West Indies won the first two World Cups in 1975 and 1979 under the captainship of Clive Lloyd. In 1983, the team was defeated by India in the finals. After that West Indies reached the semifinal only once i.e. in 1996. Due to its loss of form, West Indies actually qualified for the 2019 ICC Cricket World only by playing qualifying rounds. In 2015, West Indies was defeated in the quarterfinals.
In the 2019 ICC Cricket World Cup, West Indies begins its campaign at Trent Bridge on May 31, against Pakistan.
West Indies World Cup record
Played - 74
Won - 42
Lost - 30
Tie/No Result - 2
Win percentage - 58.57%
Captain
Jason Holder of West Indies celebrates the dismissal of Joe Root of England during the 5th and final ODI between West Indies and England at Darren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia, on March 02, 2019. (Photo by Randy Brooks / AFP)
Jason Holder
Coach
West Indies captain Floyd Reifer celebrates with the winners' trophy after winning the Twenty 20 match against Bangladesh at Warner Park in Basseterre on August 2, 2009. The Windies won by 5 wickets. AFP PHOTO/Randy Brooks (Photo by RANDY BROOKS / AFP)
Floyd Reifer
The squad:
Jason Holder (Capt.), Andre Russell, Ashley Nurse, Carlos Brathwaite, Chris Gayle, Darren Bravo, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Kemar Roach, Nicholas Pooran, Oshane Thomas, Shai Hope, Shannon Gabriel, Sheldon Cottrell, and Shimron Hetmyer.
The fixture
May 31 (Friday): West Indies vs Pakistan — Trent Bridge - 3 p.m.
June 6 (Thursday): Australia vs West Indies - Trent Bridge - 3 p.m.
June 10 (Monday): South Africa vs West Indies - Southampton - 3 p.m.
June 14 (Friday): England vs West Indies - Southampton - 3 p.m.
June 17 (Monday): West Indies vs Bangladesh - Taunton - 3 p.m.
June 22 (Saturday): West Indies vs New Zealand - Manchester - 6 p.m.
June 27 (Thursday): West Indies vs India - Manchester - 3 p.m.
July 1 (Monday): Sri Lanka vs West Indies - Durham - 3 p.m.
July 4 (Thursday): Afghanistan vs West Indies - Leeds - 3 p.m.
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