The West Indies Women's Cricket Team, often known as the Windies Women's Cricket Team, is a group of players from several Caribbean island nations. This squad competes in women's international cricket events. It is a full International Cricket Council member (ICC).
This is a young team that has shown a lot of potential since winning the most recent Women's World T20 event. They, like their male counterparts, have struggled to maintain consistency in their performances.
History
Since 1976, this squad has been competing at the top level. Their debut international match was against Australia on May 7, 1976, at Jarrett Park in Montego Bay. Only the West Indies completed their first innings, drawing the match.
Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago, which are now part of West Indies, competed individually in the first ICC Women's World Cup in 1973. The Windward Islands women's team met England in their maiden Women's One Day International (WODI) on June 6, 1979, at Lensbury Sports Ground in London. England Women easily defeated the West Indies Women in the 55-over match, winning with 8 wickets in hand and 21 balls to spare.
On June 27, 2008, the West Indies Women played their debut WT20I against Ireland in Kenure, Dublin. Ireland Women were no match for the Windies, as they were defeated by 75 runs.
They have competed in five Women's World Cups, five Women's World T20 tournaments (including the current event), and one ICC Women's Cricket Challenge. They have to compete in a few of the Women's World Cup qualifiers. They have now emerged as a superior team and have qualified directly for the Women's World Cup.
Achievements
West Indies Women's Cricket Team finished second in the 2013 ICC Women's World Cup. They were semi-finalists in the Women's T20 World Cup in both 2010 and 2012. They extended their excellent form by defeating Australia by 8 wickets in the 2016 edition.
They also won the 2010 ICC Women's Cricket Challenge. The ICC Women's Rankings now place them fifth.
The West Indies women's cricket team, sometimes known as the Windies, is a group of players from several Caribbean countries that compete in international women's cricket. The West Indies Cricket Board (WICB), a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC), which represents fifteen nations and territories, organizes the squad.
In the first World Cup, two teams that today compete as members of the West Indies, Jamaica and Trinidad & Tobago, competed individually. A mixed West Indian side played its first Test in 1976 (almost 50 years after its male counterpart) and it's first One Day International (ODI) in 1979.
The West Indies now participates in the ICC Women's Championship, the sport's highest level, and has appeared in five of the ten Women's Cricket World Cups staged to date. The squad reached the World Cup final for the first time in 2013 but was defeated by Australia.
The squad earned its first ICC World Twenty20 championship in 2016, after reaching the semi-finals in each of the previous events.
Test history
The West Indies first Test series was against Australia in 1975-76,[9] when both three-day matches were drawn. The same squad then traveled to India for a six-match Test series in 1976-77. They lost the fourth Test but won the sixth by an innings to tie the series. The remaining games were assigned.
The Windies then played their third Test series, this time in England. They performed badly, though, losing the first and third Tests and drawing the second to fall down 2-0.
Finally, after a 24-year hiatus, the West Indies returned to Test cricket in 2003-04 with a one-off match away to Pakistan, this time over four days. The outcome was a tie.
The West Indies did not compete as a standalone unit in the inaugural World Cup in 1973. Instead, one squad represented Jamaica, while another represented Trinidad and Tobago. In addition, three West Indian players were part of an International XI team that competed in the 1973 World Cup. The International XI finished fourth out of seven teams with a record of three wins, two defeats, and one no result; Trinidad and Tobago finished fifth with two wins and four losses; and Jamaica finished sixth with one win, four losses, and one match abandoned.
During a 1979 visit to England, a unified West Indian team played two one-day internationals (ODIs). Three One-Day Internationals (ODIs) were scheduled, however, the second ODI was canceled due to rain. England won the first ODI handily by eight wickets, while the West Indies even the series with a two-wicket win in the third ODI.
For the second time, West Indian players competed in a World Cup, this time as part of a joint squad, in 1993. After winning only two and losing five of their seven matches, they finished seventh, trailing only Denmark and the Netherlands. Their next match was in the 1997-98 World Cup, when they finished ninth, just ahead of Denmark and Pakistan. The only game they won was the ninth-place play-off game versus Denmark.