Canada’s professional T20 franchise tournament, the NCL GT20 Canada, will stage its 2026 edition in St. Vincent and the Grenadines across October and November in a one-off proposal before the competition returns home to Canada for the 2027 season.
In a press release issued on Friday, Cricket West Indies (CWI) stated that the move “is designed to deepen cricketing, developmental, and commercial ties between Canada and the West Indies.”
The statement also revealed that CWI will play an administrative role in the tournament execution as well as invest in a franchise.
“Under the collaborative framework, CWI will play an important role in governance, compliance, and regulatory coordination and will also hold a direct franchise investment,” the statement read.
2026 Men’s Super50 Cup; 2027 Women’s Super50 and T20 Blaze are all no-gos
Just prior to the start of the West Indies’ white-ball series against India, Cricket West Indies announced a 25% pay cut for centrally contracted players. The change is understood to only affect the men’s team and will begin taking effect next month.
The regional body has been vocal about its financial struggles, which have led to the downsizing of several domestic competitions across genders and age groups over the last two seasons.
CWI was granted a US$12.82 million emergency loan from the International Cricket Council (ICC) in July. And in an official video release on Thursday, CEO Chris Dehring confirmed another slew of cost-cutting measures triggered by the “terms of repayment and conditions that will require CWI to attain critical metrics in order to access these (ICC) funds.”
West Indies 299 for 6 (Matthews 182, Grimmond 53; Chipare 2-57) beat Zimbabwe 200 all out (Mupachikwa 86, Mugeri-Tiripano 26; Alleyne 3-44) by 99 runs
Matthews extends her own record for most hundreds in ODIs for West Indies to 13
Captain Hayley Matthews' career-best knock of 182 was perfectly complemented by an all-round bowling performance as the West Indies rolled to a comfortable 99-run win over Zimbabwe in Harare on Thursday, taking a 1-0 lead in their three-match Women’s One-Day International series.
Matthews, predictably, was at the heart of the West Indies innings, featuring for all but the final five deliveries, helping them to 299 for 6, their second-highest total in the format.
The skipper got to a hundred off 107 balls before accelerating. The century was the 28-year-old’s 13th, the most in Women’s ODIs for the West Indies. Her masterful display came in just 156 deliveries and included 26 boundaries and two maximums.
The Barbadian shared in a 128-run opening stand with Realeanna Grimmond, the joint fifth-highest for Windies for any partnership in the format and the second century partnership from the pair in four ODIs.
Falcons 173 for 2 (Jangoo 57*, Nawaz 47*; Lawes 1-32) beat Kingsmen 170 for 9 (Sadaqat 114, Ayub 29; Moqim 4-14) by eight wickets
The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons were crowned Caribbean Premier League (CPL) champions for the first time after defeating the Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets at the Kensington Oval on Sunday.
An unbeaten 89-run partnership between Amir Jangoo and Hasan Nawaz completed the Falcons’ historic triumph after another sensational spell from Sufyan Moqim, who claimed 4 for 14 to set up the chase. Maaz Sadaqat’s second century of the season ultimately counted for little as the Kingsmen fell short despite posting 170 for 9.
Sent in to bat, the Kingsmen immediately signalled their intent in the Power Play, with Sadaqat launching Jayden Seales into the stands from the first ball. Seales, however, struck back at the end of the over when Kirk McKenzie was sharply caught by Rahkeem Cornwall in the slips.
Keacy Carty joined Sadaqat at the crease, with the pair having already played starring roles in the play-offs. They looked to make the most of the Power Play and appeared to be building another formidable partnership, but Carty soon punched one straight to Shadab Khan at cover, with the Falcons all-rounder taking a sharp catch.
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons celebrate first CPL title (CPL T20)
Kamil Pooran has earned a maiden international call-up after being included in West Indies’ T20I squad to face World Champions India. The right-hander scored 273 runs across eight innings at a strike rate of 159.64, averaging 39 in the 2026 Caribbean Premier League.
Quentin Sampson, who was in the ICC T20 World Cup squad earlier this year in India, has also been included. Meanwhile, veteran all-rounder Jason Holder has been rested for the series.
