Keemo Paul

{{short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1998)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Keemo Paul | image = | country = West Indies | fullname = Keemo Mandela Angus Paul | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1998|2|21|df=yes}} | birth_place = Guyana | death_date = | death_place = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm fast-medium | role = All-rounder

| columns = 4 | column1 = Test | matches1 = 3 | runs1= 96 | bat avg1= 16.0 | 100s/50s1= 0/0 | top score1= 47 | deliveries1 = 342 | wickets1 = 6 | bowl avg1 = 31.5 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/25 | catches/stumpings1= 2/0 | column2 = ODI | matches2 = 30 | runs2= 320 | bat avg2= 21.33 | 100s/50s2= 0/0 | top score2= 46* | deliveries2 = 1253 | wickets2 = 34 | bowl avg2 = 36.41 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 3/34 | catches/stumpings2= 15/0 | column3 = T20I | matches3 = 23 | runs3= 187 | bat avg3= 20.77 | 100s/50s3= 0/0 | top score3= 29 | deliveries3 = 462 | wickets3 = 25 | bowl avg3 =28.00 | fivefor3 = 1 | tenfor3 = 0 | best bowling3 = 5/15 | catches/stumpings3= 3/0 | column4 = FC | matches4 = 31 | runs4= 1072 | bat avg4= 23.82 | 100s/50s4= 1/4 | top score4= 107 | deliveries4 = 4405 | wickets4 = 118 | bowl avg4 = 20.05 | fivefor4 = 4 | tenfor4 = 1 | best bowling4 = 6/28 | catches/stumpings4= 19/0 | date = 7 April 2025 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/677081.html ESPNcricinfo }} '''Keemo Mandela Angus Paul''' (born 21 February 1998) is a Guyanese cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team. He made his international debut for the team in 2018.<ref name="Bio">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/677081.html |title=Keemo Paul |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In August 2019, Cricket West Indies named him as the T20 Player of the Year.<ref>{{cite web |title=Jason Holder, Deandra Dottin dominate CWI awards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/jason-holder-deandra-dottin-dominate-cwi-awards-1198110 |access-date=20 August 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Domestic and T20 career== He made his List A debut on 16 January 2015 in the 2014–15 Regional Super50 tournament.<ref name="ListA">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/805721.html |title=Nagico Super50, Group B: Trinidad & Tobago v West Indies Under-19s at Scarborough, Jan 16, 2015 |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In December 2015, Paul was named in the West Indies squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup.<ref name="West Indies">{{cite web |date=31 December 2015 |title=Hetmyer to lead West Indies at Under-19 World Cup |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/hetmyer-to-lead-west-indies-at-under-19-world-cup-956951 |access-date=31 December 2015 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> During the tournament, Paul attracted some controversy when he mankaded a batsman in the last over of the final group match between the West Indies and Zimbabwe.<ref name="reactions">{{Cite web |title='Can't believe what I have just seen! Embarrassing!' |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/reactions-to-mankading-at-under-19-world-cup-can-t-believe-what-i-have-just-seen-embarrassing-968281 |access-date=3 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> The West Indies won the match and consequently finished second in their group, qualifying for the quarter-finals and eventually going on to win the tournament.<ref name="mankad">{{Cite web |title=West Indies mankad Zimbabwe to enter quarter-final |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/west-indies-mankad-zimbabwe-to-enter-quarter-final-968235 |access-date=3 February 2016 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He took 7 wickets throughout the competition, including 2 in the final against India, as well as averaging more than 40 with the bat for the tournament.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/averages/batting_bowling_by_team.html?id=10799;team=3863;type=tournament|title=Cricket Records. Records. ICC Under-19 World Cup, 2015/16 - West Indies Under-19s. Batting and bowling averages |work=ESPNcricinfo|access-date=5 May 2017}}</ref>

He made his first-class debut for Guyana in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 18 March 2017.<ref name="FC">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1071096.html |title=WICB Professional Cricket League Regional 4 Day Tournament, Trinidad & Tobago v Guyana at Port of Spain, Mar 17-20, 2017 |access-date=18 March 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> He made his Twenty20 debut for Guyana Amazon Warriors in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 5 August 2017.<ref name="T20">{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1094673.html |title=2nd Match, Caribbean Premier League at Lauderhill, Aug 5, 2017 |access-date=6 August 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In October 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, batting for Guyana against Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition.<ref name="PaulBulli">{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8893/report/1123087/ |title=Permaul, Paul steer Guyana to opening win |access-date=30 October 2017 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In June 2018, he was named the Emerging Cricketer of the Year at the annual Cricket West Indies' Awards.<ref>{{cite web |title=Shai Hope, Stafanie Taylor clean up at CWI Awards |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shai-hope-stafanie-taylor-clean-up-at-cwi-awards-1149934 |access-date=21 June 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref> In October 2018, Cricket West Indies (CWI) awarded him a development contract for the 2018–19 season.<ref>{{cite web |title=Kemar Roach gets all-format West Indies contract |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/kemar-roach-gets-all-format-west-indies-contract-1161387 |access-date=2 October 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</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 December 2018, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 auction: The list of sold and unsold players |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2019-auction-the-list-of-sold-and-unsold-players-1166896 |access-date=18 December 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</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 June 2019, he was selected to play for the Montreal Tigers franchise team in the 2019 Global T20 Canada tournament.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.canadacricket.com/?p=12755 |title=Global T20 draft streamed live |work=Canada Cricket Online |access-date=20 June 2019}}</ref> In July 2020, he was named in the Guyana Amazon Warriors squad for the 2020 Caribbean Premier League.<ref>{{cite web |title=Mohammad Nabi, Sandeep Lamichhane, Ben Dunk earn big in CPL 2020 draft |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/mohammad-nabi-sandeep-lamichhane-ben-dunk-earn-big-in-cpl-2020-draft-1226284 |access-date=6 July 2020 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</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>

==International career== On 9 March 2018, Paul was added to the West Indies squad for the 2018 Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament, after Sheldon Cottrell suffered an injury.<ref name="Cottrell">{{Cite web |url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/media-releases/638644 |title=Keemo Paul replaces Sheldon Cottrell in the Windies side |access-date=9 March 2018 |work=International Cricket Council}}</ref> He made his One Day International (ODI) debut for the West Indies against Afghanistan in the World Cup Qualifier on 15 March 2018.<ref name="ODI">{{Cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1133018.html |title=21st Match, Super Sixes, ICC World Cup Qualifiers at Harare, Mar 15 2018 |access-date=15 March 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

In March 2018, he was named in the West Indies squad for their Twenty20 International (T20I) series against Pakistan.<ref name="WISquad">{{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}}</ref> He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against Pakistan on 1 April 2018.<ref name="T20I">{{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=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=1 April 2018}}</ref>

In July 2018, he was named in the West Indies Test squad for the series against Bangladesh.<ref name="WITestSquad">{{cite web |url=http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Windies_name_squad_for_Bangladesh_series?profile=1511 |title=Windies name squad for Bangladesh series |work=Jamaica Observer |access-date=3 July 2018 |archive-date=3 July 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703075641/http://www.jamaicaobserver.com/Windies_name_squad_for_Bangladesh_series?profile=1511 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He made his Test debut for the West Indies on 12 July 2018.<ref name="Test">{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1146718.html |title=2nd Test, Bangladesh tour of West Indies and United States of America at Kingston, Jul 12-16 2018 |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=12 July 2018}}</ref> In December 2018, in the third and final T20I against Bangladesh, Paul took his first five-wicket haul in T20Is.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18783/report/1153319/bangladesh-vs-west-indies-3rd-t20i-wi-bangladesh-2018-19 |title=Lewis 89, Paul five-for help West Indies clinch T20I series |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=22 December 2018}}</ref>

In May 2019, Cricket West Indies (CWI) named him as one of ten reserve players in the West Indies' squad for the 2019 Cricket World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |title=Dwayne Bravo, Kieron Pollard named among West Indies' World Cup reserves |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/dwayne-bravo-kieron-pollard-named-among-west-indies-world-cup-reserves-1184815 |access-date=19 May 2019 |work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icc-cricket.com/news/1222978 |title=Pollard, Dwayne Bravo named in West Indies' CWC19 reserves |work=International Cricket Council |access-date=19 May 2019}}</ref>

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