The former Barbadian international cricketer Dwayne Romel Smith was born on April 12, 1983. He has played for the West Indies in all three forms of the game. Smith has represented the West Indies in all three formats. At the same time as he is an all-rounder, he is noted for being a right-handed batter who is aggressive and strong, bowls at a medium speed, and is also an agile fielder. It was Smith who was a member of the West Indies side that triumphed in the Twenty20 World Cup in 2012.
Since the beginning of his career, Smith had been playing for Barbados. In addition, he played for Sussex for three seasons, beginning in 2008 and ending in 2010. As a result of his appearances in the Indian Premier League for the Chennai Super Kings, Mumbai Indians in conjunction with the Deccan Chargers, Islamabad United in the Pakistan Super League, New South Wales in the Australian Big Bash, and Khulna Royal Bengals in the Bangladesh Premier League, he attained the status of a highly sought-after Twenty20 player.
On March 1, 2017, Smith announced that he would be retiring from playing national cricket. Before Harry Brook broke the record in 2023, Smith had previously held the record for the highest strike rate in a Twenty20 International innings, which was 414.28. Through a match against Guyana in the Busta Cup in January of 2002, Smith made his debut for Barbados in the first-class competition. Even though he did not bowl throughout the match, he managed to score 10 and 35 runs. His second innings came to an end when he was out hit wicket, which is an uncommon manner of dismissal.
Dwayne Smith Biography
| Name | Dwayne Smith |
| Full Name | Dwayne Romel Smith |
| Date of Birth | 12 April 1983 |
| Place of Birth | Saint Michael, Barbados |
| Other Names | NA |
| Nationality | Barbadian |
| Father’s Name | NA |
| Mother’s Name | Lorraine Smith |
| Siblings | NA |
| Spouse | Alyssa Webster |
| Marriage Date | NA |
| Children | Niyesha Smith |
| Role | Batting |
| Batting | Right-handed |
| Bowling | Right-arm medium |
| ODI Debut | January 25, 2004 vs. South Africa |
| Test Debut | January 02, 2004 vs. South Africa |
| Favourite Food | NA |
| Favourite Actor | NA |
| Favourite Actress | NA |
| Favourite Colour | Blue |
| Retirement | Still Playing |
Two noteworthy events occurred during Smith’s sixth match of the season, which was played against the Leeward Islands. maiden, he took his maiden wicket, and second, he achieved his first century with an innings that lasted 102 runs. His final batting average for the season was 21.36, which was his highest ever. His bowling was used more often throughout the 2002–2003 period of time. At a rate of 28.42 wickets per wicket, he took seven wickets. However, he was unable to achieve a half-century throughout the season, even though his batting average increased to 24.55. Although Barbados emerged victorious in the tournament, Smith did not participate in the championship match.
Smith did not participate in his first List-A match until October 2003. He made his debut in the 2003–04 Red Stripe Bowl against Antigua and Barbuda, and he scored a duck in his maiden game. Nevertheless, he was able to improve his form, and at the end of the season, he had a batting average of 39.75 and a maximum score of 92 innings without being out. Later on, Smith ended up becoming the player who scored the most runs in the WICB Cup competition in 2009. Later on, he was a member of Barbados’ team that defeated the Leeward Islands to win the WICB Cup in 2011.
He also won the Caribbean Premier League championship in 2014 with the Barbados Tridents, scoring a match-winning 59 and winning the championship match against the Guyana Amazon Warriors. During the 2014 Regional Super 50 event, Smith once again finished with the highest score. After that, he went on to score innings of 83 for Barbados, which ultimately proved to be the winning inning in the tournament’s final match against Trinidad and Tobago. The victory that Smith achieved by his knock earned him the title of man of the match.
As a result of Smith’s replacement of his national colleague Dwayne Bravo, the Mumbai Indians were able to add him to their roster for the first season of the Indian Premier League in 2008. He was primarily noteworthy for his bowling throughout the season, which he did by taking five wickets at an average of 16.60. He participated in four games during the season. For the subsequent iteration of the Indian Premier League, the Deccan Chargers paid a sum of one hundred thousand dollars to acquire Smith at the player auction. During this particular match, his batting performance was far more successful than his bowling performance; he scored 215 runs at an average of 26.87, while he only took one wicket at an average of 124.00.
Batting & Fielding Stats
| YEAR | MAT | NO | RUNS | HS | AVG | BF | SR | 100 | 50 | 4S | 6S | CT | ST |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 91 | 5 | 2385 | 87 | 28.39 | 1764 | 135.20 | 0 | 17 | 245 | 117 | 33 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 1 | 239 | 74 | 21.72 | 156 | 153.20 | 0 | 2 | 32 | 8 | 3 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 1 | 324 | 73 | 29.45 | 221 | 146.60 | 0 | 3 | 35 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 0 | 399 | 62 | 24.93 | 335 | 119.10 | 0 | 2 | 52 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 0 | 566 | 79 | 35.37 | 416 | 136.05 | 0 | 5 | 50 | 34 | 5 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 0 | 418 | 68 | 32.15 | 341 | 122.58 | 0 | 4 | 40 | 19 | 8 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 2 | 157 | 87* | 39.25 | 98 | 160.20 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 1 | 22 | 13* | 11.00 | 25 | 88.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 0 | 215 | 49 | 26.87 | 132 | 162.87 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 0 | 45 | 20 | 15.00 | 40 | 112.50 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Bowling
| YEAR | MAT | BALLS | RUNS | WKTS | BBM | AVE | ECON | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Career | 91 | 539 | 810 | 26 | 4/8 | 31.15 | 9.02 | 20.73 | 1 | 0 |
| 2017 | 12 | 78 | 148 | 2 | 1/10 | 74.00 | 11.38 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | 12 | 108 | 153 | 8 | 4/8 | 19.12 | 8.50 | 13.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015 | 16 | 12 | 17 | 1 | 1/17 | 17.00 | 8.50 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | 16 | 60 | 95 | 4 | 1/11 | 23.75 | 9.50 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | 13 | 30 | 59 | 2 | 2/20 | 29.50 | 11.80 | 15.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2012 | 7 | 78 | 95 | 2 | 1/8 | 47.50 | 7.30 | 39.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | 3 | 23 | 36 | 1 | 1/22 | 36.00 | 9.39 | 23.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | 8 | 84 | 124 | 1 | 1/25 | 124.00 | 8.85 | 84.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008 | 4 | 66 | 83 | 5 | 3/26 | 16.60 | 7.54 | 13.20 | 0 | 0 |
Although the Deccan Chargers emerged victorious in the competition, Smith did not make an appearance in the knockout rounds. Although the Deccan charges decided to keep him for the 2010 season, he only participated in three matches at that time. Because Mitchell Johnson was unable to participate due to an injury, the Mumbai Indians decided to sign him as a substitute player in the year 2012. During the match between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on May 6, 2012, he blasted Ben Hilfenhaus to the fence three times in a row, including a six and two consecutive fours. This occurred at a time when the Mumbai Indians needed to score 14 runs off of the final three balls.
The English County side Sussex has been Smith’s team for the last three seasons of his playing career. During the 2008 Twenty20 Cup season, he first signed a contract with Sussex that was just for a limited period. Following his outstanding efforts, including a best score of 72 not out against Hampshire, he signed a contract to become a Kolpak player for two and a half years. During the same season, Smith was also a member of the Sussex Sussex Pro40 team. Through his participation in seven of the eight matches, Sussex was able to win the Division One championship.
