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| Personnel | |
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| Captain | Hayley Matthews |
| Team information | |
| Colours | Pink Blue |
| Established | 2022 |
| History | |
| WCPL wins | 3 (2023,2024,2025) |
| 6ixty wins | 1 (2022) |
| Royals Group | |
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| Current Teams | |
| Rajasthan Royals (2008–present) 1 (2008) Barbados Royals (2021–present) Barbados Royals Women (2022–present) 3 (2023,2024,2025) Paarl Royals (2022–present) |
TheBarbados Royals are awomen's cricket team that compete in theWomen's Caribbean Premier League and The 6ixty, representingBarbados. The formation of the team was announced in March 2022, aligned with theequivalent men's team, playing their first match in August 2022.
The team is captained byHayley Matthews. The side won the inaugural edition of The 6ixty, and won their first Women's Caribbean Premier League title in2023 and 2024.
On 14 March 2022,Cricket West Indies announced their intention to hold the first Women's Caribbean Premier League, to run alongside themen's tournament, which began in 2013. Barbados Royals were one of three teams announced to be taking part in the tournament, aligned with one of themen's teams.[1] The team's squad was announced on 16 June 2022, withHayley Matthews announced as captain of the team. Theinaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League is scheduled to begin on 31 August 2022.[2]
On 22 June 2022, it was announced that a T10 tournament would precede the Women's CPL, taking place from 24 to 28 August, known as The 6ixty and involving the three teams competing in the main tournament.[3] The side won the inaugural edition of The 6ixty, qualifying second in the group stage before beatingTrinbago Knight Riders in the final by 15 runs.[4] The side finished second in the initial group stage of the inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League, before losing to Trinbago Knight Riders in the final by 10 runs.[5] However, they went on to win the Women's Caribbean Premier League in2023, topping the group stage before beatingGuyana Amazon Warriors in the final.[6]
As per 2024 season.[7] Players inbold have international caps.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
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| – | Laura Harris |  Australia | (1990-08-18)18 August 1990 (age 35) | Right-handed | – | Overseas player |
| – | Trishan Holder |  West Indies | (2003-11-08)8 November 2003 (age 22) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| Cherry-Ann Fraser | West Indies | (1999-07-21)21 July 1999 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Chamari Athapaththu |  Sri Lanka | (1990-02-09)9 February 1990 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | ||
| 17 | Chinelle Henry | West Indies | (1985-08-17)17 August 1985 (age 40) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| 50 | Hayley Matthews | West Indies | (1998-03-19)19 March 1998 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Captain |
| 726 | Afy Fletcher | West Indies | (1987-03-17)17 March 1987 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| 8 | Georgia Redmayne | Australia | (1993-12-08)8 December 1993 (age 31) | Left-handed | ||
| – | Rashada Williams | West Indies | (1997-02-23)23 February 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | – | |
| Djenaba Joseph | West Indies | (2004-02-28)28 February 2004 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
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| 73 | Qiana Joseph | West Indies | (2001-01-01)1 January 2001 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left-armfast-medium | |
| 78 | Aaliyah Alleyne | West Indies | (1994-11-11)11 November 1994 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | |
| – | Amanda-Jade Wellington | Australia | (1997-05-29)29 May 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Overseas player |
| Shabika Gajnabi | West Indies | (2000-07-14)14 July 2000 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ||
| Season | League standings | Final Position | |||||||
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| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2022 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.188 | 2 | 2nd | Runners-up |
| 2023 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.977 | 6 | 1st | Champions |
| 2024 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.454 | 6 | 1st | Champions |
| 2025 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.999 | 8 | 1st | Champions |
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| P | W | L | T | A/C | NRR | Pts | Pos | ||
| 2022 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +0.075 | 4 | 2nd | Champions |
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