KINGSTON, JAMAICA — The Jamaica Kingsmen secured a crucial victory in the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), defeating the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) by 7 runs via the Duckworth-Lewis-Stern (DLS) method following a weather interruption. The win propels the Kingsmen into second place on the official CPL standings.
After being sent in to bat first, Trinbago Knight Riders posted a formidable total of 180/6 in their allotted 20 overs, driven by three individual half-centuries:
Nicholas Pooran: 60* off 37 balls
Sunil Narine: 53 off 24 balls
Colin Munro: 52 off 42 balls
Kingsmen bowler Vitel Lawes delivered a standout performance, capturing 3 key wickets to break up TKR’s momentum and earning Player of the Match honours.
In reply, the Jamaica Kingsmen reached 127/3 in 14.4 overs—7 runs ahead of the revised DLS par score of 120—when heavy rain ultimately halted play. Top contributions for the Kingsmen included:
Keacy Carty: 42 off 33 balls
Kirk McKenzie: 30 off 25 balls
Saim Ayub: 24* off 18 balls
Maaz Sadaqat: 12 off 10 balls
Rovman Powell: 5* off 2 balls
Post-Match Reaction
Vitel Lawes (Player of the Match, Jamaica Kingsmen):
“It means a lot. Against a team like TKR, there’s no better team to get a Player of the Match award against.”
Nicholas Pooran (Captain, Trinbago Knight Riders):
“It was brilliant. Munro and Sunil were brilliant tonight. We felt like 180 was a really good score on this ground, but then the rain came, and the ball got wet.”
With this result, Trinbago Knight Riders sit in fifth place on the points table. Action in the CPL continues today, August 30, 2026, as the St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots take on the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons.
