BRIDGETOWN, Barbados – On an evening that shimmered with Caribbean satisfaction and cricketing excellence, West Indies Ladies’s captain Hayley Matthews stood tall because the undisputed star of the eighth annual CWI/WIPA Awards Gala, held Sunday on the luxurious Wyndham Grand Barbados.
Matthews, already celebrated globally because the No. 1-ranked Ladies’s T20I all-rounder, added additional shine to her stellar résumé by clinching each the Ladies’s ODI Participant of the Yr and Ladies’s T20I Participant of the Yr awards, following a dominant 2024 marketing campaign.
“Matthews continues to steer by instance, not simply together with her bat and ball, however together with her poise and management,” mentioned a CWI official. “She is an icon of recent West Indies cricket.”
Josephs strike gold: Shamar and Alzarri take prime males’s awards
Among the many males, it was the fearsome quick bowling duo of Shamar and Alzarri Joseph who claimed the highlight—although unrelated by blood, each had been united in excellence on the worldwide stage.
Shamar Joseph, the breakout sensation of the West Indies’ historic Take a look at victory in Australia, was named Take a look at Participant of the Yr. His fiery spell that sealed the group’s first win Down Beneath in 27 years turned one of many defining moments of the trendy period.
“That efficiency in Brisbane wasn’t simply cricket—it was Caribbean historical past,” remarked one former participant in attendance.
In the meantime, the ever-reliable Alzarri Joseph earned the Males’s T20I Participant of the Yr honor, showcasing his consistency and influence throughout white-ball fixtures.
The accolade for Males’s ODI Participant of the Yr went to Shai Hope, the composed and tactically astute white-ball captain, whose performances have been essential to the group’s ODI resurgence.
Home excellence acknowledged throughout codecs
The gala additionally celebrated the perfect in regional cricket, spotlighting the expertise pipeline that fuels the West Indies’ worldwide campaigns.
- Nicholas Pooran was named Regional T20 Participant of the Yr, cementing his function as a white-ball powerhouse.
- Mikyle Louis earned recognition because the West Indies Championship Participant of the Yr, a testomony to his red-ball consistency.
- Justin Greaves, whose standout efforts lit up the 50-over circuit, claimed the CG United Super50 Cup Participant of the Yr.
Ladies’s home cricket shines with Knight and Millington
The highlight additionally shone on the rising stars and seasoned performers of West Indies girls’s home cricket.
- Kycia Knight, a mainstay of the ladies’s group, was honored because the CG United Ladies’s Super50 Cup Participant of the Yr, applauded for her regular contributions with the bat and behind the stumps.
- Plaffiana Millington was celebrated for her exploits within the T20 format, strolling away with the CWI T20 Blaze Participant of the Yr award.
These awards highlighted the rising depth and competitiveness of ladies’s cricket within the area—fueled partly by the trailblazing performances of Hayley Matthews and her contemporaries.
An evening to rejoice excellence, encourage the long run
The CWI/WIPA Awards Gala was greater than a celebration of statistical brilliance—it was a tribute to character, resilience, and the unbreakable spirit of West Indies cricket. Beneath the lights of Barbados, with legends of the previous and stars of the current in attendance, the night served as a strong reminder that the Caribbean stays a vibrant pressure within the world sport.
As applause rang out for each winner, the message was clear: the legacy is alive, and the long run burns vivid.
