2025 Caribbean Premier League

2025 Caribbean Premier League
Tournament logo
Dates14 August – 21 September 2025
Administrator(s)Cricket West Indies
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)
Various
Participants6
Matches34
Official websitecplt20.com

The 2025 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or for sponsorship reasons, Republic Bank CPL 2025 is the thirteenth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that is being played in the West Indies.[1][2] The tournament begins from 14 August to 21 September 2025.[3] The matches are being played across six countries in the Caribbean: Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, and Trinidad and Tobago. [3][4] Saint Lucia Kings are the defending champions.[5]

Teams

Team Captain Head coach
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Imad Wasim Paul Nixon
Barbados Royals Rovman Powell Trevor Penney
Guyana Amazon Warriors Imran Tahir Lance Klusener
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Jason Holder Simon Helmot
Saint Lucia Kings David Wiese Daren Sammy
Trinbago Knight Riders Nicholas Pooran Dwayne Bravo

Venues

Antigua and Barbuda Barbados Guyana
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Kensington Oval Providence Stadium
Capacity: 10,000 Capacity: 28,000 Capacity: 15,000
Saint Kitts and Nevis Saint Lucia Trinidad and Tobago
Warner Park Sporting Complex Daren Sammy Cricket Ground Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity: 8,000 Capacity: 12,400 Capacity: 15,000

Squads

The following players were retained or signed by their respective teams.[6]

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Barbados Royals Guyana Amazon Warriors St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Saint Lucia Kings Trinbago Knight Riders

Replacements

Standing

Points table

The tournament follows a double round-robin format in the league stage wherein each team plays ten games. The top four teams will qualify for the play-offs.

Pos Team Pld W L T NR Pts NRR Qualification
1 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 4 2 1 0 1 5 −0.535 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Saint Lucia Kings 2 1 0 0 1 3 0.150
3 Guyana Amazon Warriors 1 1 0 0 0 2 1.235 Advanced to Eliminator
4 St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 4 1 3 0 0 2 0.124
5 Trinbago Knight Riders 2 1 1 0 0 2 0.100
6 Barbados Royals 1 0 1 0 0 0 −0.179
Updated to match(es) played on 20 August 2025. Source: ESPNcricinfo
  • If teams fail to bowl their overs within the allotted time they will be given a Net Run Rate penalty as outlined below:
    • One (1) over down-Penalty of 0.05 deduction from their NRR
    • Each additional over down-Penalty of 0.10 deduction from their NRR

Match summary

TeamGroup matchesPlayoffs
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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons0235??????
Barbados Royals0?????????
Guyana Amazon Warriors2?????????
Saint Lucia Kings13????????
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots2222??????
Trinbago Knight Riders22????????
WinLossNo 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.

Fixtures

The full schedule of the tournament was announced on 24 March 2025.[7]

Match 1
14 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Karima Gore 61 (34)
Waqar Salamkheil 4/22 (4 overs)
Alick Athanaze 37* (28)
Rahkeem Cornwall 2/19 (3 overs)
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won by 6 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, St Kitts
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI)
Player of the match: Waqar Salamkheil (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots)
  • St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.

Match 2
15 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Guyana Amazon Warriors
154/5 (17.2 overs)
Andre Fletcher 60 (41)
Dwaine Pretorius 3/43 (4 overs)
Ben McDermott 75 (39)
Abbas Afridi 2/24 (2 overs)
Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 5 wickets
Warner Park Sporting Complex, St Kitts
Umpires: Ryan Banwarie (WI) and Deighton Butler (WI)
Player of the match: Ben McDermott (Guyana Amazon Warriors)
  • Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.

Match 3
16 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Barbados Royals
151/6 (20 overs)
v
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
152/4 (19.4 overs)
Quinton de Kock 57 (45)
Jayden Seales 2/15 (4 overs)
Karima Gore 64* (53)
Jomel Warrican 1/20 (4 overs)
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won by 6 wickets
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI)
Player of the match: Karima Gore (Antigua & Barbuda Falcons)
  • Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
17 August 2025
10:00
Scorecard
Trinbago Knight Riders
231/5 (20 overs)
v
Colin Munro 120 (57)
Jason Holder 2/40 (4 overs)
Jason Holder 44 (22)
Usman Tariq 4/33 (4 overs)
Trinbago Knight Riders won by 12 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, St Kitts
Umpires: Gregory Brathwaite (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI)
Player of the match: Colin Munro (Trinbago Knight Riders)
  • St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.

Match 5
17 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Match abandoned
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Chris Wright (WI) and Zahid Bassarath (WI)
  • Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.

Match 6
19 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
Saint Lucia Kings
200/8 (20 overs)
v
Roston Chase 61 (38)
Kyle Mayers 2/24 (3 overs)
Jason Holder 63 (29)
Khary Pierre 2/25 (4 overs)
Saint Lucia Kings won by 3 runs
Warner Park Sporting Complex, St Kitts
Umpires: Deighton Butler (WI) and Ryan Banwarie (WI)
Player of the match: Roston Chase (Saint Lucia Kings)
  • St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
  • Navin Bidaisee (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) made his T20 debut.

Match 7
20 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Trinbago Knight Riders
159/6 (20 overs)
Fabian Allen 45 (20)
Usman Tariq 2/37 (4 overs)
Colin Munro 44 (18)
Obed McCoy 4/39 (4 overs)
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won by 8 runs
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua
Umpires: Carl Tuckett (WI) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Obed McCoy (Antigua & Barbuda Falcons)
  • Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 8
21 August 2025
19:00 (N)
Scorecard
v
Kyle Mayers 42 (28)
Ramon Simmonds 3/26 (4 overs)
Innings break
Warner Park Sporting Complex, St Kitts
Umpires: Christopher Taylor (WI) and Deighton Butler (WI)
  • Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.






















Play-offs

Qualifier 1Qualifier 2The Final
17 September 2025 — Guyana21 September 2025 — Guyana
11st placed teamQ1WWinner of Qualifier 1
22nd placed team19 September 2025 — GuyanaQ2WWinner of Qualifier 2
Q1LLoser of Qualifier 1
EliminatorEWWinner of Eliminator
16 September 2025 — Guyana
33rd placed team
44th placed team
Eliminator
16 September 2025
Scorecard
3rd placed team
v
4th placed team

Qualifier 1
17 September 2025
Scorecard
1st placed team
v
2nd placed team

Qualifier 2
19 September 2025
Scorecard
Loser of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Eliminator

The Final
21 September 2025
Scorecard
Winner of Qualifier 1
v
Winner of Qualifier 2

Statistics

Most runs

Runs Player Team
125 Karima Gore Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
120 Colin Munro Trinbago Knight Riders
Andre Fletcher St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
75 Ben McDermott Guyana Amazon Warriors
69 Jason Holder St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Source: ESPNcricinfo[8] | Updated: 17 August 2025

Most wickets

Player Team Wickets
Waqar Salamkheil St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 9
Fazalhaq Farooqi St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 5
Usman Tariq Trinbago Knight Riders 4
Naseem Shah St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 4
Jason Holder St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 4
Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]  |  Updated: 21 August 2025

Notes

  1. ^ a b Fazalhaq Farooqi was unavailable for the reminder of the season due to national duties. He was replaced by Mohammad Rizwan.

References

  1. ^ "Tournament Window For CPL 2025 Confirmed". Caribbean Premier League. 10 January 2025. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  2. ^ "CPL 2025 to be played from August 14 to September 21". ESPNcricinfo. 11 January 2025. Retrieved 12 January 2025.
  3. ^ a b "Republic Bank CPL 2025 set for August 14 to September 21". News Room Guyana. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  4. ^ Ragoonanan, Devika (10 October 2024). "Guyana hosts CPL 2025 Final, Barbados gets 2026". caribbeanlife.com. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  5. ^ "Chase, Jones lead Kings to their maiden CPL title". ESPNcricinfo. 7 October 2024. Retrieved 10 January 2025.
  6. ^ Sagar Singh @thesagar75. "CPL 2025 squads". Retrieved 19 June 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League Fixtures Confirmed". Caribbean Premier League. Retrieved 24 March 2025.
  8. ^ "Most runs in Caribbean Premier League, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2025.
  9. ^ "Most wickets For Caribbean Premier League, 2025". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 August 2025.