| Nickname | Windies | |||||||||
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| Association | Cricket West Indies | |||||||||
| Personnel | ||||||||||
| Captain | Hayley Matthews | |||||||||
| Coach | Shane Deitz | |||||||||
| International Cricket Council | ||||||||||
| ICC status | Full member (1926) | |||||||||
| ICC region | Americas | |||||||||
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| Tests | ||||||||||
| First Test | v Australia atJarrett Park,Montego Bay; 7–9 May 1976 | |||||||||
| Last Test | v Pakistan at theNational Stadium,Karachi; 15–18 March 2004 | |||||||||
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| One Day Internationals | ||||||||||
| First ODI | v England atLensbury Sports Ground,London; 6 June 1979 | |||||||||
| Last ODI | v South Africa atThree Ws Oval,Bridgetown; 17 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| World Cup appearances | 6 (first in1993) | |||||||||
| Best result | Runners-up (2013) | |||||||||
| Women's World Cup Qualifier appearances | 2 (first in2003) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2011) | |||||||||
| T20 Internationals | ||||||||||
| First T20I | v Ireland atKenure,Dublin; 27 June 2008 | |||||||||
| Last T20I | v South Africa atThree Ws Oval,Bridgetown; 23 June 2025 | |||||||||
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| T20 World Cup appearances | 8 (first in2009) | |||||||||
| Best result | Champions (2016) | |||||||||
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| As of 23 June 2025 | ||||||||||
TheWest Indies women's cricket team, nicknamed theWindies, is a combined team of players from various countries in theCaribbean that competes in internationalwomen's cricket. The team is organised by theWest Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of theInternational Cricket Council (ICC), which represents fifteen countries and territories.
On 25 May 1973, the Caribbean Women’s Cricket Federation (CWCF) was founded, with Monica Taylor as the first president and Jean Carmino as General Secretary.[8] Later in the same year, at theinaugural edition of the World Cup, two teams that now compete as part of the West Indies,Jamaica andTrinidad and Tobago, competed separately.
A combined West Indian women's team made itsTest debut in 1976 (almost 50 years afterits male counterpart), and itsOne Day International (ODI) in 1979.
In 1998, the CWCF changed its name to the West Indies Women’s Cricket Federation (WIWCF). On 16 January 2004, representatives of the WIWCF met with the president of the West Indies Cricket Board and agreed to a merger between the two organisations.[9]
In 2005, theInternational Women's Cricket Council (IWCC), which had been the global governing body of women's cricket since 1958, merged with the ICC to form one unified body for men's and women's cricket. This saw West Indies women formally become a member of the ICC.
The West Indies currently competes in theICC Women's Championship, the highest level of the sport, and has participated in five of the ten editions of theWomen's Cricket World Cup held to date. At the2013 World Cup, the team made the tournament's final for the first time, but lost toAustralia. The Windies Women later reached the semifinals of the2022 Women's Cricket World Cup.
At theICC World Twenty20, the side only got to the semi-finals in the 2010, 2012, 2014, 2018 editions of the competition. As well the Windies Women eventually won their first title at the2016 ICC Women's World Twenty20.
The first Test series played by the West Indies was at home toAustralia in1975–76,[10] when both the three-day matches were drawn. In1976–77 the same team then played a six Test series away toIndia. They lost the fourth and then won the sixth Test by over an innings to level the series. The remaining games were drawn.
1979 then saw the Windies play their third Test series, this time away toEngland. However, they fared poorly, losing the first and third Tests and drawing the second to go down 2–0.
Finally, in2003–04, after a 24-year wait, the West Indies resumed Test cricket with a one-off match away toPakistan, this time played over 4 days. The result was a draw.
The ICC's Women’s Future Tours Programme for 2025-29 revealed that West Indies are set to play Test matches against Australia (in March 2026), England (April 2027) and South Africa (December 2028).[11] These will be the first women's Test matches played by West Indies since the merger of the ICC and IWCC.
When the first World Cup was played in 1973, the West Indies did not compete as an individual unit. Instead a separate team represented Jamaica, and another side represented Trinidad and Tobago. Additionally, three West Indian players participated in an International XI side that also competed in the 1973 World Cup. None of the teams fared well, however, with the International XI finishing in fourth place out of seven with a record of won three, lost two and one no result; Trinidad and Tobago finishing fifth with two wins and four losses; and Jamaica finishing sixth with one win, four losses and one match abandoned.
The first one-day internationals (ODIs) played by a combined West Indian side were two games away toEngland during their 1979 tour. Three ODIs were planned, but the second ODI was washed out without a ball being bowled. In the first ODI, England won comfortably by eight wickets, and in the third ODI saw the West Indies level the series with a two wicket win.
1993 saw West Indian players compete in a World Cup for the second time, this time as part of a combined team. They finished seventh, with only Denmark and the Netherlands below them, after winning only two and losing five of their seven matches. Their next games were in the 1997–98 World Cup, where they finished in ninth place, above only Denmark and Pakistan. The only match they won was the 9th place play-off game against the Danes.
2002–03 saw theSri Lankan women's cricket team tour the West Indies and play a six-match ODI series, which the Sri Lankan's won six-nil. The closest match was the fourth, where the Windies went down by only 9 runs. 2003 saw the Windies greatest cricketing success, when they finished second in the International Women's Cricket Council Trophy, after winning four and losing one of their five games. The Trophy was competed for by the weaker ODI sides – Ireland, Windies, the Netherlands, Pakistan, Scotland and Japan.
2003–04 saw the Windies play five ODIs inIndia followed by a seven ODI and one Test tour toPakistan. All five games against India were lost comfortably. As expected, the tour to Pakistan was more successful and the ODI series was won five-two.
They finished fifth in the 2004–05 World Cup, ahead of Sri Lanka, South Africa and Ireland, but behind Australia, India, New Zealand and India. They won two and lost three games, with one no result and one abandoned match. After being eliminated from the World Cup, the team stayed on to play three ODIs againstSouth Africa and won the series two-nil.
A red box around the year indicates tournaments played withinWest Indies
| Champions | |
| Runners-up | |
| Semi-finals |
| World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR |
| 1973 | Did not participate | ||||||
 1978 | |||||||
 1982 | |||||||
| 1988 | |||||||
| 1993 | Group Stage | 6/8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 1997 | Group Stage | 10/11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| 2000 | Did not participate | ||||||
| 2005 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 |
| 2009 | Super 6s | 6/8 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Runners-up | 2/8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| 2017 | Group Stage | 6/8 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| 2022 | Semi-final | 4/8 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 |
| 2025 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Total | 0 Title | - | 50 | 15 | 31 | 0 | 4 |
| T20 World Cup record | |||||||
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| Year | Round | Position | Played | Won | Lost | Tie | NR |
| 2009 | Group Stage | 5/8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2010 | Semi-final | 4/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2012 | Semi-final[12] | 3/8 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2014 | Semi-final | 4/10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 2016 | Champions | 1/10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2018 | Semi-final | 3/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2020 | Group Stage | 6/10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| 2023 | Group Stage | 6/10 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
 2024 | Semi-final | 4/10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 2026 | |||||||
| Total | 1 Title | - | 40 | 24 | 15 | 0 | 1 |
This lists all the active players who have either played for West Indies in the past 12 months, was named in the most recent ODI or T20I squad, or is Centrally contracted byCricket West Indies.[13]
Uncapped players are listed initalics.
| Name | Age | Batting style | Bowling style | Contract | Forms | Notes |
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 Chedean Nation | 39 | Right-handed | - | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
 Djenaba Joseph | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | ODI, T20I | ||
 Mandy Mangru | 26 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Developmental | ODI, T20I | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
 Hayley Matthews | 27 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Retainer | ODI, T20I | Captain |
| Chinelle Henry | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 30 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Stafanie Taylor | 34 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Shabika Gajnabi | 25 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
 Zaida James | 21 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Rashada Williams | 28 | Right-handed | Developmental | ODI, T20I | ||
| Shemaine Campbelle | 33 | Right-handed | - | Retainer | ODI, T20I | Vice-captain |
| Kycia Knight | 33 | Left-handed | - | ODI, T20I | ||
| Shunelle Sawh | 21 | Right-handed | - | ODI | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||
 Afy Fletcher | 38 | Right-handed | Right-armleg break | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Karishma Ramharack | 30 | Left-handed | Right-armoff break | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Anisa Mohammed | 37 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | Retainer | ||
| Kaysia Schultz | 28 | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | Developmental | ||
| Qiana Joseph | 24 | Left-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | ODI, T20I | ||
| Ashmini Munisar | 21 | Right-handed | Right-armoff break | ODI, T20I | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||
| Shamilia Connell | 33 | Right-handed | Right-armfast | Retainer | ODI, T20I | |
| Shakera Selman | 36 | Right-handed | Right-armmedium-fast | Retainer | ODI | |
| Cherry-Ann Fraser | 26 | Left-handed | Right-armfast-medium | Developmental | ODI, T20I | |
 Jannillea Glasgow | Left-handed | Right-armmedium | Developmental | |||
Updated as on 8 July 2023
Note -Deandra Dottin was also awarded a central contract but has since retired from international cricket.
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