Although the West Indian team has seen its fortune dip in one day and test series, it is one of the top title contenders in T20 world cup. It has some of the most destructive players of modern day cricket and opposition would require something special to stop its march to the title. Teams can take West Indies lightly only at their own peril.
Participation of West Indies Team in T20 World Cup
The team has participated in all the five editions of the T20 world cup.
West Indies T20 World Cup 2022 Team Squad
Check out T20 World Cup 2022 Schedule and download the fixtures in pdf format. West Indies team squad for 2022 T20 WC is finally announced.
- Nicholas Pooran (Captain)
- Shimoron Hetmyer
- Rovman Powell (Vice Captain)
- Yannic Cariah
- Johnson Charles
- Sheldon Cottrell
- Jason Holder
- Akeal Hosein
- Alzarri Joseph
- Brandon King
- Evin Lewis
- Kyle Mayers
- Obed Mccoy
- Raymon Reifer
- Odean Smith
T20 World Cup 2021 West Indies Team Squad
Following is the 15 member team squad of West Indies team for Last T20 world cup.
- Kieron Pollard (Captain)
- Nicholas Pooran (vice captain)
- Fabian Allen
- Dwayne Bravo
- Roston Chase
- Andre Fletcher (wicket keeper)
- Chris Gayle
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Evin Lewis
- Obed McCoy
- Ravi Rampaul
- Andre Russell
- Lendl Simmons
- Oshane Thomas
- Hayden Walsh Jr
Reserve Players: Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Sheldon Cottrell, Darren Bravo
Performance of West Indies Team in T20 World Cup
The calypso team didn’t have a good world cup in 2007 as they lost the match to minnows Bangladesh by 6 wickets. Moreover, they tamely lost to South Africa by 8 wickets even after posting a score of 205 on the board.
In the year 2009, West Indies displayed a much improved performance as they defeated Australia by 7 wickets but lost to Sri Lanka by 15 runs. After qualifying for the super 8, they won 2 matches out of the 3 played. They defeated India and England by 7 and 5 wickets respectively. They reached knockout stage but lost to Sri Lanka by 57 runs.
In the year 2010, West Indies had the host advantages as it performed incredibly well by winning the entire group feature matches and progressing in to the second round. In the next stage, it didn’t perform as expected and lost 2 out of 3 matches. In fact the host ended just above India who languished at the bottom of the table.
In the year 2012, West Indies had a stroke of Luck as it qualified for super 8 without winning any match. In the next stage, the team performed incredibly well and won 2 matches out of 3. It finished just below Sri Lanka, the team which occupied the top of the table. In the Knock out stage, West Indies destroyed Australia by 74 runs and then disposed of the host Sri Lanka in the final by 36 runs to be crowned as the new World Champions.
The year 2014 saw West Indies again performing as expected. It finished behind India at the second slot in the group. In the knock out match, West Indies lost to Sri Lanka by 80 runs and exited the tournament.
In T20 world cup 2016, West Indies surprises everyone and won the T20 wc title for the 2nd time.
West Indies in T20 World Cup Semi Final
West Indies team reached semi finals in 2009, 2012, 2014 and 2016 edition of the game.
West Indies in T20 World Cup Final
The team reached finals twice once in 2012 where it defeated Sri Lanka by 36 runs and then in 2016 where it defeated England to become the champion.