The West Indies cricket team is one of the full members of the International Cricket Council (ICC). They are the joint most successful team along with England and India, having won two titles in 2012 and 2016. [1] [2] The team has appeared in every edition of the tournament, and also have been hosts of the 2010 and 2024 editions. [3] They had also reached the semifinals of the tournament twice in 2009 and 2014. In nine editions, the team has a win-loss record of 24-20 wins in 46 matches.
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Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Ab [a] | Captain |
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2007 | Group stage | 11/12 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Ramnaresh Sarwan |
2009 | Semi-final | 4/12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Chris Gayle |
2010 | Super 8 | 6/12 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Chris Gayle |
2012 | Champions | 1/12 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | Darren Sammy |
2014 | Semi-final | 3/16 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Darren Sammy |
2016 | Champions | 1/16 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Darren Sammy |
2021 | Super 12 | 9/16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Kieron Pollard |
2022 | Group stage | 15/16 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Nicholas Pooran |
2024 | Super 8 | 5/20 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | Rovman Powell |
2026 | Qualified | ||||||||
Total | 2 titles | 9/9 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
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Afghanistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2016 |
Australia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 50.00 | 2009 |
Bangladesh | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 | 2007 |
England | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 71.42 | 2009 |
India | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 2009 |
Ireland | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 33.33 | 2010 |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 | 2012 |
Pakistan | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2014 |
Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
Scotland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 2022 |
South Africa | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20.00 | 2007 |
Sri Lanka | 8 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.00 | 2009 |
Uganda | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2024 |
Zimbabwe | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 2022 |
Total | 46 | 24 | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 53.26 | - |
Source: [4] Last Updated: 27 June 2024 | |||||||||
Event | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2007 | South Africa L by 8 wickets | Bangladesh L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Group stage | |||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [5] |
Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2009 | Australia W by 7 wickets | Sri Lanka L by 15 runs | 2 | India W by 7 wickets | South Africa L by 20 runs | England W by 5 wickets (DLS) | 2 | Sri Lanka L by 57 runs | Did not advance | Semi-final |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [6] |
Event | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2010 | Ireland W by 70 runs | England W by 8 wickets (DLS) | 1 | Sri Lanka L by 57 runs | India W by 14 runs | Australia L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Super 8 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7] |
Event | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2012 | Australia L by 17 runs (DLS) | Ireland No result | 2 | England W by 15 runs | Sri Lanka L by 9 wickets | New Zealand Tied (W the S/O) | 2 | Australia W by 74 runs | Sri Lanka W by 36 runs | Winners |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [8] |
Event | First stage | Super 10 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2014 | Advanced to next stage directly | India L by 7 wicket | Bangladesh W by 73 runs | Australia W by 6 wickets | Pakistan W by 84 runs | 2 | Sri Lanka L by 27 runs (DLS) | Did not advance | Semi-final | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [9] |
Event | First stage | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2016 | Advanced to next stage directly | England W by 6 wickets | Sri Lanka W by 7 wickets | South Africa W by 3 wickets | Afghanistan L by 6 runs | 1 | India W by 7 wickets | England W by 4 wickets | Winners | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [10] |
Reserve players:
Event | First round | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | ||||||
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Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2021 | Advanced to next stage directly | England L by 6 wickets | South Africa L by 8 wickets | Bangladesh W by 3 runs | Sri Lanka L by 20 runs | Australia L by 8 wickets | 5 | Did not advance | Super 12 | ||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [11] |
Event | First round (Group B) | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | |||
2022 | Scotland L by 42 runs | Ireland L by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe W by 31 runs | 4 | Did not advance | First round | ||||
Source: ESPNcricinfo [12] |
Resreve players:
Event | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result | |||||||
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Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
2024 | Papua New Guinea W by 5 wickets | Uganda W by 134 runs | New Zealand W by 13 runs | Afghanistan W by 104 runs | 1 | England L by 8 wickets | United States W by 9 wickets | South Africa L by 3 wickets (DLS) | 3 | Did not advance | Super 8 | |
Source: ESPNcricinfo [13] |
Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
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218/5 (20 overs) | Afghanistan | Gros Islet | 2024 |
205/6 (20 overs) | South Africa | Johannesburg | 2007 |
205/4 (20 overs) | Australia | Colombo | 2012 |
196/3 (19.4 overs) | India | Mumbai | 2016 |
191/8 (20 overs) | Australia | Colombo | 2012 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [14] |
This list consists players with most number of matches at the T20 World Cup. Dwayne Bravo has played most matches, with a total of 34 matches.
Matches | Player | Period | ||||
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34 | Dwayne Bravo | 2007-2021 | ||||
33 | Chris Gayle | 2007-2021 | ||||
29 | Denesh Ramdin | 2007-2016 | ||||
Andre Russell | 2012-2024 | |||||
25 | Darren Sammy | 2009-2016 | ||||
23 | Kieron Pollard | 2009-2021 | ||||
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [15] |
Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
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965 | Chris Gayle | 33 | 31 | 117 | 34.46 | 2 | 7 | 2007–2021 |
530 | Marlon Samuels | 20 | 19 | 85* | 31.17 | — | 4 | 2007–2016 |
Dwayne Bravo | 34 | 30 | 66* | 21.20 | — | 2 | 2007–2021 | |
456 | Johnson Charles | 21 | 20 | 84 | 22.80 | — | 2 | 2012–2021 |
356 | Nicholas Pooran | 15 | 15 | 98 | 25.42 | — | 1 | 2021–2024 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [16] |
Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
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145 (1st wicket) | Dwayne Smith (35) & Chris Gayle (98) | v South Africa | Johannesburg | 2007 |
133 (1st wicket) | Chris Gayle (72) & Andre Fletcher (53) | v Australia | Kennington | 2009 |
103 (1st wicket) | Chris Gayle (58) & Johnson Charles (40) | v England | Pallekele | 2012 |
97 (1st wicket) | Dwayne Smith (72) & Chris Gayle (19) | v Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2014 |
97 (3rd wicket) | Lendl Simmons (47) & Johnson Charles (47) | v India | Mumbai | 2016 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [17] |
Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
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29 | Andre Russell | 29 | 20.58 | 8.21 | 3/31 | 0 | 0 | 2012–2024 |
27 | Dwayne Bravo | 34 | 28.96 | 8.81 | 4/38 | 1 | 0 | 2007–2021 |
24 | Samuel Badree | 15 | 13.50 | 5.52 | 4/15 | 1 | 0 | 2012–2016 |
19 | Alzarri Joseph | 10 | 13.68 | 7.12 | 4/16 | 2 | 0 | 2022–2024 |
17 | Ravi Rampaul | 15 | 26.05 | 8.71 | 3/16 | 0 | 0 | 2007–2021 |
Last updated: 23 June 2024 [18] |
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