Cricket West Indies (CWI) has released the schedule for the 2026 Caribbean Premier League season. This year’s competition will run from 7 August until 20 September and will comprise a total of 39 matches, including playoffs and a final. The opening fixture sees Jamaica Kingsmen face Antigua & Barbuda Falcons. The final is to be held in Barbados, which will host the culmination of the competition for the very first time in the tournament's history. There will be seven teams participating in CPL 2026, and these will be: Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, Barbados Royals, Jamaica Kingsmen, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Saint Lucia Kings, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders. It is the latter two who will go into this competition as defending champions, having overcome Guyana Amazon Warriors in the last renewal of this trophy. New Venues and Key Highlights The most notable change for the competition this year is the fact that St Vincent & the Grenadines will host cricket for the very first time in this format. The former will host the opening fixtures in the tournament. Barbados iwill play more of a vital role towards the end of the tournament, hosting the knockout stages and indeed the final, as the final has never been staged at that venue before. The league phase will run until September, with matches taking place throughout August and into early September in Jamaica, Saint Lucia, Antigua, Trinidad, St Kitts, Guyana and Barbados. Playoffs commence September 16, the final following two days later on 20 September. Also Read | Jofra Archer Fumes at Riyan Parag Over No 1st Slip vs Priyansh Arya CPL 2026 Complete Schedule Date Match Time Venue Aug 7 Jamaica Kingsmen vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 7 PM St Vincent Aug 8 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders 7 PM St Vincent Aug 9 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs Saint Lucia Kings 7 PM St Vincent Aug 11 Jamaica Kingsmen vs Barbados Royals 7 PM Jamaica Aug 12 Saint Lucia Kings vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 7 PM Saint Lucia Aug 13 Jamaica Kingsmen vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 7 PM Jamaica Aug 14 Saint Lucia Kings vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 7 PM Saint Lucia Aug 15 Jamaica Kingsmen vs Trinbago Knight Riders 7 PM Jamaica Aug 16 Saint Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals 7 PM Saint Lucia Aug 18 Jamaica Kingsmen vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 7 PM Jamaica Aug 19 Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 7 PM Saint Lucia Aug 20 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 7 PM Antigua Aug 21 Saint Lucia Kings vs Jamaica Kingsmen 7 PM Saint Lucia Aug 22 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs Trinbago Knight Riders 7 PM Antigua Aug 23 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 7 PM Antigua Aug 25 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs Barbados Royals 7 PM Antigua Aug 26 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Saint Lucia Kings 7 PM Trinidad Aug 27 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Kingsmen 7 PM St Kitts Aug 28 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals 7 PM Trinidad Aug 29 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 8 PM Trinidad Aug 30 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 7 PM St Kitts Aug 31 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Kingsmen 7 PM Trinidad Sep 1 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals 5 PM St Kitts Sep 2 Trinbago Knight Riders vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 7 PM Trinidad Sep 3 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Saint Lucia Kings 7 PM St Kitts Sep 4 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Kingsmen 7 PM Guyana Sep 5 Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders 7 PM Barbados Sep 6 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 8 PM Guyana Sep 6 Barbados Royals vs Saint Lucia Kings 7 PM Barbados Sep 8 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 7 PM Guyana Sep 9 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Saint Lucia Kings 7 PM Guyana Sep 10 Barbados Royals vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 7 PM Barbados Sep 11 Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders 7 PM Guyana Sep 12 Barbados Royals vs Jamaica Kingsmen 7 PM Barbados Sep 13 Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 7 PM Barbados Sep 16 Eliminator 8 PM Barbados Sep 17 Qualifier 1 7 PM Barbados Sep 18 Qualifier 2 7 PM Barbados Sep 20 Final 7 PM Barbados