In a major announcement today, The Government of Barbados and the Royals Sports Group (RSG) revealed that the iconic “Barbados Tridents” franchise will be making a return to the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) as part of an ambitious One Barbados initiative.
This historic three-year partnership is intended to be part of a much larger national movement, where the newly-relaunched Barbados Tridents will serve as a beacon of national pride, reaffirming the franchise as a year-round national asset and introducing what is believed to be a first-of-its-kind public–private partnership in elite franchise cricket.
After five years as the Barbados Royals, the franchise will return to its national colours in a brand-new redesigned matchday jersey.
Speaking on the historic announcement, Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley pointed to the significance of the One Barbados partnership as the island prepares to celebrate 60 years of independence.
“As Barbados marks its 60th year of Independence, the One Barbados partnership encapsulates everything that we, as a young nation have accomplished thus far,” stated Mottley.
“The return to the Barbados Tridents reflects our confidence, our pride and our ambition as a nation, as we begin to chart the path towards our next 60 years. Cricket has long been a core pillar of our national identity and self-determination. As such, it is incredibly fitting that through this partnership, we will see ourselves represented, in our national colours, with a name that speaks to who we are.”
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T&T 333 & 209 for 7 (Cooper 101*, Hinds 26; Bishop 4-60) lead Pride 296 all out (Bishop 99*, Boucher 80, Phillip 4-63) by 246 runs
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force have built a 246-run lead heading into a decisive final day of their West Indies Championship playoff contest against Barbados Pride at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda.
T&T reached close of play at 209 for seven, thanks to a crucial century from opener Cephas Cooper, who finished the day unbeaten on 101 while having a hand in every partnership.
Joshua Bishop has led the Barbados attack, claiming figures of 4 for 60 so far, including the wicket of Terrance Hinds (26), to break a threatening 49-run stand with Cooper as T&T lost two wickets late in the day’s play.
Khary Pierre (9*) will resume batting alongside Cooper for the Red Force, who have three second-innings wickets remaining.
The Pride, who started Day 3 on 262 for 9, added 34 runs to be dismissed for 296 just before lunch in 76.4 overs as T&T earned a first-innings lead of 37 runs.
Joshua Bishop was left stranded on 99 after adding 20 to his overnight score. Anderson Phillip (4/63) was the pick of the Red Force bowlers. He was ably assisted by Terrance Hinds (3/57).
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Pride 262 for 9 (Boucher 80, Bishop 79*, Phillip 4-51) trail T&T 333 all out (Cooper 93, Da Silva 70; Springer 3-40) by 71 runs
The Trinidad and Tobago Red Force are closing in on a first-innings lead in their West Indies Championship playoff contest against Barbados Pride at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda. T&T restricted the Pride to 262 for nine at stumps on Day 2, still 71 runs adrift of their first-innings total of 333 all out.
The Red Force seamers had the Pride reeling at 47 for six early in the innings. It took significant contributions from the lower-order to bring Barbados back into the contest, with Leniko Boucher and Shamar Springer (51) sharing in an 88-run partnership for the seventh wicket before the former put on 103 runs in an eighth-wicket stand with Joshua Bishop (79*).
The Pride lost top-scorer Boucher (80) and Johann Layne (4) in the last half-hour of the day’s play to slip from 243 for seven.
T&T, starting the day at 298 for seven, lost their final three wickets for 35 runs and were dismissed in 111.2 overs.
Shamar Springer led Barbados’ attack with figures of 3 for 40, while there were two wickets apiece for Kyle Mayers (2/39), Johann Layne (2/58), and Roston Chase (2/66).
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T&T 298 for 7 (Cooper 93, Da Silva 65*; Springer 2-31) vs Pride Yet to Bat
The West Indies Championship playoff contest, which will determine who will meet the Guyana Harpy Eagles in the final, is in the balance following Sunday’s first day of action, as Barbados Pride responded with late wickets to fight back against the Trinidad and Tobago Red Force at the Coolidge Cricket Ground in Antigua and Barbuda.
Cephas Cooper’s patient knock had earlier laid the platform for the Red Force. The opener fell agonizingly short of a century, for 93, after seeing off the new ball in a 102-run second-wicket partnership with Jyd Goolie (33).
T&T then lost four wickets for 76 runs to be restricted to 194 for five, before captain Joshua Da Silva (65*) shared in a century-stand with Terrance Hinds, putting on 103 runs for the sixth wicket.
Kyle Mayers would eventually trap Hinds lbw for 51 in the penultimate over of the day before Shamar Springer (2/31) removed Khary Pierre for a duck with the final delivery of the day’s play as T&T closed on 298 for seven in 89.3 overs.
Johann Layne picked up 2 for 56 for the Pride, while Amir Jangoo contributed 41 for the Red Force.
All six eligible Caribbean Premier League franchises have confirmed their mandatory pre-draft Breakout Player retentions.
Under the CPL’s player draft and acquisition regulations for the 2026 season, each franchise, with the exception of the Jamaica Kingsmen, was permitted to retain one player ahead of the draft, who had to be selected from the team’s Breakout Player category.
