Kyshona Knight

{{Short description|West Indian cricketer (born 1992)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2014}}

{{Infobox cricketer

| name = Kyshona Knight

| female = true

| image =

| country = West Indies

| international = true

| internationalspan = 2013–2022

| country2 = Barbados

| internationalspan2 = 2022

| fullname = Kyshona Annika Knight

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|2|19|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Barbados

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Left-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = Batter

| family = Kycia Knight (twin sister)

| odidebutdate = 13 January

| odidebutyear = 2013

| odidebutfor = West Indies

| odidebutagainst = South Africa

| odicap = 77

| lastodidate = 9 December

| lastodiyear = 2022

| lastodifor = West Indies

| lastodiagainst = England

| T20Idebutdate = 19 January

| T20Idebutyear = 2013

| T20Idebutfor = West Indies

| T20Idebutagainst = South Africa

| T20Icap = 29

| T20Icap2 = 7

| lastT20Idate = 22 December

| lastT20Iyear = 2022

| lastT20Ifor = West Indies

| lastT20Iagainst = England

| club1 = Barbados

| year1 = 2004–present

| club2 = Trinbago Knight Riders

| year2 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = WODI

| matches1 = 51

| runs1 = 851

| bat avg1 = 21.27

| 100s/50s1 = 0/1

| top score1 = 88

| deliveries1 = 48

| wickets1 = 1

| bowl avg1 = 54.00

| fivefor1 = 0

| tenfor1 = 0

| best bowling1 = 1/3

| catches/stumpings1 = 17/–

| column2 = WT20I

| matches2 = 55

| runs2 = 546

| bat avg2 = 12.14

| 100s/50s2 = 0/0

| top score2 = 42

| deliveries2 = –

| wickets2 = –

| bowl avg2 = –

| fivefor2 = –

| tenfor2 = –

| best bowling2 = –

| catches/stumpings2 = 14/–

| date = 12 October 2022

| source = http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/472977.html ESPNcricinfo

}}

Kyshona Annika Knight (born 19 February 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays for Barbados, Trinbago Knight Riders and the West Indies as a left-handed batter. Her twin sister, Kycia, also plays for Barbados and the West Indies.{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/westindies/content/player/472977.html |title=Kyshona Knight |accessdate=9 April 2014 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}}{{Cite web|url=https://cricketarchive.com/Archive/Players/1011/1011532/1011532.html |title=Kyshona Knight |accessdate=20 May 2021 |work=CricketArchive}}

In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.{{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}} In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.{{cite web|url=https://barbadostoday.bb/2022/07/15/barbados-team-named-for-2022-commonwealth-games/ |title=Barbados team named for 2022 Commonwealth Games |work=Barbados Today |access-date=16 July 2022}} In January 2024, Knight announced her retirement from international cricket.{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/anisa-mohammed-shakera-selman-kyshona-knight-and-kycia-knight-announce-retirements-1417215 |title=Anisa Mohammed, Shakera Selman, Kyshona Knight and Kycia Knight announce retirements |work=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=30 August 2024}}