From there, they will compete in the 2027 Olympics Qualifier
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) and the International Cricket Council (ICC) have confirmed the qualification process for the 2028 Los Angeles Olympic Games.
Six teams will participate in both the Men’s and Women’s T20 competitions at the Games, with five places in each event being decided through a combination of ICC events and the T20I rankings.
Australia, Great Britain (via England), India and South Africa, for example, were confirmed as the first qualifiers to represent the continents of Oceania, Europe, Asia and Africa, respectively, after finishing the 2026 ICC Women’s T20 World Cup as the highest-placed eligible teams.
Meanwhile, the four highest-placed eligible teams on the ICC Men's T20I Team rankings from Africa, Asia, Europe and Oceania on December 31 will advance to the men's event.
Dehring believes Windies ‘deserve’ to be at next year's showpiece
For the third consecutive cycle, the West Indies will compete in the qualifying tournament for a chance to participate in the upcoming ICC Men’s ODI World Cup after failing to secure an automatic spot in the 2027 event.
The top eight teams, along with hosts South Africa and Zimbabwe, qualify directly for the competition as of the September 30th cut-off date.
Afghanistan’s winning lead in their ongoing series against Ireland has permanently pushed the Caribbean side out of that bracket, rendering potential points from their upcoming three-match series against India, of which two will be contested before the qualification deadline, irrelevant.
The West Indies, who won the first two editions of the World Cup, had participated in every edition of the tournament before 2023, the first of two consecutive qualifiers they failed to advance from.
WI lost their most recent ODI series to New Zealand (AFP/Getty Images)
Barbados created history on Tuesday, recording the highest total in the CWI Rising Stars Women’s Under-19 Championship as they secured an impressive 90-run victory over the Leeward Islands at the Coolidge Cricket Ground.
The Barbadians posted a record-breaking 206 for 2 from their allotted 20 overs, led by a brilliant unbeaten 135 from Eboni Brathwaite, the highest in the tournament’s history.
The 17-year-old’s sensational innings came from just 76 balls and included 17 fours and seven sixes, showcasing an outstanding display of power hitting and stroke play.
Brathwaite, who has already represented the West Indies senior women’s team in two T20 Internationals, shared an unbeaten third-wicket partnership of 108 with Zaniyah Bruce, who contributed 20.
The right-handed opener also played the dominant role in Barbados’ 55-run opening partnership with Jadaeya Holder, who made five.
Captain Rovman Powell insists the Jamaica Kingsmen will bring their best for this season's Caribbean Premier League despite it being their first in the competition.
The Kingsmen franchise is the second Jamaican-based team to participate in the CPL after the Tallawahs, which was made defunct following the 2023 season.
Powell says this does not give his team a free pass to let the standards slip.
“No, it's not a case of settling,” Powell began. “A lot has been invested from a financial standpoint with getting the franchise and those kinds of things. With us as cricketers, our careers are at stake. It's not a matter of settling. Each and every year you want to get better. So we [will] see how best we can perform this year, and then each year we see if we can go a little bit better.”
Powell thinks the young Jamaican core has a key role to play not just this season but also in the franchise's long-term future, but says they will need to adapt quickly.
West Indies captain Hayley Matthews has been shortlisted for the ICC Women’s Player of the Month award for July, with all-rounder Justin Greaves also making the final three for the Men’s honour.
Matthews’ remarkable all-round form continued during Windies’ 3-0 One-Day International series victory over Ireland in July, taking charge with both bat and ball.
The Barbadian produced a career-best 159 in a winning chase in the opening encounter at the Bready Cricket Ground, after claiming 3 for 52 to help restrict the hosts.
