Shabika Gajnabi

{{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 = Corentyne, Berbice, Guyana

| death_date =

| death_place =

| batting = Right-handed

| bowling = Right-arm medium

| role = 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

| year1 = 2016–present

| club2 = Guyana Amazon Warriors

| year2 = {{nowrap|2022–present}}

| columns = 2

| column1 = 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 = 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 cricketer who plays for Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors and the West Indies. She plays as a right-arm medium bowler.{{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}}{{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}} In August 2019, she was named in the West Indies' squad for their series against Australia.{{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}} She made her Women's One Day International (WODI) debut for the West Indies against Australia on 5 September 2019.{{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}} She made her Women's Twenty20 International (WT20I) debut for the West Indies, also against Australia, on 14 September 2019.{{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}}

In June 2021, Gajnabi was named as the vice-captain of the West Indies A Team for their series against Pakistan.{{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}}{{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}} 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.{{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}}

Gajnabi was part of the West Indies squad for the 2025 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Pakistan in April 2025.{{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=Carribbean Today|accessdate=16 April 2025}}