ICC Women's World Cup: Preview of all the eight teams participating in the tournament

West Indies

Deandra Dottin will be the key for West Indies

West Indies are undoubtedly the dark horses in the eleventh edition of this iconic tournament. The team will be hoping to replicate their performance of a successful World T-20 campaign held in India, last year.

With the likes of Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin and Hayley Matthews in the lineup, the batting unit looks destructive for the Windies. In Taylor, they have the best all-rounder in the world, and the hopes of consistent performances from the team in the tournament will be hugely dependent on her.

Dottin, on the other hand, is the first women to score a century in the shortest format of the game. The right-handed batter possesses hard hitting abilities and is one of the few players in women’s cricket to clear the boundary ropes with utmost ease.

The bowling department will be under the guidance of Anisa Mohammed, the most experienced bowler for West Indies. The management would be hoping for the off-spinner to use all her skills and experience in guiding the otherwise young attack.

Squad: Stafanie Taylor (captain), Merissa Aguilleira, Reniece Boyce, Shamilia Connell, Shanel Daley, Deandra Dottin, Afy Fletcher, Qiana Joseph, Kyshona Knight, Hayley Matthews, Anisa Mohammed, Chedean Nation, Akeira Peters, Shakera Selman and Felicia Walters.