West Indies

The West Indies cricket team, representing an ensemble of Caribbean nations rather than a single country, is a unique and storied side in international cricket. Officially established in 1928, the team became a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) the same year, making its Test debut against England. Known as the Windies, they are one of the game's most charismatic and influential teams.

Throughout their history, the West Indies have left an indelible mark on the sport. The pinnacle of their success came during the late 1970s and 1980s, when they were the undisputed kings of cricket. Under the stewardship of captain Clive Lloyd and with players like Sir Vivian Richards swaggering at the crease, alongside a formidable fast-bowling attack featuring legends like Malcolm Marshall, Michael Holding, Joel Garner, and Curtly Ambrose, the West Indies were a force to be reckoned with. They won the ICC Cricket World Cup twice back-to-back in 1975 and 1979 and were runners-up in 1983. The team is also celebrated for its remarkable 15-year unbeaten streak in Test series from 1980 to 1995.

Key players over the decades have included the likes of Brian Lara, whose record-breaking 400 not out in a Test innings is etched in history, and Sir Garfield Sobers, an icon of all-round cricketing brilliance. More recent stars like Chris Gayle have continued the tradition of flamboyant stroke play and immense power hitting.

Notable matches abound, but some of the fiercest are found in their historic rivalries with England and Australia. The latter, notably during the era of the World Series Cricket in the late 1970s, helped to craft some of the most celebrated and intense contests seen on the pitch.

The West Indies are renowned for their aggressive and entertaining playing style, often characterised by explosive batting and menacing pace bowling. Their ability to balance flair with ferocity makes them unpredictable and captivating to watch.

Culturally, cricket in the West Indies is more than just a game; it's a celebration and an identity. The energetic carnival-like atmosphere in their stadiums, most notably the Kensington Oval in Barbados and Sabina Park in Jamaica, is infectious. Fans, often adorned in vibrant colours, create a festive, party-like atmosphere that reflects the region's joyous spirit.

In a world where cricket is often dominated by a few strong teams, the West Indies offer a splash of Caribbean colour, embodying a proud cricketing heritage that's as much about the soul of the game as it is about statistics and records.

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 3rd ODI, One Day International - August 12, 2025

West Indies

294/6 (50)

Pakistan

92/10 (29.2)

West Indies won by 202 runs

Player of the Match

Shai Hope

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 2nd ODI, One Day International - August 10, 2025

West Indies

184/5 (33.2)

Pakistan

171/7 (37)

West Indies won by 5 wickets (with 10 balls remaining) (DLS method)

Player of the Match

Roston Chase

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st ODI, One Day International - August 8, 2025

West Indies

280/10 (49)

Pakistan

284/5 (48.5)

Pakistan won by 5 wickets (with 7 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Hasan Nawaz

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 3rd T20I, Twenty20 International - August 4, 2025

West Indies

176/6 (20)

Pakistan

189/4 (20)

Pakistan won by 13 runs

Player of the Match

Sahibzada Farhan

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International - August 3, 2025

West Indies

135/8 (20)

Pakistan

133/9 (20)

West Indies won by 2 wickets (with 0 ball remaining)

Player of the Match

Jason Holder

Pakistan tour of West Indies, 1st T20I, Twenty20 International - August 1, 2025

West Indies

164/7 (20)

Pakistan

178/6 (20)

Pakistan won by 14 runs

Player of the Match

Saim Ayub

Australia tour of West Indies, 5th T20I, Twenty20 International - July 28, 2025

West Indies

170/10 (19.4)

Australia

173/7 (17)

Australia won by 3 wickets (with 18 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Ben Dwarshuis

Australia tour of West Indies, 4th T20I, Twenty20 International - July 26, 2025

West Indies

205/9 (20)

Australia

206/7 (19.2)

Australia won by 3 wickets (with 4 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Glenn Maxwell

Australia tour of West Indies, 3rd T20I, Twenty20 International - July 25, 2025

West Indies

214/4 (20)

Australia

215/4 (16.1)

Australia won by 6 wickets (with 23 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Tim David

Australia tour of West Indies, 2nd T20I, Twenty20 International - July 23, 2025

West Indies

172/8 (20)

Australia

173/2 (15.2)

Australia won by 8 wickets (with 28 balls remaining)

Player of the Match

Josh Inglis

Kieran Powell
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35

Chandrapaul Hemraj
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 31

Shai Hope
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 31

Shimron Hetmyer
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 28

Marlon Samuels
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 44

Rovman Powell
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Jason Holder
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 33

Ashley Nurse
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Devendra Bishoo
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 39

Kemar Roach
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Oshane Thomas
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 28

Obed McCoy
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Fabian Allen
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 30

Keemo Paul
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Darren Bravo
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Roston Chase
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Chris Gayle
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 45

Nicholas Pooran
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 29

John Campbell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 31

Carlos Brathwaite
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Sheldon Cottrell
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 36

Andre Russell
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 37

Jason Mohammed
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Evin Lewis
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 33

Alzarri Joseph
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Shannon Gabriel
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 37

Ronsford Beaton
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Kesrick Williams
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Kyle Hope
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 36

Nikita Miller
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 43

Chadwick Walton
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 40

Kieron Pollard
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 38

Hayden Walsh
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 33

Sunil Ambris
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 32

Khary Pierre
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33

Romario Shepherd
Position: Bowling Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Brandon King
Position: Top Order Batter
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 30

Jerome Taylor
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 41

Miguel Cummins
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Jonathan Carter
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 37

Veerasammy Permaul
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 36

Kraigg Brathwaite
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

Shamarh Brooks
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 36

Kyle Mayers
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 32

Anderson Phillip
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 29

Jayden Seales
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Gudakesh Motie
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 30

Akeal Hosein
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 32

Keacy Carty
Position: Batting Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Odean Smith
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Yannic Cariah
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 33

Johnson Charles
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 36

Kavem Hodge
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 32

Dominic Drakes
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Kevin Sinclair
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 25

Akeem Jordan
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 30

Alick Athanaze
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 26

Raymon Reifer
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 34

Justin Greaves
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 31

Matthew Forde
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Kjorn Ottley
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 35

Teddy Bishop
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 22

Sherfane Rutherford
Position: Middle Order Batter
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Shamar Joseph
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 25

Marquino Mindley
Position: Bowler
Age: 25

Amir Jangoo
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Age: 28

Jediah Blades
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 23

Jewel Andrew
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 18

Denesh Ramdin
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 40

Andre Fletcher
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 37

Samuel Badree
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 44

Rayad Emrit
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 44

Lendl Simmons
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Sunil Narine
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 37

Dwayne Bravo
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Fidel Edwards
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 43

Devon Thomas
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Terrance Hinds
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 35

Shamar Springer
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 27

Shane Dowrich
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 33

Sherman Lewis
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 29

Jomel Warrican
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 33

Jahmar Hamilton
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 34

Devon Smith
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 43

Rahkeem Cornwall
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 32

Nkrumah Bonner
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 36

Jermaine Blackwood
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 33

Joshua Da Silva
Position: Wicketkeeper
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Age: 27

Tagenarine Chanderpaul
Position: Batsman
Age: 25

Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 51

Dwayne Smith
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Ramnaresh Sarwan
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak
Age: 45

Daren Powell
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 47

Ravi Rampaul
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Sulieman Benn
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Slow Left Arm Orthodox
Age: 44

Xavier Marshall
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 39

Darren Sammy
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 41

Narsingh Deonarine
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 42

Wavell Hinds
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 48

Krishmar Santokie
Position: Allrounder
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 40

Brian Lara
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Legbreak Googly
Age: 56

Corey Collymore
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 47

Ian Bradshaw
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Left Arm Fast Medium
Age: 51

Kirk Edwards
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 40

Tino Best
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 43

Travis Dowlin
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 48

Dale Richards
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 49

David Bernard
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 44

Floyd Reifer
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Left Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 53

Gavin Tonge
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 42

Royston Crandon
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 42

Andre McCarthy
Position: Batsman
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Offbreak
Age: 38

Chemar Holder
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 27

Keon Harding
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast Medium
Age: 28

Shermon Lewis
Position: Bowler
Batting Style: Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style: Right Arm Fast
Age: 29