2026 Caribbean Premier League
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| Dates | 7 August – 20 September 2026 |
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| Administrator | Cricket West Indies |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
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| Participants | 7 |
| Matches | 39 |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
The 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL2026) or for sponsorship reasons, Republic Bank CPL 2026, will be the fourteenth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that is played in the West Indies.[1][2] The tournament is expected to bowl off in early August with the final scheduled to be held on 20 September 2026 in Barbados.[3][4] Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions.[5][6][7]
Draft
In August 2025, it was reported that the tournament will feature an expanded roster of seven teams following the highly anticipated return of a Jamaica-based franchise.[8][9] In February 2026, it was confirmed that the tournament will return to Jamaica, ending a seven-year absence of the tournament from one of cricket’s most storied outposts.[10] In March 2026, it was announced that Jamaica Kingsmen will officially participate in the 2026 edition.[11]
Each team is allowed to build a squad of 17 players. The squad composition comprises 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.[12]
Teams
Venues
| Antigua and Barbuda | Barbados | Guyana | Jamaica | |
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| Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | Kensington Oval | Providence Stadium | Sabina Park | |
| Capacity: 10,000 | Capacity: 28,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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| Saint Kitts and Nevis | Saint Lucia | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Warner Park Sporting Complex | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground | Arnos Vale Stadium | Brian Lara Cricket Academy | Queen's Park Oval |
| Capacity: 8,000 | Capacity: 12,400 | Capacity: 18,000 | Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 25,000 |
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Squads
The following players were retained or signed by their respective teams.
| Salary cap | Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | Barbados Royals | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Jamaica Kingsmen | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Saint Lucia Kings | Trinbago Knight Riders |
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Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
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| 1 | Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Barbados Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 3 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | Jamaica Kingsmen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 5 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 6 | Saint Lucia Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | |
| 7 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Match summary
| Win | Loss | No result |
- Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
- Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
