Evin Earl Lewis was born on 27 December 1991 and is a Trinidadian cricket who used to play for the West Indies as a left-handed opening batsman.
27 Facts About Evin Lewis
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Evin Lewis was a member of the West Indies team that won the 2016 T20 World Cup.
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Evin Lewis has featured for CPL team Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, BPL outfits Barisal Bulls and Dhaka Dynamites along with IPL sides Mumbai Indians and Rajasthan Royals.
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Evin Lewis represented the West Indies under-19s at the 2010 Under-19 World Cup in New Zealand, playing three matches.
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At the 2013 Champions League Twenty20 in India, Evin Lewis scored 211 runs from five innings, finished as his team's leading run-scorer.
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Evin Lewis's tournament included scores of 70 from 35 balls against the Titans and 62 from 46 balls in the semi-final against the Mumbai Indians.
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Evin Lewis switched to the new St Kitts and Nevis Patriots franchise for the 2015 edition, and scored the third-most runs for his team.
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Later in 2015, Evin Lewis signed with the Barisal Bulls franchise for the inaugural season of the Bangladesh Premier League.
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Evin Lewis later represented Dhaka Dynamites in the competition, scoring another century in his short stint in the 2016 edition.
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Evin Lewis was selected to play for the Vancouver Knights in the players' draft for the inaugural 2018 edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament.
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Evin Lewis was released by the Mumbai Indians ahead of the 2020 IPL auction.
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Evin Lewis eventually signed up with the Rajasthan Royals for the second half of the 2021 Indian Premier League.
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Evin Lewis scored a century against the Trinbago Knight Riders to propel the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots toward the 2021 Caribbean Premier League semifinals.
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The Patriots together with Evin Lewis went on to win their first CPL title, in defeating the St Lucia Kings by 3 wickets in the final.
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Evin Lewis played a Quick-fire knock of 55* against Defending Champions Chennai Super Kings in chase of 210 to hand Lucknow Super Giants their first ever win in Indian Premier League.
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In March 2016, Evin Lewis was added to the West Indies squad for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20, replacing the injured Lendl Simmons.
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Evin Lewis made his Twenty20 International debut on 27 March 2016 against Afghanistan at Nagpur.
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On 27 August 2016, in only his 2nd T20I, Evin Lewis scored his debut T20I century against India in the first match of the series between the two sides at the Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Lauderhill, Florida.
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Evin Lewis's 100 came off 48 delivery, being the second fastest T20I century by a West Indian, after Gayle, and sixth fastest overall.
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Evin Lewis didn't manage a six from the final ball, but still managed 32 runs from the over.
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Evin Lewis made his One Day International debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 5 October 2016.
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Evin Lewis made his second T20I hundred on 9 July 2017 against India at Sabina Park.
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Evin Lewis smashed 125*, which is the highest score in a T20I chase, becoming the third batsman to score two international T20 tons, after Brendon McCullum and Chris Gayle.
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Evin Lewis' knock is the highest T20I score by a West Indian batsman.
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On 27 September 2017, Evin Lewis notched 176 not out in the 4th ODI vs England at The Oval.
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In June 2021, during the series against South Africa, Evin Lewis scored his 1,000th run in T20I cricket.
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In September 2021, Evin Lewis was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.