Has West Indies ever won a Cricket World Cup?

Yes — in the covered era, West Indies have won the 2012 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup.

How many times has West Indies appeared at a World Cup?

West Indies have appeared at 15 men's World Cup editions in the covered data (ODI and T20 combined), first at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

What is West Indies's best World Cup result?

In the covered era, West Indies's best World Cup result — the furthest they have gone — is champions (2012 T20 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup).

When did West Indies last play in a World Cup?

West Indies last played a men's World Cup match at the 2026 T20 World Cup in the covered data.

Nation · Cricket World Cup

West Indies

87 men's World Cup matches, ODI and T20 combined · 2× World Cup champions

Covers the men's ODI World Cup from 2003 and the T20 World Cup from 2007 — earlier editions are not in the source.

Two T20 World Cup titles in the covered era. 87 World Cup matches across 15 covered editions.

Played

Won

Lost

Titles

Titles: 2012 T20 World Cup2016 T20 World Cup

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Biggest win — West Indies 330/8 v Netherlands 115/10, by 215 runs (2011 Cricket World Cup).

West Indies have played 87 men's World Cup matches (ODI and T20 combined) across 15 editions in the covered data: 41 won, 42 lost, 1 tied, 3 with no result.

Quick answers

Has West Indies ever won a Cricket World Cup?: Yes — in the covered era, West Indies have won the 2012 T20 World Cup and the 2016 T20 World Cup.
How many times has West Indies appeared at a World Cup?: West Indies have appeared at 15 men's World Cup editions in the covered data (ODI and T20 combined), first at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.
What is West Indies's best World Cup result?: In the covered era, West Indies's best World Cup result — the furthest they have gone — is champions (2012 T20 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup).
When did West Indies last play in a World Cup?: West Indies last played a men's World Cup match at the 2026 T20 World Cup in the covered data.

All-time record

Played	Won	Lost	Tied	No result
87	41	42	1	3

Super overs / bowl-outs: 1–0. A tied match stays a tie in the record; the decider only settles who advanced.

World Cup finals

Champions: 2012 T20 World Cup, 2016 T20 World Cup.

Biggest wins (by runs)

Result	Margin	Edition
West Indies 330/8 v Netherlands 115/10	215 runs	2011 Cricket World Cup
West Indies 310/6 v Pakistan 160/10	150 runs	2015 Cricket World Cup
West Indies 173/5 v Uganda 39/10	134 runs	2024 T20 World Cup

Notable matches

Source: 2026 T20 World Cup match data, via Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0) — source

✓ Every fact computed from ball-by-ball data — Cricsheet (ODC-By 1.0). Not written by anyone.

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