# West Indies at the Men's T20 World Cup

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. The team has appeared in every edition of the tournament, and also have been hosts of the 2010 and 2024 editions. 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.

## T20 World Cup record

Key :
* Champions
* Runners-up
* Semi-finals
* Host
| Year | Round | Position | GP | W | L | T | NR | Ab | Captain |
| 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 | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified | Qualified |
| Total | 2 titles | 9/9 | 46 | 24 | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | — |
* ↑ Abandoned matches are not counted in the official records.

### Record by opponents

| Opponent | M | W | L | T+W | T+L | NR | Ab | Win % | First played |
| 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: Last Updated: 27 June 2024 ||||||||||

## Tournament results
### South Africa 2007
#### Squad

* Ramnaresh Sarwan (c)
* Shivnarine Chanderpaul
* Narsingh Deonarine
* Runako Morton
* Denesh Ramdin (wk)
* Marlon Samuels
* Devon Smith
* Dwayne Bravo
* Chris Gayle
* Daren Sammy
* Dwayne Smith
* Pedro Collins
* Fidel Edwards
* Daren Powell
* Ravi Rampaul

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Group stage (Group A) | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Super 8s | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2007 | South Africa L by 8 wickets | Bangladesh L by 6 wickets | 3 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Group stage |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### England 2009
#### Squad

* Chris Gayle (c)
* Denesh Ramdin (vc, wk)
* Lionel Baker
* Sulieman Benn
* David Bernard
* Dwayne Bravo
* Shivnarine Chanderpaul
* Fidel Edwards
* Andre Fletcher
* Xavier Marshall
* Kieron Pollard
* Darren Sammy
* Ramnaresh Sarwan
* Lendl Simmons
* Jerome Taylor

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 |||||||||||

### West Indies 2010
#### Squad

* Chris Gayle (c)
* Denesh Ramdin (vc, wk)
* Sulieman Benn
* Shivnarine Chanderpaul
* Daren Sammy
* Kieron Pollard
* Dwayne Bravo
* Nikita Miller
* Ravi Rampaul
* Ramnaresh Sarwan
* Andre Fletcher
* Wavell Hinds
* Jerome Taylor
* Kemar Roach
* Narsingh Deonarine

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Group stage (Group D) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Super 8s (Group F) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | Did not advance | Super 8 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### Sri Lanka 2012
#### Squad

* Chris Gayle (c)
* Denesh Ramdin (vc, wk)
* Johnson Charles
* Darren Bravo
* Lendl Simmons
* Marlon Samuels
* Dwayne Bravo (vc)
* Kieron Pollard
* Dwayne Smith
* Sunil Narine
* Andre Russell
* Samuel Badree
* Ravi Rampaul
* Fidel Edwards
* Daren Sammy

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Group stage (Group B) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Super 8s (Group E) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 |||||||||||

### Bangladesh 2014
#### Squad

* Chris Gayle (c)
* Denesh Ramdin (wk)
* Johnson Charles (wk)
* Darren Bravo
* Lendl Simmons
* Marlon Samuels
* Dwayne Bravo
* Andre Fletcher (wk)
* Dwayne Smith
* Sunil Narine
* Andre Russell
* Samuel Badree
* Sheldon Cottrell
* Ravi Rampaul
* Krishmar Santokie

#### Results

| Event | First stage | First stage | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Super 10 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2014 | Advanced to next stage directly | 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 |||||||||||

### India 2016
#### Squad

* Darren Sammy (c)
* Jason Holder (vc)
* Chris Gayle
* Johnson Charles
* Marlon Samuels
* Evin Lewis
* Dwayne Bravo
* Denesh Ramdin (wk)
* Andre Russell
* Carlos Brathwaite
* Ashley Nurse
* Jerome Taylor
* Sulieman Benn
* Samuel Badree
* Lendl Simmons

#### Results

| Event | First stage | First stage | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Super 10 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2016 | Advanced to next stage directly | 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 |||||||||||

### Oman & UAE 2021
#### Squad

* Kieron Pollard (c)
* Nicholas Pooran (vc, wk)
* Andre Fletcher
* Evin Lewis
* Lendl Simmons
* Shimron Hetmyer
* Darren Bravo
* Roston Chase
* Andre Russell
* Jason Holder
* Dwayne Bravo
* Hayden Walsh Jr.
* Akeal Hosein
* Chris Gayle
* Sheldon Cottrell
* Oshane Thomas
Reserve players:
* Sheldon Cottrell
* Darren Bravo

#### Results

| Event | First round | First round | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Super 12 (Group 1) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2021 | Advanced to next stage directly | 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 | Did not advance | Super 12 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||

### Australia 2022
#### Squad

* Nicholas Pooran (c, wk)
* Rovman Powell (vc)
* Johnson Charles
* Evin Lewis
* Shamarh Brooks
* Brandon King
* Jason Holder
* Kyle Mayers
* Raymon Reifer
* Odean Smith
* Yannic Cariah
* Sheldon Cottrell
* Akeal Hosein
* Alzarri Joseph
* Obed McCoy

#### Results

| Event | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | First round (Group B) | Super 12 | Super 12 | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall Result |
| 2022 | Scotland L by 42 runs | Ireland L by 6 wickets | Zimbabwe W by 31 runs | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | First round |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo ||||||||||

### United States & West Indies 2024
#### Squad

* Rovman Powell (c)
* Alzarri Joseph (vc)
* Johnson Charles
* Shimron Hetmyer
* Shai Hope
* Nicholas Pooran (wk)
* Sherfane Rutherford
* Andre Russell
* Roston Chase
* Romario Shepherd
* Gudakesh Motie
* Akeal Hosein
* Shamar Joseph
* Obed McCoy
* Kyle Mayers
Reserve players:
* Fabian Allen
* Andre Fletcher
* Matthew Forde
* Hayden Walsh Jr.
* 2024 kit

#### Results

| Event | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Group stage (Group C) | Super 8 (Group 2) | Super 8 (Group 2) | Super 8 (Group 2) | Super 8 (Group 2) | Semifinal | Final | Overall Result |
| Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Overall 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 | Did not advance | Super 8 |
| Source: ESPNcricinfo |||||||||||||

## Records and statistics
### Team records
#### Highest innings totals

| Score | Opponent | Venue | Season |
| 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 ||||

### Most appearances

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 |
| 34 | Dwayne Bravo | 2007-2021 |
| 33 | Chris Gayle | 2007-2021 |
| 29 | Denesh Ramdin | 2007-2016 |
| 29 | Andre Russell | 2012-2024 |
| 25 | Darren Sammy | 2009-2016 |
| 23 | Kieron Pollard | 2009-2021 |
| Last updated: 23 June 2024 |||

### Batting statistics
#### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Mat | Inn | HS | Avg | 100s | 50s | Period |
| 965 | Chris Gayle | 33 | 31 | 117 | 34.46 | 2 | 7 | 2007–2021 |
| 530 | Marlon Samuels | 20 | 19 | 85* | 31.17 | — | 4 | 2007–2016 |
| 530 | 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 |||||||||

#### Highest partnerships

| Runs | Players | Opposition | Venue | Season |
| 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 |||||

### Bowling statistics
#### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Avg. | Econ. | BBI | 4W | 5W | Period |
| 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 |||||||||