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Some teams are disadvantaged by the CPL schedule

Sun, Aug 23, '26 at 1:55 PM

There are teams that have already played 5 or 6 matched while a couple on played 2 matches.

Coming to the back end of the tournament the Tridents and the Warriors will play most of their matches at home which allows them to better assess match situations and know exactly what they need to do in those circumstances as per their standings on the points table.

In my opinion this is unfair to the other teams ..... but i guess this comes down to the money factor again

Sun, Aug 23, '26 at 3:38 PM

'Home' advantage doesn;t seem to be working to date...see table.

With some many veteran CPL players playing....they all know the conditions at every ground on the schedule

Caribbean Premier League 2026 Points Table | Cricbuzz.com

Sun, Aug 23, '26 at 4:30 PM

@Kay wrote:

This has always been the case where TNT and Guyana play their home games at the back- end of the tournament. Yes it is an advantage but you still have to make use of it. SLK and Jamaica Kingsmen both went 2-3 in their home games.

Happy that the semis and finals will be played at Kensington so spin may not be a major factor.

Sun, Aug 23, '26 at 6:45 PM

they need to mix it up so that in alternate years, southern Caribbean plays first. I agree that the teams that play home matches last have some advantage as well as being generally the two strongest teams on paper generally.