West Indies Women’s Cricket Team

The West Indies Women’s cricket team, the Women in Maroon, arrives at the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 in the United Kingdom with a squad that can make good sides look very ordinary very quickly. The tournament runs from June 12 to July 5, 2026. Hayley Matthews leads the side, and the batting lineup still carries some of the biggest hitters in the women’s game. The West Indies have won a T20 World Cup before. They want to win it again.

Administration & Support Staff

The backroom setup for the 2026 campaign:

• Head Coach: Shane Deitz
• Team Manager: Sheena Gooding
• Assistant Coaches: Ryan Austin, Damien Wright, Shane Dowrich
• Physiotherapist: Ashley Stephens
• Strength & Conditioning Coach: Hector Martinez Charles
• Performance Coach: Dr. Nadine Sammy
• Media & Content Officer: Nicholas Maitland

History

West Indies Women played their first international matches in 1976 and made their World Cup debut at the 1993 tournament in England, finishing 6th. Over the following years, they developed into a side known for power hitting, sharp fielding, and the kind of aggressive approach that T20 cricket rewards more than any other format.

Their best day came in 2016 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. They beat Australia in the ICC Women’s World Twenty20 final to win their first global title. That team had already shown its range by reaching the 50-over World Cup final in 2013. The 2024 T20 World Cup semi-final showed this is not a side living off old memories.

West Indies Women’s Key Players

Hayley Matthews

Matthews captains the side and is probably the one opposition coaches spend the most time on. She opens the batting and goes hard early, and when she is not scoring, she is in the game through her off-spin, which is cleverer than it looks. Since taking over the captaincy in 2022, the team’s tactical sharpness in the field has improved. She has a habit of playing her best cricket when the tournament stakes are highest.

Deandra Dottin

The “World Boss” tag has followed Dottin for years. She still earns it. The fastest century in women’s T20I history is hers, and she still hits the ball with a force that most players in the game simply cannot match. Her return from international retirement brought back more than just runs; her medium-pace bowling is an option that batters routinely underestimate.

Stafanie Taylor

In a batting order full of people trying to hit the ball out of the ground, Taylor is the one who reads the game. She is West Indies’ all-time leading run-scorer and has the kind of innings-management instincts that come from two decades at this level. She rarely gets the attention the power hitters do. She tends to be quietly decisive.

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