CPL 2026 news desk
Read the team, fixture, venue and broadcast developments shaping the Caribbean Premier League season from 7 August to 20 September.
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Original summaries and analysis based on confirmed tournament announcements. Dates show when each development was published.
Match Report
Sadaqat's hundred gave Jamaica 170, but Sufyan Moqim's 4 for 14 and an unbeaten 89-run stand finished the job at Kensington Oval.
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Match Report
Hetmyer's second hundred of the season set 207, but Sadaqat's 41 off 17 and Carty's fifty carried Jamaica home in 19.4 overs.
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Match Report
Cornwall's 49 off 16 balls then finished the chase in 32 balls, the second-fastest win in CPL history and a first Falcons final.
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WCPL
At 71 for 6 chasing 145, Guyana looked beaten. Nation and Chloe Tryon dragged the WCPL final around at Kensington Oval.
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Match Report
At 21, Sadaqat chased down 145 almost single-handed after de Kock and Green had rescued the Tridents at Kensington Oval.
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WCPL
Brits and Shemaine Campbelle broke the back of a 70-run chase after rain cut the Playoff to eight overs a side at Kensington Oval.
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CPL News
Supporters are being asked to wear blue on Wednesday night as the Tridents and Kingsmen play for a place in Qualifier 2.
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Community
The Next Gen programme ended its Barbados run on Friday with a schools match on one of the most famous grounds in world cricket.
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Match Report
Brandon King finished unbeaten on 44 as the Tridents closed the group stage on a high, while the Warriors still finished top.
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WCPL
Hayley Matthews hit 50 for the Tridents, but the Warriors completed the highest successful chase of the WCPL season on Sunday.
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Match Report
Motie had already taken 2 for 7 with the ball before walking in at number nine and winning a game the Tridents looked to have lost.
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WCPL
The defending champions were 56 for 4 before Bates and Green rebuilt, then held their nerve as Meg Lanning's 57 nearly stole the game.
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WCPL
Shemaine Campbelle's 31 held the Warriors innings together before their opening bowlers ripped out five wickets inside the powerplay.
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Match Report
Trinbago were held to 126 for 8 by a four-wicket spell against their middle order, and Hope finished the chase with eight balls to spare.
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Match Report
The Patriots were 6 for 3 inside three overs, and Quinton de Kock's unbeaten 44 guided the home side through an early wobble of their own.
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WCPL
The Empress were held to 100 for 9 by Karishma Ramharack's 3 for 11, and Bhatia chased it down with 53 balls to spare.
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Match Report
Debutant bowling figures of 3 for 13 backed up the captain, before Quentin Sampson's 37 not out from 11 balls rescued a stumbling chase.
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Match Report
The Falcons posted 182 for 5, then bowled the league leaders out inside 15 overs to close their group campaign in the top two.
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Broadcast
The CPL channel drew more than twice the viewing hours of the next channel across the first three weeks of the tournament.
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CPL News
The Sobers family have backed the naming of the player inductee's trophy, which Dwayne Bravo will receive first in Barbados.
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Match Report
Saint Lucia were held to 138 for 6 in CPL 2026 at Kensington Oval, and Quinton de Kock and Rivaldo Clarke finished the chase unbeaten.
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Match Report
The Patriots were dismissed for 128 at Providence, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Shai Hope carried the Warriors into the CPL 2026 playoffs.
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WCPL
Needing eight from the last two balls at Kensington Oval, Henry cleared the ropes twice to chase down the Warriors' 138 for 7.
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Match Report
Pooran survived a slow start and a dropped catch to make 59, before Narine's three Powerplay wickets broke the Tridents chase.
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WCPL
Laura Harris smashed 38 from 19 balls in a 71-run Powerplay, and the Knight Riders bowlers finished the job at Kensington Oval.
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Match Report
Hassan Khan's unbeaten 62 dragged the Kingsmen to 159 for 7, but the Warriors openers settled the chase inside the Powerplay.
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Match Report
The Patriots piled up 235 for 4, the season's highest total, before bowling the Kings out for 98 in 13.5 overs.
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Match Report
Rahkeem Cornwall took 3 for 17 in the Powerplay and Joshua James defended the last over as the Falcons went back to the top.
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Match Report
Quinton de Kock's 106 took the Tridents to 217 for 4, but the Patriots completed the fourth-highest successful chase in CPL history.
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Match Report
Hetmyer reached three figures in 40 deliveries, equalling the fastest century in CPL history on his 100th tournament appearance.
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Match Report
Rain ended Jamaica's chase at 127 for 3, seven runs above par after Trinbago had posted 180 for 6.
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Broadcast
YouTube and Facebook viewing is driving the tournament's strongest reported digital growth of the current campaign.
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Match Report
A 96-run opening stand with Colin Munro turned a tricky Queen's Park Oval surface into a comfortable home victory.
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WCPL
Meg Lanning, Suzie Bates, Marizanne Kapp and Shabnim Ismail are among the international players set for Barbados in September.
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Match Report
Ayub rebuilt after two early wickets, then contributed with the ball as the Patriots finished on 171 for 6 at Warner Park.
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Match Report
Roston Chase's three wickets in four balls broke the chase before Matthew Forde removed Kieron Pollard.
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Partnership
The agreement begins with the 2026/27 season and will create match opportunities for customers across participating territories.
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Entertainment
The 19 September show at the National Botanical Gardens features Mavado, Estelle, Voice, Chris Martin, Mr Vegas and Skippa.
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Match Report
The Falcons captain transformed a difficult innings at North Sound before Joshua James led a collapse of seven wickets for 32 runs.
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Match Report
Shamar Joseph led the bowling display before Shimron Hetmyer and Shai Hope added 99 from 42 balls.
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Travel
The programme gives supporters additional travel options as teams and fixtures move between tournament territories.
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Match Report
A 76-run unbroken stand with Kusal Perera carried the Falcons home with nine balls remaining.
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Match Report
The Kings chased 170 with ten balls remaining to close their Saint Lucia home leg with a win.
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Match Report
Shadab Khan, Moeen Ali and Shamar Springer supplied the late acceleration after Dasun Shanaka's unbeaten 49.
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Match Report
Mavendra Dindyal made 50 before Shimron Hetmyer and Quentin Sampson completed the chase with 11 balls remaining.
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Match Report
Jamaica recovered from 0 for 2 to score 181 for 6 before dismissing the Patriots for 130 at Sabina Park.
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Community
Players from Saint Lucia Kings and Jamaica Kingsmen coached young participants and distributed back-to-school supplies.
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CPL News
Bravo is recognised in the player category and Bishop in the non-player category ahead of a Barbados gala supporting prostate-cancer awareness.
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Match Report
Gudakesh Motie and Mujeeb Ur Rahman shared five wickets to secure a nine-run win in Gros Islet.
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Fixtures
The WCPL match at Kensington Oval moves to 10am, while the men's CPL match in Guyana moves to 3pm local time.
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Match Report
The Kingsmen completed the highest successful CPL chase at Sabina Park with eight balls remaining.
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Match Report
The Kings recovered from 21 for 6 and reached a revised target of 52 with two balls remaining after rain repeatedly shortened the contest in Gros Islet.
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Match Report
The Warriors dismissed Jamaica for 117 before completing the chase with 35 balls remaining in their CPL 2026 opener.
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Match Report
Andre Fletcher carried his bat for 48 after Jason Holder and Saurabh Netravalkar took three wickets each.
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Match Report
Brandon King made 73 and Daniel Sams took 4 for 20 before Ramon Simmonds defended 15 from the final over.
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Match Report
Andries Gous made 82 before the Kings' spinners and Matthew Forde closed out a tense final-over victory at Arnos Vale.
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Match Report
Sunil Narine took 3 for 7 as the Patriots made 109 for 9 before rain ended the chase with TKR on 94 for 2 after 15 overs.
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Match Report
Tajinder Singh's 62 set up the chase before Shamar Springer completed two runs from the last delivery after a late Kingsmen fightback.
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Community
More than 50 children will attend the first events on 17 August, followed by player visits to schools in Guyana and Barbados on 10 September.
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Broadcast
Rush Live & Louder leads pan-Caribbean coverage, with Willow, TNT, JioStar, FanCode, Cricbuzz, Sky NZ, Fox and other partners serving international viewers.
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CPL News
The Jamaica Kingsmen opener and Sunday's Falcons-Kings fixture will now begin at 7:15pm local time after the displays.
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CPL Tribute
The league-wide tribute begins during opening weekend and will give supporters across all eight host territories a chance to remember the West Indies great.
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CPL News
Health professionals will offer blood pressure, blood glucose, BMI, urinalysis and PSA checks as the league expands its community health work.
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CPL History
The first two inductees will be celebrated at a Barbados gala on 15 September, with proceeds supporting prostate cancer awareness and testing.
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Fantasy
The official CPL fantasy game gives each manager £100m to pick 15 players, set a starting XI and compete across 14 gameweeks.
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Fan Guide
Fans can join a 50-day virtual journey across the CPL host route, support their chosen franchise and help chase a combined target of 200 million steps.
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Squads
Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders lead a seven-team field that includes the new Jamaica Kingsmen, with the season running from 7 August to 20 September.
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Fantasy
Supporters can select a 15-player squad with a virtual £100m budget and compete in public or private leagues throughout CPL 2026.
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Tickets
A practical guide to official ticket sales, current playoff availability, venue planning and the checks every supporter should make before paying.
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Tickets
Discounted children’s tickets are available for all three opening-weekend fixtures as Arnos Vale Stadium prepares to host CPL cricket for the first time.
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Technology
The partnership will introduce live win probabilities, tactical insights, player match-ups and pre-match analysis throughout CPL 2026.
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Tickets
Trinbago Knight Riders' five-match Port of Spain run begins on 26 August, with Jamaica and Guyana swapping dates in the revised fixture order.
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CPL News
Charles L. A. Wilkin, a lawyer, former first-class cricketer and lifelong administrator in St Kitts and Nevis, died on 25 July 2026.
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Squads
The Patriots have added pace, wrist-spin and middle-order experience to a West Indian core led by Jason Holder, Kyle Mayers and Andre Fletcher.
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Squads
The defending champions have paired proven top-order power with two younger all-round options and the leading wicket-taker from their 2025 campaign.
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Squads
Six overseas names will move through the Falcons squad on different availability windows, with Moeen Ali and Kusal Perera available throughout.
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Squads
Jamaica will use two overseas-player phases during its first CPL season, with a planned change after the team’s opening four fixtures.
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CPL News
The league says the 20 September final at Kensington Oval will include a tribute to the Barbados and West Indies legend.
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Venues
The schedule moves through eight host territories, with new milestones in St Vincent, Jamaica and Barbados.
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Squads
Guyana’s five-player overseas group covers opening power, spin, finishing and seam bowling around a strong West Indian roster.
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Squads
The returning Tridents identity comes with a balanced overseas group built around Quinton de Kock’s opening batting and three distinct spin options.
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Squads
Saint Lucia have paired two international spinners with flexible batting and seam support ahead of their opening home match on 12 August.
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WCPL
The Caribbean brand returns to a CPL title role after sponsoring the first two seasons of the men's tournament.
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Tickets
The Yorker, Hattrick and Googly packages combine admission to two, three or four playoff matches with drinks or final-day hospitality.
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Tickets
The ticket release covers Jamaica Empress's first match, two morning fixtures and the second-versus-third playoff.
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Broadcast
The dedicated cricket channel gives Caribbean viewers a confirmed television route for the 2026 men’s and women’s tournaments.
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Entertainment
The CPL Finals Week concert will take place at the National Botanical Gardens on 19 September, one night before the tournament final.
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WCPL
Each franchise received a Heritage player before the protection and draft stages produced ten-player local groups.
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Partnership
The telecommunications brand will support tournament access, fan engagement and connectivity during the 2026 CPL season.
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WCPL
Four franchises will contest an eight-match festival in Barbados, with Jamaica represented in the competition for the first time.
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Fixtures
The men’s tournament opens in St Vincent, returns to Jamaica and finishes with four playoff matches at Kensington Oval.
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Teams
The Kingston-based franchise brings Jamaica back into the league and expands the men’s competition to seven teams.
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