{{Short description|West Indies cricketer (born 2000)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}} {{Infobox cricketer | name = Shabika Gajnabi | female = true | image = | country = West Indies | international = true | internationalspan = 2019–present | fullname = Shabika Gajnabi | birth_date = {{birth date and age|2000|7|14|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[East Berbice-Corentyne|Corentyne]], [[Guyana]] | death_date = | death_place = | batting = Right-handed | bowling = Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] | role = [[Bowling (cricket)|Bowler]]
| odidebutdate = 5 September | odidebutyear = 2019 | odidebutagainst = Australia | odicap = 88 | lastodidate = 18 June | lastodiyear = 2024 | lastodiagainst = Sri Lanka
| T20Idebutdate = 14 September | T20Idebutyear = 2019 | T20Idebutagainst = Australia | T20Icap = 38 | lastT20Idate = 5 October | lastT20Iyear = 2023 | lastT20Iagainst = Australia
| club1 = [[Guyana women's national cricket team|Guyana]] | year1 = 2016–present | club2 = [[Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)|Guyana Amazon Warriors]] | year2 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}
| columns = 2
| column1 = [[Women's One Day International|WODI]] | matches1 = 18 | runs1 = 96 | bat avg1 = 6.85 | 100s/50s1 = 0/0 | top score1 = 22 | deliveries1 = 144 | wickets1 = 5 | bowl avg1 = 26.00 | fivefor1 = 0 | tenfor1 = 0 | best bowling1 = 2/25 | catches/stumpings1 = 9/– | column2 = [[Women's Twenty20 International|WT20I]] | matches2 = 31 | runs2 = 238 | bat avg2 = 9.91 | 100s/50s2 = 0/0 | top score2 = 33 | deliveries2 = 117 | wickets2 = 3 | bowl avg2 = 52.66 | fivefor2 = 0 | tenfor2 = 0 | best bowling2 = 1/8 | catches/stumpings2 = 14/–
| date = 15 October 2024 | source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/player/1199630.html Cricinfo }} '''Shabika Gajnabi''' (born 14 July 2000) is a Guyanese [[cricket]]er who plays for [[Guyana women's national cricket team|Guyana]], [[Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)|Guyana Amazon Warriors]] and the [[West Indies women's cricket team|West Indies]]. She plays as a right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] [[Bowling (cricket)|bowler]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.guyanatimesinternational.com/greatness-lies-within-shabika-gajnabi/ |title=Greatness lies within Shabika Gajnabi |work=Guyana Times International |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thecricketmonthly.com/story/1236482/20-women-cricketers-for-the-2020s |title=20 women cricketers for the 2020s |work=The Cricket Monthly |access-date=24 November 2020}}</ref> In August 2019, she was named in the West Indies' squad for their series [[Australian women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2019–20|against Australia]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27488932/west-indies-women-recall-anisa-mohammed-australia-odis |title=WI women recall Anisa Mohammed for Australia ODIs |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=29 August 2019}}</ref> She made her [[Women's One Day International]] (WODI) debut for the West Indies against [[Australia women's national cricket team|Australia]] on 5 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1198472.html |title=1st ODI (D/N), ICC Women's Championship at Coolidge, Sep 5 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=5 September 2019}}</ref> She made her [[Women's Twenty20 International]] (WT20I) debut for the West Indies, also against Australia, on 14 September 2019.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/1198475.html |title=1st T20I (N), Australia Women tour of West Indies at Bridgetown, Sep 14 2019 |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=14 September 2019}}</ref>
In June 2021, Gajnabi was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies A Team for their series [[Pakistan women's cricket team in the West Indies in 2021|against Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/twin-sisters-kycia-knight-and-kyshona-knight-return-to-west-indies-side-for-pakistan-t20is-1267895 |title=Twin sisters Kycia Knight and Kyshona Knight return to West Indies side for Pakistan T20Is |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=25 June 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.womenscriczone.com/west-indies-senior-and-a-teams-to-be-led-by-taylor-boyce |title=Stafanie Taylor, Reniece Boyce to lead strong WI, WI-A units against PAK, PAK-A |work=Women's CricZone |access-date=25 June 2021 |archive-date=25 June 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210625152240/https://womenscriczone.com/west-indies-senior-and-a-teams-to-be-led-by-taylor-boyce |url-status=dead }}</ref> In October 2021, she was named as one of three reserve players in the West Indies team for the [[2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] tournament in Zimbabwe.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/shemaine-campbelle-stafanie-taylor-return-to-west-indies-women-squad-for-pakistan-odis-world-cup-qualifier-1285376 |title=Campbelle, Taylor return to West Indies Women squad for Pakistan ODIs, World Cup Qualifier |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=26 October 2021}}</ref>
Gajnabi was part of the West Indies squad for the [[2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier]] in Pakistan in April 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://caribbeantoday.com/sections/sports/stafanie-taylor-named-in-west-indias-women-squad-for-world-cup-qualifiers|title=Stafanie Taylor Named in West Indias Women Squad For World Cup Qualifiers|publisher=Caribbean Today|accessdate=16 April 2025}}</ref>
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==External links== *{{cricinfo|id=1199630}} *{{cricketarchive|id=2091238}}
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