2026 Caribbean Premier League
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| Dates | 7 August – 20 September 2026 |
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| Administrator | Cricket West Indies |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Hosts | |
| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 39 |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
The 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL2026) or for sponsorship reasons, Republic Bank CPL 2026, is the fourteenth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that is played in the West Indies.[1][2] The tournament began on 7 August 2026 and the final scheduled to be held on 20 September 2026 in Barbados.[3][4] Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions.[5][6][7]
Background
In August 2025, it was reported that the tournament would feature an expanded roster of seven teams following the return of a Jamaica-based franchise.[8][9] In February 2026, it was confirmed that the tournament would return to Jamaica, ending a seven-year absence of the league from the island.[10] In March 2026, it was announced that the Jamaica Kingsmen will officially participate in the 2026 edition.[11] In May 2026, it was also announced that the Barbados Tridents will return for the 2026 season as part of an ambitious "One Barbados" initiative.[12]
Draft and Squad composition
Each team is allowed to build a squad of 17 players. The squad composition consists of nine West Indian players, five overseas players and three breakout players.
All the six teams part of 2025 season get four Right to Match Options (RMO) to protect players from previous season where three can be used on any salary slot and one can be used on salary slot 7 to 17 and should be player in the team's home territory. While Jamaica Kingsmen will get the first three picks in the draft where they can select only Jamaican players but can select only one player from existing teams and the other teams cannot use RMO. Kingsmen will get one RMO which can be exercised on Jamaican player and if player played in 2025 season, he should be in salary slot 7 to 17. Any team which loses player to Kingsmen will get an additional RMO.
The overseas players can be directly negotiated with a maximum of four players allowed in a match. One breakout player has to be included in every match.[13]
Host nations
The 2026 season will be played across a record-equalling eight host nations. Matches are scheduled to take place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.[14]
Teams
Venues
| Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Guyana | Jamaica |
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| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | Kensington Oval | Providence Stadium | Sabina Park |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Warner Park Sporting Complex | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | Arnos Vale Stadium | Queen's Park Oval |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 12,400 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 15,000 |
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Squads
The following players were retained, signed or drafted by their respective teams.[15][16][17]
Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | −0.762 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2.991 | |
| 3 | Saint Lucia Kings | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 | −0.250 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Jamaica Kingsmen | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | −0.088 | |
| 5 | Barbados Tridents | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0.368 | |
| 6 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.148 | |
| 7 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −0.794 |
Updated to match(es) played on 26 August 2026. Source: Cricinfo
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
| Visitor team → | ABF | BT | GAW | JK | SLK | SKNP | TKR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home team ↓ | |||||||
| Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | Falcons 30 runs | Guyana 7 wickets | Saint Lucia 4 runs | Falcons 3 wickets | Falcons 5 wickets | ||
| Barbados Tridents | Match 35 | Match 34 | Match 29 | Match 32 | Match 27 | ||
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | Match 30 | Match 26 | Match 31 | Match 28 | Match 33 | ||
| Jamaica Kingsmen | Falcons 2 wickets | Barbados 5 runs | Guyana 6 wickets | Jamaica 51 runs | Jamaica 5 wickets | ||
| Saint Lucia Kings | Saint Lucia 3 wickets (DLS) | Barbados 9 runs | Guyana 7 wickets | Saint Lucia 6 wickets | St Kitts 5 wickets | ||
| St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Match 21 | Match 23 | Match 18 | Match 25 | Trinbago 19 runs (DLS) | ||
| Trinbago Knight Riders | Match 24 | Match 19 | Match 20 | Match 22 | Saint Lucia 36 runs |
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
League stage
On 28 April 2026, Cricket West Indies confirmed the full schedule for the tournament, which featured 39 matches to be played across eight venues.[25][26]
Phase 1 (Saint Vincent)
Jamaica Kingsmen 167/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 168/8 (20 overs) |
- Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the first CPL match played at this venue.[27]
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 109/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Trinbago Knight Riders 94/2 (15 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Trinbago Knight Riders were 19 runs ahead of DLS par score of 76 runs from 15 overs.
- Dexter Sween (Trinbago Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Saint Lucia Kings 187/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 183/7 (20 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Darren Nedd and Kamil Pooran (Saint Lucia Kings) both made their T20 debuts.
Phase 2 (Antigua, Jamaica and Saint Lucia)
Barbados Tridents 206/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Jamaica Kingsmen 201/9 (20 overs) |
- Jamaica Kingsmen won the toss and elected to field.
Saint Lucia Kings 155/8 (20 overs) |
v |
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 156/5 (17.4 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Andre Fletcher (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) scored his 9,000th runs in T20s.
Jamaica Kingsmen 117 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Guyana Amazon Warriors 118/4 (14.1 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Mavendra Dindyal (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 98/9 (19 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings 54/7 (7.4 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 19 overs per side due to rain.
- Saint Lucia Kings were set a revised target of 52 runs off 8 overs due to rain.
Trinbago Knight Riders 182/6 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica Kingsmen 183/5 (18.4 overs) |
- Jamaica Kingsmen won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Tridents 177/5 (18 overs) |
v |
Saint Lucia Kings 168/7 (18 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
- Amari Goodridge (Saint Lucia Kings) made his T20 debut.
Jamaica Kingsmen 181/6 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 130 (18 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Saint Lucia Kings 151/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Guyana Amazon Warriors 157/3 (18.1 overs) |
Mavendra Dindyal 50 (51) Maheesh Theekshana 2/33 (3.1 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 187/6 (20 overs) |
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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 191/7 (19.3 overs) |
- Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Kingsmen 169/9 (20 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings 171/4 (18.2 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to field.
- Matthew Forde (Saint Lucia Kings) took his maiden five-wicket haul in T20s.
Trinbago Knight Riders 165/6 (20 overs) |
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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 168/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 116 (17 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors 121/3 (9.5 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 155/5 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Tridents 125 (18 overs) |
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to field.
- Shian Brathwaite (Barbados Tridents) made his T20 debut.
- Sufyan Moqim (Antigua & Barbuda Falcons) took his 100th wicket in T20s.
Phase 3 (Trinidad and Saint Kitts)
Saint Lucia Kings 211/4 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders 175/6 (20 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Abdul-Raheem Toppin (Trinbago Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Phase 4 (Guyana and Barbados)
Playoffs
Bracket
| Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 2 | Final | |||||||||||
| 17 September 2026 — Barbados | 20 September 2026 — Barbados | ||||||||||||
| 1 | 1st placed team | Q1W | Winner of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||
| 2 | 2nd placed team | 18 September 2026 — Barbados | Q2W | Winner of Qualifier 2 | |||||||||
| Q1L | Loser of Qualifier 1 | ||||||||||||
| Eliminator | EW | Winner of Eliminator | |||||||||||
| 16 September 2026 — Barbados | |||||||||||||
| 3 | 3rd placed team | ||||||||||||
| 4 | 4th placed team | ||||||||||||
Eliminator
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics
| Runs | Player | Team | Inns. | SR | HS | Avg. | 50/100 | 4's | 6's |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 187 | Rovman Powell | Jamaica Kingsmen | 6 | 133.57 | 49 | 37.40 | 0/0 | 8 | 13 |
| 168 | Nicholas Pooran | Saint Lucia Kings | 4 | 178.72 | 81* | 56.00 | 2/0 | 17 | 10 |
| 143 | Andre Russell | Jamaica Kingsmen | 6 | 160.67 | 68 | 28.60 | 1/0 | 5 | 16 |
| 140 | Reeza Hendricks | Jamaica Kingsmen | 5 | 135.92 | 42 | 28.00 | 0/0 | 10 | 8 |
| 119 | Keacy Carty | Jamaica Kingsmen | 6 | 102.58 | 50 | 19.83 | 1/0 | 5 | 5 |
| 113 | Andries Gous | Saint Lucia Kings | 4 | 132.94 | 82 | 28.25 | 1/0 | 11 | 6 |
| Source: Cricinfo Updated: 23 August 2026 | |||||||||
| Wickets | Player | Team | Inns. | Econ. | BBI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Matthew Forde | Saint Lucia Kings | 6 | 9.87 | 5/23 |
| 9 | Andre Russell | Jamaica Kingsmen | 6 | 8.00 | 2/12 |
| 8 | Shamar Springer | Antigua and Barbuda Falcons | 5 | 9.05 | 3/13 |
| 7 | Roston Chase | Saint Lucia Kings | 6 | 5.91 | 2/7 |
| Jason Holder | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4 | 6.80 | 3/20 | |
| Source: Cricinfo Updated: 23 August 2026 | |||||
Broadcasting
The following broadcasters hold the media rights for the CPL 2026.[28]
| Territory | Television Rights | Digital / Streaming Rights |
|---|---|---|
| Australia | Fox Sports | YouTube |
| Bangladesh | N/a | TapMad & YouTube |
| Europe | N/a | Cricbuzz |
| Guyana | E-Networks | N/a |
| India | JioStar | N/a |
| Indian Sub-Continent | N/a | YouTube & FanCode |
| Middle East and North Africa | N/a | Cricbuzz |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport (New Zealand) | YouTube |
| North America | Willow | Willow |
| Pakistan | N/a | TapMad & YouTube |
| Pan-Caribbean | Rush Live & Louder | N/a |
| Saint Lucia | Winners TV | N/a |
| South East Asia | N/a | Cricbuzz |
| Trinidad & Tobago | CNC3 | N/a |
| United Kingdom | TNT Sports | N/a |
| Rest of the World | N/a | YouTube |
References
- ↑ "CPL gets underway 7 August in St Vincent and the Grenadines". Caribbean Premier League. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "CPL 2026 to begin August 7; Arnos Vale to host games for the first time". Cricinfo. 15 April 2026. Retrieved 16 April 2026.
- ↑ "Tickets for 2026 CPL Finals in Barbados go on sale December 22". News Room Guyana. 21 December 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Ragoonanan, Devika (10 October 2024). "Guyana hosts CPL 2025 Final, Barbados gets 2026". Caribbean Life. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Trinbago Knight Riders clinch fifth CPL title, defeat Guyana Amazon Warriors in thrilling final". India TV. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Old Knights, new glory: TKR clinch fifth CPL title in style". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "All-round Hosein takes wobbly TKR to fifth CPL title in thrilling finish against GAW". Cricinfo. 22 September 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Talks in progress for Jamaica to rejoin Caribbean Premier League". Jamaica Observer. 5 August 2025. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ Roller, Matt (26 September 2025). "Delhi Capitals co-owners in talks to relaunch Jamaica Tallawahs". Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2026.
- ↑ "Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League Returns To Jamaica In 2026". Caribbean Premier League. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaica franchise for CPL dubbed 'Jamaica Kingsmen'". Jamaica Observer. Retrieved 31 March 2026.
- ↑ "The Barbados Tridents Return". Caribbean Premier League. Retrieved 13 May 2026.
- ↑ "CPL Announces Player Acquisition and Draft Rules". Caribbean Premier League. 30 April 2026. Retrieved 7 May 2026.
- ↑ Muthu, Deivarayan (6 August 2026). "CPL 2026 FAQs: New team, new captains and next-gen Pollard and Pooran". Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "CPL Teams Confirm Their Breakout Player Retentions". Caribbean Premier League. 7 May 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Local Players Confirmed Following CPL Draft". Caribbean Premier League. 15 May 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Full Squads for Republic Bank Confirmed for 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 31 July 2026. Retrieved 4 August 2026.
- ↑ "Falcons Confirm Overseas Players for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 21 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Barbados Tridents Unveil Overseas Contingent for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 9 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Guyana Amazon Warriors Unveil Overseas Contingent for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 13 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Jamaica Kingsmen Unveil Overseas Players for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 20 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "St Kitts and Nevis Patriots Confirm Overseas Players for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 24 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Saint Lucia Kings Unveil Overseas Contingent for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 8 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Trinbago Knight Riders Unveil Overseas Contingent for CPL 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 23 July 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Republic Bank CPL Fixtures Confirmed for 2026". Caribbean Premier League. 28 April 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ Barot, Harshal (28 April 2026). "CPL 2026 Schedule Announced: Full Fixtures, Dates, Teams and Venues". Cricket Gully. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
- ↑ "Arnos Vale to host CPL matches as league expands to eight nations". Jamaica Gleaner. 17 April 2026. Retrieved 13 August 2026.
- ↑ "Broadcast Partners Confirmed for 2026 Republic Bank CPL". Caribbean Premier League. 6 August 2026. Retrieved 7 August 2026.
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