An innings of 59 from Nicholas Pooran and four wickets from Sunil Narine were enough to keep the Trinbago Knight Riders’ slim qualification hopes alive with a 35-run victory over the Barbados Tridents at the Kensington Oval in the 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
Pooran was 1 off 10 balls and 9 from 14 before a trio of sixes off the bowling of Mujeeb ur Rahmann got his innings going. That acceleration saw him reach his fifty in just 35 balls as he batted brilliantly against a Tridents attack that struggled to contain him.
In reply, the hosts could not get on top of the hugely experienced Knight Riders spin bowlers who wreaked havoc in the opening exchanges of the chase. Narine claimed three wickets inside the powerplay, dismissing both Quinton de Kock and Rivaldo Clarke for ducks.
The hosts never recovered from the early wickets, losing their first home game of the season.
Knight Riders 155 (Harris 38, Yastika 35; Joseph 3-27) beat Tridents 134 (Navgire 28, Joseph 25, Pandey 3-17) by 21 runs
The Trinbago Knight Riders made a winning start to the 2026 Women’s Caribbean Premier League season, defeating champions Barbados Tridents by 21 runs at Kensington Oval on Saturday.
After being inserted, the Knight Riders rallied to set a challenging 155 all out before disciplined bowling ensured them victory over the three-time defending champs.
The Tridents thought they had the perfect start when seamer Shawnisha Hector pulled off a return catch. The delivery was, however, called a no-ball, gifting Yastika Bhatia a reprieve.
Patriots 235 for 4 (Shanaka 121*, Fletcher 64; Forde 2-48) beat Kings 98 (Seifert 50, Campbell 11; Louis 5-10) by 137 runs
The St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots put on a complete display to crush the Saint Lucia Kings by 137 runs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) at Warner Park on Thursday.
Dasun Shanaka lowered the previous 40-ball record for the fastest CPL century before Jeremiah Louis claimed a fifer, helping the Patriots end their home stand with back-to-back victories.
Despite losing Kyle Mayers (1) early to Matthew Forde (2/48), Andre Fletcher joined Johnson Charles to push the hosts through the powerplay at 59 for 1.
After being dropped twice in the seventh over, Fletcher punished the Kings by racing to a half-century in just 23 balls. He and Charles shared in an 81-run (48 balls) second-wicket foundational stand for the Patriots.
Then Shanaka stole the show. He and fellow Sri Lankan Wanindu Hasaranga scored at a remarkable strike rate of 300 in their 93-run unbeaten stand.
The West Indies will miss out on the inaugural Women's Champions Trophy after the International Cricket Council confirmed Sri Lanka's participation.
The global body informed that, despite being stripped of its hosting rights because of government interference in its cricket board, Sri Lanka have qualified for the six-team tournament courtesy of being in the top six of the T20I rankings at the qualification cut-off date of July 6.
The West Indies, who were ranked 7th at the cut-off date, in the meantime, have missed out on the T20 tournament.
The ICC also informed that the competition will be hosted by India, in Mumbai and Vadodara, from February 14 to 28 in 2027.
Falcons 183 for 4 (Nawaz 76, Moeen 32*; Tariq 1-25) beat Knight Riders 175 for 7 (Da Silva 54*, Pollard 41; Cornwall 3-17) by 8 runs
The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons claimed an 8-run victory over the Trinbago Knight Riders in the final game of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season at the Queen’s Park Oval on Thursday.
The loss is the Knight Riders' third straight, as they finish their homestand with four defeats from five. Hasan Nawaz was the standout performer with the bat, whilst Rahkeem Cornwall and Joshua James brought it home with the ball for the Falcons, who notched another win after a rain-cancelled fixture against the Patriots.
The Falcons made a promising start in the powerplay with Evin Lewis and Rahkeem Cornwall putting on a decent 40-run partnership before Cornwall played on Usman Tariq. This was the 17th consecutive CPL match he’s taken a wicket. They had the chance to send Lewis back for 16, but the catch was put down by Terrance Hinds. The Knight Riders have relied on their spinners to bowl a tight first six, but the Falcons didn’t allow themselves to get bogged down and reached 43 for 1 at the end of the PowerPlay.
