Caribbean Premier League — match preview

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons v Barbados Tridents

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 25 Aug 2026, 19:00T20

Match winner odds

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

42% implied · best @ BoyleSports

2.38

Barbados Tridents

58% implied · best @ Betfair

1.71

Best price across 9 bookmakers at the time of writing. Live market odds, not advice.

Ground trends — Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua

Chase advantage: 63% win rate chasing vs 37% batting first

In-play & trading angles

Defendable totalA first-innings score of 170+ is defended 75% of the time here. Once a side posts it, the fielding team is live in-play — the market often overrates the chase.
Chasing is favouredChasing sides win 63% here. The side bowling first holds value; the par score plays lower than it looks.
Wickets come earlyAn average of 1.8 wickets fall in the powerplay here. Early strikes are the norm — fade the panic if a side loses a couple up top.
Chase edgeAntigua and Barbuda Falcons chase better than Barbados Tridents (66.7% vs 37.7% in the CPL). If Antigua and Barbuda Falcons are chasing, they hold value deeper than the scoreboard suggests.

Average runs in the last five overs at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua are 7.3, 7.9, 8.2, 8.2, 9.1 — about 40.7 runs in the closing quarter (30 men's T20 matches). Runs lines below that, with batting in hand, are the overs angle.

Full ground stats

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Avg 1st innings143 (7.23 rpo)

Median 1st innings151

Chase success rate63%

Bat first win rate37%

Toss winner win rate53%

Avg powerplay (1st inns)40.2/1.8

Boundaries per match20.2 fours, 11.8 sixes

Highest chase / lowest defended191 / 120

Based on 30 men's T20 matches at this ground.

Team trends

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Overall10-15 · 40%

Recent form

LLWWL

Batting first15.4% (13)

Chasing66.7% (12)

At this ground50% (12)

Barbados Tridents

Overall58-74 · 43.9%

Recent form

LWLWW

Batting first48.7% (78)

Chasing37.7% (53)

At this ground50% (4)

Head-to-head (last 4 CPL meetings): Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 2, Barbados Tridents 2.

Teams

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

· Won 2 of 3 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua this season (3 matches at the ground)
· Recently failed to defend 116 v Guyana Amazon Warriors; chased 165 v Trinbago Knight Riders; chased 187 v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (last 3 matches)
· Averaging 151.2 with the bat (158.3 at home, 140.5 away) (5 matches in 2026)
· Conceding an average of 142.8 — 179.7 bowling first, 87.5 bowling second (5 matches in 2026)
· Wins 66.7% chasing vs 15.4% the other way (13 bat-first / 12 chasing)

Barbados Tridents

· Recently defended 177 v Saint Lucia Kings; defended 206 v Jamaica Kingsmen (last 2 matches)
· Averaging 191.5 with the bat (2 matches in 2026)
· Conceding an average of 184.5 (2 matches in 2026)

Key matchups

Q Kock vs S Springer50/19 · SR 263 · 0w

Q Kock has dominated S Springer — SR 263 off 19 balls

K Gore vs M Rahman6/12 · SR 50 · 0w

6 runs off 12 balls, 0 dismissals

K Alleyne vs J Seales6/10 · SR 60 · 0w

6 runs off 10 balls, 0 dismissals

K Gore vs R Simmonds16/11 · SR 145 · 1w

16 runs off 11 balls, 1 dismissal

B King vs J Seales25/22 · SR 114 · 1w

25 runs off 22 balls, 1 dismissal

From these two sides' historical CPL meetings — a guide to duels that may recur.

Players

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Evin Lewisbat

· 97 runs in 3 innings in 2026 at an average of 32.33, striking at 144.8 (3 inns, 67 balls)
· Low score of 1, best of 48 (3 inns, 67 balls)
· 3.3 sixes per innings (10 total) (3 inns, 67 balls)
· Strikes at 131.1 against Barbados Tridents in the CPL, 5.1% above the league average, averaging 21.78 (299 balls faced)

Rahkeem Rashawn Shane Cornwallbat

· 53 runs in 2 innings in 2026 at an average of 26.5, striking at 176.7 (2 inns, 30 balls)
· 2.5 sixes per innings (5 total) (2 inns, 30 balls)
· Strikes at 166.9 against Barbados Tridents in the CPL, 33.8% above the league average, averaging 25.22 (136 balls faced)

Jayden Nigel Tristen Sealesbowl

· 2 wickets in 3 innings in 2026 at 9.9 runs per over (3 inns, 60 balls)
· 0.67 wickets per innings (3 inns, 60 balls)

Alzarri Shaheim Josephbowl

· 4 wickets in 3 innings in 2026 at 8.6 runs per over (3 inns, 60 balls)
· 1.33 wickets per innings (3 inns, 60 balls)

Barbados Tridents

Brandon Alexander Kingbat

· 112 runs in 2 innings in 2026 at an average of 56, striking at 141.8 (2 inns, 79 balls)
· 2.5 sixes per innings (5 total) (2 inns, 79 balls)
· Strikes at 140.3 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 12.5% above the league average, averaging 101 (72 balls faced)

Sherfane Eviston Rutherfordbat

· 111 runs in 2 innings in 2026 at an average of 111, striking at 188.1 (2 inns, 59 balls)
· 4 sixes per innings (8 total) (2 inns, 59 balls)
· Strikes at 171.4 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 37.4% above the league average, averaging 18 (21 balls faced)

Gudakesh Motiebowl

· 4 wickets in 2 innings in 2026 at 9.4 runs per over (2 inns, 48 balls)

Christopher James Greenbowl

· 2 wickets in 2 innings in 2026 at 8.4 runs per over (2 inns, 48 balls)

Stats are computed from ball-by-ball data and show their sample sizes. Ground figures cover every men's T20 played there, not CPL alone.