Shabika Gajnabi (born 14 July 2000) is a Guyanese

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er who plays for

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and the

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. She plays as a right-arm

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bowler. In August 2019, she was named in the West Indies' squad for their series against Australia. She made her

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(WODI) debut for the West Indies against

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on 5 September 2019. She made her

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(WT20I) debut for the West Indies, also against Australia, on 14 September 2019. In June 2021, Gajnabi was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan. In October 2021, she was named as one of three reserve players in the West Indies team for the

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tournament in Zimbabwe. Gajnabi was part of the West Indies squad for the

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in Pakistan in April 2025.

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* * 2000 births Living people Guyanese women cricketers West Indian women cricketers West Indies women One Day International cricketers West Indies women Twenty20 International cricketers Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL) cricketers Indo-Guyanese people Sportspeople of Indian descent 21st-century Guyanese sportswomen {{Guyana-cricket-bio-stub