Yohan Blake, Ricardo Gardner and Rovman Powell conferred with Order of Distinctions |url=https://our.today/yohan-blake-ricardo-gardner-and-rovman-powell-conferred-with-order-of-distinctions/ |access-date=2025-10-20 |website=our.today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |title=Rovman Powell Earns OD for Cricketing Exploits – Jamaica Information Service |url=https://jis.gov.jm/features/rovman-powell-earns-od-for-cricketing-exploits/ |access-date=2025-10-21 |language=en-US}}</ref>

==References==
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