The 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL2026) or for sponsorship reasons, Republic Bank CPL 2026, was the fourteenth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that was played in the West Indies. The tournament began on 7 August 2026 and the final was held on 20 September 2026 in Barbados. Trinbago Knight Riders were the defending champions.
In the final, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons defeated Jamaica Kingsmen by 8 wickets to win their first title.
Background In August 2025, it was reported that the tournament would feature an expanded roster of seven teams following the return of a Jamaica-based franchise. In February 2026, it was confirmed that the tournament would return to Jamaica, ending a seven-year absence of the league from the island. In March 2026, it was announced that the Jamaica Kingsmen will officially participate in the 2026 edition. In May 2026, it was also announced that the Barbados Tridents will return for the 2026 season as part of an ambitious "One Barbados" initiative.
Draft and Squad composition Each team is allowed to build a squad of 17 players. The squad composition consists of nine West Indian players, five overseas players and three breakout players.
All the six teams part of 2025 season get four Right to Match Options (RMO) to protect players from previous season where three can be used on any salary slot and one can be used on salary slot 7 to 17 and should be player in the team's home territory. While Jamaica Kingsmen will get the first three picks in the draft where they can select only Jamaican players but can select only one player from existing teams and the other teams cannot use RMO. Kingsmen will get one RMO which can be exercised on Jamaican player and if player played in 2025 season, he should be in salary slot 7 to 17. Any team which loses player to Kingsmen will get an additional RMO.
The overseas players can be directly negotiated with a maximum of four players allowed in a match. One breakout player has to be included in every match.
Host nations The 2026 season will be played across a record-equalling eight host nations. Matches are scheduled to take place in Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Jamaica, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Trinidad and Tobago.
Teams TeamCaptainAntigua & Barbuda FalconsMoeen AliPaul NixonBarbados TridentsChris GreenTrevor PenneyGuyana Amazon WarriorsImran TahirLance KlusenerJamaica KingsmenRovman PowellGrant BradburnSt Kitts & Nevis PatriotsJason HolderSimon HelmotSaint Lucia KingsRoston ChaseDaren SammyTrinbago Knight RidersNicholas PooranDwayne Bravo
Venues Antigua and BarbudaBarbadosGuyanaJamaicaSir Vivian Richards StadiumKensington OvalProvidence StadiumSabina ParkCapacity: 10,000Capacity: 28,000Capacity: 15,000Capacity: 20,000Saint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesTrinidad and TobagoWarner Park Sporting ComplexDaren Sammy Cricket GroundArnos Vale StadiumQueen's Park OvalCapacity: 8,000Capacity: 12,400Capacity: 18,000Capacity: 15,000
Squads The following players were retained, signed or drafted by their respective teams.
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Barbados Tridents Guyana Amazon Warriors Jamaica Kingsmen St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Saint Lucia Kings Trinbago Knight Riders Moeen Ali (c) Alzarri Joseph Amir Jangoo Anderson Mahase Anderson Phillip Evin Lewis Fabian Allen Jahmar Hamilton Jayden Seales Joshua James Karima Gore Kusal Perera Milind Kumar Rahkeem Cornwall Shadab Khan Shamar Springer Sufyan Moqim Tajinder Singh Tim Robinson Chris Green (c) Brandon King Daniel Sams George Linde Gudakesh Motie Jakeem Pollard Johann Layne Kadeem Alleyne Kofi James Mujeeb Ur Rahman Quinton de Kock Ramon Simmonds Rivaldo Clarke Shadrack Descarte Sherfane Rutherford Zachary Carter Zishan Motara Imran Tahir (c) Dwaine Pretorius Glenn Phillips Isai Thorne Jonathan van Lange Khary Pierre Matthew Nandu Mavendra Dindiyal Mohammad Haris Mohammad Nabi Quentin Sampson Rahmanullah Gurbaz Romario Shepherd Ronaldo Alimohamed Shai Hope Shamar Joseph Shimron Hetmyer Veerasammy Permaul Rovman Powell (c) Andre Russell Hassan Khan Hunain Shah Jeavor Royal Jediah Blades Keacy Carty Keemo Paul Kelvin Pitman Kirk McKenzie Maaz Sadaqat Odean Smith Romaine Morris Saim Ayub Shaqkere Parris Shayan Jahangir Tayyab Arif Usman Khan Vitel Lawes Jason Holder (c) Alick Athanaze Andre Fletcher Ashmead Nedd Dasun Shanaka Nikhil Chaudhary Wanindu Hasaranga Naseem Shah Waqar Salamkheil Jeremiah Louis Johnson Charles Kevin Wickham Kyle Mayers Micah McKenzie Mikyle Louis Navin Bidaisee Obed McCoy Roston Chase (c) Ackeem Auguste Amari Goodridge Charith Asalanka Damion Joachim Darron Nedd Jewel Andrew Johann Jeremiah Joshua Bishop Kamil Pooran Keon Gaston Maheesh Theekshana Matthew Forde McKenny Clarke Noor Ahmad Shadley van Schalkwyk Tim Seifert Nicholas Pooran (c) Akeal Hosein Alex Hales Amshi de Silva Colin Munro Matthew Breetzke Dexter Sween Dominic Drakes Joshua Da Silva Justin Greaves Jyd Goolie Kieron Pollard Nathan Edward Sunil Narine Terrance Hinds Usman Tariq Abdul-Raheem Toppin
Teams and standings Points table
Match summary
League stage
On 28 April 2026, Cricket West Indies confirmed the full schedule for the tournament, which featured 39 matches to be played across eight venues.
Phase 1 (Saint Vincent)
Phase 2 (Antigua, Jamaica and Saint Lucia)
Phase 3 (Trinidad and Saint Kitts)
Phase 4 (Guyana and Barbados)
Playoffs Bracket
Source: Cricinfo
Eliminator
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Final
Statistics Most runs RunsPlayerTeam50/1004's6's 321 Quinton de Kock Barbados Tridents 10 142.66 106 40.12 0/1 24 18 320 Colin Munro Trinbago Knight Riders 10 125.98 52 32.00 1/0 32 16 283 Nicholas Pooran Trinbago Knight Riders 9 174.69 60* 35.37 2/0 20 23 281 Dasun Shanaka St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 8 193.79 121* 56.20 0/1 18 24 276 Shai Hope Guyana Amazon Warriors 10 112.65 56* 55.20 1/0 11 13Source: Cricinfo Updated: 14 September 2026
Most wickets +WicketsPlayerTeam 16 Matthew Forde Saint Lucia Kings 10 9.13 5/23 15 Roston Chase Saint Lucia Kings 10 6.69 3/24 14 Imran Tahir Guyana Amazon Warriors 10 6.73 5/17 Daniel Sams Barbados Tridents 9 7.48 4/20 Hunain Shah Jamaica Kingsmen 10 7.72 2/23 Alzarri Joseph Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 8 9.23 4/41Source: Cricinfo Updated: 14 September 2026
Awards On September 20, 2026, a list of end of season awards was announced.
+Awards in the 2026 Caribbean Premier LeagueNameTeamAwardQuinton de KockBarbados TridentsHighest Run Scorer AwardDasun ShanakaSt Kitts & Nevis PatriotsHighest Individual ScoreNavin BidaiseeBest Catch of the Tournament Rovman PowellJamaica KingsmenBiggest Six of the Tournament (101 meters)Jeremiah LouisBest Celebration Award
Broadcasting The following broadcasters hold the media rights for the CPL 2026.
Territory Television Rights Digital / Streaming Rights Australia Fox Sports YouTube Bangladesh TapMad & YouTube Europe Cricbuzz Guyana E-Networks India JioStar Indian Sub-Continent YouTube & FanCode Middle East and North Africa Cricbuzz New Zealand Sky Sport (New Zealand) YouTube North America Willow Willow Pakistan TapMad & YouTube Pan-Caribbean Rush Live & Louder Saint Lucia Winners TV South East Asia Cricbuzz Trinidad & Tobago CNC3 United Kingdom TNT Sports Rest of the World YouTube
References
External links Series home at Cricinfo