South Africa’s Tazmin Brits is also set to feature
Former Australia captain Meg Lanning and South African all-rounder Marizanne Kapp are among 19 overseas signings confirmed for the 2026 Women’s Caribbean Premier League to be played in Barbados from September 5 to 17.
Jamaica Empress
Lanning, who led Australia to four T20 World Cup titles, joins expansion team the Jamaica Empress for what will be her debut WCPL season after injury prevented her from featuring for the Trinbago Knight Riders in the 2024 edition.
The Jamaican franchise has also secured the services of Ireland wicketkeeper Amy Hunter, South African left-arm spinner Nonkululeko Mlaba, White Ferns seamer Rosemary Mair and Pakistani all-rounder Syeda Aroob Shah.
Kingsmen 182 for 7 (Ayub 102, Paul 25; Hasaranga 2-18) beat Patriots 171 for 6 (Fletcher 55, Shanaka 35*; Blades 2-50) by 11 runs
Saim Ayub’s outstanding all-round performance helped earn the Jamaica Kingsmen a tense 11-run win over the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Warner Park on Thursday, their third of the Caribbean Premier League campaign.
Ayub struck a brilliant 102 (58 balls) to power the Kingsmen to 182 for 7 before claiming crucial figures of 1 for 20 to help restrict the Patriots in their chase.
Naseem Shah’s early double strike left the Kingsmen wobbling at 12 for 2 in the third over. Despite Wanindu Hasaranga’s middle-over exploits, Ayub wrestled control of the innings before accelerating in the last seven overs.
The global body approved nearly USD 13 million in aid for CWI
CEO Chris Dehring says Cricket West Indies still need to “find a way” despite a USD 12.82 million loan from the International Cricket Council (ICC). The ICC announced the credit under the classification of financial support to members at its Annual General Meeting and conference in Edinburgh, Scotland, in July.
Speaking on CVM TV’s Fan Central, Dehring said, “Well, this is just a loan for this fiscal year. The challenge that we have is a long-term scenario that we do have to find a way to re-engineer West Indies cricket based on what is happening now in the world of cricket.”
The ICC previously extended its hand to the board in 2012, providing the then-West Indies Cricket Board, alongside Zimbabwe, with assisted funding.
This is the second time in six years that CWI is receiving repayable financial aid after the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) supplied them with a USD 3 million emergency loan in 2020, which the regional board repaid in full later that year.
This comes after CWI recorded revenues of USD 88 million in 2024 after co-hosting the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup alongside the United States that year. After announcing a net profit of US $23 million, the board stated it was able to clear all its debt.
Kings 211 for 4 (Seifert 105*, Asalanka 33, Pollard 1-24) beat Knight Riders 175 for 6 (Pollard 65, Munro 48, Chase 3-24) by 36 runs
Tim Seifert recorded the first century of this season’s Caribbean Premier League to help the Saint Lucia Kings register back-to-back wins, defeating defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders by 36 runs at the Queen’s Park Oval on Wednesday.
The win sees the Kings leapfrog the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons into first on the standings on net run rate, with both teams on eight points, leaving TKR second from bottom with two.
Seifert’s unbeaten 105 (61) helped the Kings to the highest total of the competition so far before captain Roston Chase’s three-wicket over diverted TKR’s chase.
Seifert and Kamil Pooran put on 60 (34 balls) for the first wicket to get the Kings off to a rapid start, ending the powerplay with the score 64 for 1.
The Kiwi shared in two other half-century stands, first with John Campbell (75 from 38) and then with Charith Asalanka (51 from 36), maintaining the tempo while he batted through the innings.
Falcons 155 for 5 (Moeen 56, Gore 27; Mujeeb 2-32) beat Tridents 125 all out (Clarke 27, Anderson 22, James 3-18) by 30 runs
The Falcons closed out the Antigua and Barbuda leg of the Caribbean Premier League with a win, defeating the Barbados Tridents by 30 runs at the Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on Tuesday night to go three from four at home.
The hosts pulled the Tridents back from 93 for 3 in their chase, inflicting the visitors’ first defeat of the campaign. The Falcons bowlers delivered a comprehensive performance, triggering a middle-order collapse that resulted in the Tridents losing four wickets in two overs and ultimately being bowled out for 125, with their final seven wickets falling for just 32 runs.
Joshua James led the attack with figures of 3 for 18.
