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Shabika Gajnabi

Shabika Gajnabi is a West Indian cricketer born on July 14, 2000, in Guyana, who plays as a right-handed batter and right-arm medium bowler. She made her international debuts in both One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket in September 2019 against Australia. Gajnabi plays domestically for Guyana and the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). 

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Place Of Birth
Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana
Born
14 July 2000
Country
West Indies
Role
Bowler
Batting Style
Right Handed Bat
Bowling Style
Right-arm medium
Full Name
Shabika Gajnabi
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Stats

Match Format Date Runs BF 4s 6s SR
Barbados Royals Women vs Trinbago Knight Riders Women · Match 6 Women T20 September 17, 2025 7 5 1 0 140.00
Barbados Royals Women vs Trinbago Knight Riders Women · Match 3 Women T20 September 10, 2025 0 3 0 0 0.00
Guyana Amazon Warriors Women vs Trinbago Knight Riders Women · Match 1 Women T20 September 6, 2025 8 9 0 0 88.89
West Indies Women vs South Africa Women · 1st T20I Women T20 June 20, 2025 0 3 0 0 0.00
England Women vs West Indies Women · 3rd ODI Women ODI June 7, 2025 1 2 0 0 50.00
England Women vs West Indies Women · 2nd ODI Women ODI June 4, 2025 8 25 0 0 32.00

Matches

Barbados Royals Women Barbados Royals Women
Trinbago Knight Riders Women Trinbago Knight Riders Women
Guyana Amazon Warriors Women Guyana Amazon Warriors Women
Trinbago Knight Riders Women Trinbago Knight Riders Women
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Major Represented Teams

  • West Indies (2019–present)
  • Guyana (2016–present)
  • West Indies A Women (Vice-captain in 2021)
  • Guyana Amazon Warriors
  • Trinbago Knight Riders
  • Barbados Royals Women 

International Debuts

  • WODI Debut: Against Australia Women on 5 September 2019, at Coolidge Cricket Ground.
  • WT20I Debut: Against Australia Women on 14 September 2019, at Kensington Oval in Bridgetown. 

Recent International Matches

Match  Date Format Result Batting Score
WI-W vs SA-W 20 June 2025 T20I Lost by 50 runs 0(3)
WI-W vs ENG-W 7 June 2025 ODI Lost by 9 wickets (DLS) 1(2)
WI-W vs ENG-W 4 June 2025 ODI Lost by 143 runs 8(25)

Records & Awards

  • Gajnabi was the captain of the Guyana Under-19 team for three years, leading them to a title victory in 2018.
  • She was named Player of the Match in the women's final of the Kares One Guyana T10 Tapeball Blast in August 2025 for her impactful batting performance.
  • She was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies A Team in June 2021 for the series against Pakistan. 

Career Statistics Summary

Competition  Matches Runs Scored Batting Average Wickets Bowling Average Best Bowling
WODI 28 169 7.68 5 26.00 2/25
WT20I 41 354 12.21 3 52.67 1/8