Fabian Allen (born 7 May 1995) is a Jamaican

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er. He made his first-class debut for

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in the 2016–17 Regional Four Day Competition on 25 November 2016. Prior to his first-class debut, he was part of the West Indies squad for the

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. He made his international debut for the West Indies in October 2018.

Domestic and T20 franchise career

In the last few games of the 2016-17 Regional Four Day Competition, he scored 50s in three consecutive matches. He was picked up in the 13th round of the 2017 CPL Draft by the

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. He made his

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debut for St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the 2017 Caribbean Premier League on 19 August 2017. In November 2017, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket, making 169

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for Jamaica against

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in the 2017–18 Regional Four Day Competition. He made his

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debut for Jamaica in the 2017–18 Regional Super50 on 6 February 2018. In June 2018, he was named in the Cricket West Indies B Team squad for the inaugural edition of the Global T20 Canada tournament. In October 2018, he was named in the squad for the Sylhet Sixers team, following the draft for the

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. In July 2020, he was named in the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots squad for the

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. However, on 6 August 2020, Allen was ruled out of the tournament after missing his flight. In February 2021, Allen was bought by the Punjab Kings in the IPL auction ahead of the 2021 Indian Premier League. He made his IPL debut on 21 April 2021 against the Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking the only wicket of the Sunrisers' innings ( David Warner), ending the match with the figures of 1-22 from his four overs. In April 2021, he was signed by

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to play in the rescheduled matches in the

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. In February 2022, he was bought by the

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in the

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for the 2022 Indian Premier League tournament. In July 2022, he was signed by the Kandy Falcons for the third edition of the

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International career

In October 2018, he was named in the West Indies'

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(ODI) and

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(T20I) squads for series against India. He made his ODI debut for the West Indies against

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on 27 October 2018. He made his T20I debut for the West Indies against

on 4 November 2018. In April 2019, he was named in the West Indies' squad for the

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. In July 2019,

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awarded him with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season. In September 2021, Allen was named in the West Indies' squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Allen, Fabian 1995 births Living people West Indies One Day International cricketers West Indies Twenty20 International cricketers Jamaican cricketers Jamaica cricketers St Kitts and Nevis Patriots cricketers Sylhet Strikers cricketers Multan Sultans cricketers Cricketers from Kingston, Jamaica Cricketers at the 2019 Cricket World Cup Peshawar Zalmi cricketers Punjab Kings cricketers Mumbai Indians cricketers Paarl Royals cricketers Jamaica Tallawahs cricketers