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title: "Women’s T20 World Cup team preview – West Indies"
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language: "en-GB"
author: "Ron Alderman"
section: "2026 ICC Women's T20 World Cup"
published: "2026-05-29T07:00:00Z"
modified: "2026-05-29T13:10:52Z"
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# Women’s T20 World Cup team preview – West Indies

- Broke Australia’s dominance in 2016 to win the trophy
- Have only reached the semi-finals twice since then
- Ranked sixth in the world

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**The West Indies women’s side have appeared in every World T20 tournament since 2009. They won the trophy by beating Australia by 8 wickets in 2016, interrupting Australia’s hold on the title.**

They have only reached the semi-final twice since then, and didn’t get out of the group stage in the other two tournaments.

## **Squad List**

> Power, flair and Caribbean fire 🔥🌴\
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> West Indies women's cricket team unveil their squad for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026\
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> ICC Women’s [#T20WorldCup](https://x.com/hashtag/T20WorldCup?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw) 2026 starts 12th June! [pic.twitter.com/mpspbMstw0](https://t.co/mpspbMstw0)
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> — Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) [May 28, 2026](https://x.com/StarSportsIndia/status/2060035913611395429?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw)

Captained by the experienced Hayley Matthews, there is plenty of experience in the squad. Players like Deandra Dottin and Stafanie Taylor, they will be calling on that experience to go far.

| **Name** | **Caps** |
| --- | --- |
| Hayley Matthews (c) | 115 |
| Aaliyah Alleyne | 56 |
| Shawnisha Hector | 4 |
| Shemaine Campbelle | 151 |
| Jahzara Claxton | 10 |
| Deandra Dottin | 141 |
| Afy Fletcher | 105 |
| Jannillea Glasgow | 17 |
| Chinelle Henry | 70 |
| Qiana Joseph | 32 |
| Mandy Mangru | 8 |
| Ashmini Munisar | 11 |
| Karishma Ramharack | 52 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 131 |
| Zaida James | 28 |

## **Top Batters**

| **Name** | **Runs** | **Ave** | **SR** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Stafanie Taylor | 3518 | 34.15 | 99.65 |
| Deandra Dottin | 3078 | 27.23 | 126.42 |
| Hayley Matthews | 3036 | 28.91 | 115.00 |

## **Top Bowlers**

| **Name** | **Wkts** | **Ave** | **ER** |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Hayley Matthews | 116 | 19.09 | 6.18 |
| Afy Fletcher | 100 | 20.77 | 6.22 |
| Stafanie Taylor | 98 | 16.80 | 5.66 |

## **Fixtures**

13th June – New Zealand @ Southampton 18:30 BST

18th June – Scotland @ Headingley 18:30 BST

21st June – Sri Lanka @ Bristol 10:30 BST

24th June – England @ Lord’s 18:30 BST

27th June – Ireland @ Bristol 14:30 BST

## **Prediction**

West Indies have plenty of experience in their squad, which could be enough to go all the way. However, being in the same group as hosts England and current Champions New Zealand, it will not be easy to get out of the group. I can see them just missing out on the semi-finals.

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