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Full name | Kycia Akira Knight | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Barbados | 19 February 1992|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Batting | Left-handed | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Role | Wicket-keeper | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Relations | Kyshona Knight (twin sister) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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National sides |
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ODI debut (cap 74) | 28 August 2011 West Indies v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last ODI | 9 December 2022 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
T20I debut (cap 26/6) | 6 September 2011 West Indies v Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Last T20I | 17 December 2022 West Indies v England | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2004–present | Barbados | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2022–present | Trinbago Knight Riders | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Source: ESPNCricinfo, 31 July 2022 |
Kycia Akira Knight (born 19 February 1992) is a Barbadian cricketer who plays as a wicket-keeper.[1] In October 2018, she was named in the West Indies squad for the 2018 ICC Women's World Twenty20 tournament in the West Indies.[2][3] In July 2019, Cricket West Indies awarded her with a central contract for the first time, ahead of the 2019–20 season.[4] She plays domestic cricket for Barbados and Trinbago Knight Riders.[5]
In October 2021, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2021 Women's Cricket World Cup Qualifier tournament in Zimbabwe.[6] In February 2022, she was named in the West Indies team for the 2022 Women's Cricket World Cup in New Zealand.[7] In July 2022, she was named in the Barbados team for the cricket tournament at the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham, England.[8] In January 2024, Knight announced her retirement from international cricket.[9]