(CPL) 2026 OFFICIAL SCHEDULE

Trinbago Knight Riders Open CPL 2026 Title

Defence in St Vincent Against St Kitts & Nevis

The Trinbago Knight Riders will begin their defence

of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League title

on August 8 against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in a

historic opening fixture in St Vincent.

The CPL officially unveiled its 2026 schedule on

Tuesday, confirming a 39-match tournament running

from August 7 to September 20, with seven teams

competing for the first time in the competition’s

history.

Reigning champions the Knight Riders will start their

campaign away from home, facing the Patriots

before travelling to Jamaica to meet the Kingsmen

on August 15, and then Antigua to take on the

Falcons on August 22.

Their home campaign in Trinidad begins on August

26 against the Saint Lucia Kings. The Knight Riders

will then host the Barbados Royals on August 28,

Jamaica Kingsmen on August 31, and the Antigua &

Barbuda Falcons on September 2.

They round off their preliminary fixtures with away

matches against the Barbados Royals on

September 5 and the Guyana Amazon Warriors on

September 11.

The playoffs begin in Barbados on September 13,

with the final scheduled for September 20 at

Kensington Oval.

CPL officials say the expanded 2026 season will

also feature matches in St Vincent & the Grenadines

for the first time, while Barbados will host the finals

week in a major milestone for the tournament.

“With an expanded tournament in 2026, we are

delighted to be bringing CPL cricket to St Vincent &

the Grenadines for the first time. We are equally

excited about hosting finals week in Barbados,

where we have ambitious plans to deliver the

biggest and most memorable finale in the

tournament’s 14-year history. Each year, our goal is

to raise the bar, and I am more confident than ever

that CPL 2026 will be our best season yet," said

CPL CEO Pete Russell.