Deandra Dottin marked another resounding milestone for West Indies women’s cricket when she became only the second player from the nation, after keeper-batter Shemaine Campbelle, to reach 150 T20I appearances. The 34-year-old all-rounder achieved the landmark in the second game of the Caribbean side’s ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, at Headingley, Leeds, on 18 June, a tournament hosted by England and Wales.
Presented with a special jersey honouring her long-standing contributions to West Indies cricket and applauded by her teammates before the match, Dottin once again underlined why she remains a destructive and indispensable figure more than a decade after bursting onto the international scene.
Coming in at No. 4 in the 1st innings, Dottin chipped in with a 14 from 16 balls, as West Indies posted a competitive 153 for 6 in their 20 overs after Scotland, led by Kathryn Bryce, elected to field. With the ball, she delivered a rare expensive spell of two overs for 26 runs (2-0-26-0).
The margin was narrow, West Indies prevailed by seven runs, but the victory registered their second straight win of the campaign and a timely morale boost for Hayley Matthews’ side as the tournament progressed. Dottin’s 150th T20I is another chapter in an extraordinary international career that stretches back to her T20 debut in Dublin on 27 June 2008.
Now playing in her ninth T20 World Cup campaign since the inaugural 2009 edition (she missed only the 2023 tournament after briefly retiring in August 2022 and reversing that decision in July 2024), Dottin brings rare longevity and match-winning power. She entered this World Cup and straightaway notched a milestone: joining the 7,000 international runs club during West Indies’ 7-wicket win over New Zealand on 13 June.
Across 150 T20Is for West Indies, Dottin has amassed 3,150 runs at an average of 26.03, with 14 fifties and two centuries in 146 innings. In World Cups specifically, she is the side’s second-highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history, with 790 runs at a strike rate of 126.19 and an average of 25.48 in 36 innings; her tally includes three half-centuries and that unforgettable 112* off 45 balls against South Africa at the 2010 World Cup in the Caribbean, a knock of seven fours and nine sixes that still stands as her career-best innings, which came in a T20 World Cup innings.
Her contributions with the ball are equally striking. Dottin has claimed 77 T20I wickets at an average of 20.14 and an economy of 6.80 in 81 innings, including multiple four-wicket hauls and a five-for. In World Cups, she ranks second for the West Indies with 32 wickets at 12.59 and an economy of 6.53 in 22 innings; her best World Cup bowling remains the devastating 5 for 5 against Bangladesh in Guyana in 2018, a spell that helped secure a 60-run win and earned her Player of the Match honours.
Deandra Dottin’s 150th appearance is a testament to adaptability: a power-hitting batter, a useful medium-pacer, and a locker-room presence who has bridged generations of West Indian sides. At 34 and in her ninth global T20 showpiece, she still provides timely fireworks and crucial overs, a combination that keeps opponents wary and teammates reassured. As the West Indies navigate a competitive World Cup, Dottin’s milestone is both a personal landmark and a reminder of the all-round impact that has made her a defining figure in women’s T20 cricket for nearly two decades.
