Caribbean Premier League — match preview

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons v Trinbago Knight Riders

Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua | 22 Aug 2026, 19:00T20

Result: Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won chasing

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

  • Chase advantage: 62% win rate chasing vs 38% batting first

In-play & trading angles

  • Defendable totalA first-innings score of 170+ is defended 86% 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 62% 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.

Average runs in the last five overs at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, North Sound, Antigua are 7.4, 7.8, 8, 8.1, 8.6 — about 39.9 runs in the closing quarter (29 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 innings141 (7.15 rpo)
Median 1st innings150
Chase success rate62%
Bat first win rate38%
Toss winner win rate52%
Avg powerplay (1st inns)39.8/1.8
Boundaries per match20.1 fours, 11.4 sixes
Highest chase / lowest defended173 / 120

Based on 29 men's T20 matches at this ground.

Team trends

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Overall8-14 · 36.4%
Recent form
WWLLL
Batting first16.7% (12)
Chasing60% (10)
At this ground44.4% (9)

Trinbago Knight Riders

Overall91-58 · 61.1%
Recent form
LWWWL
Batting first54.5% (66)
Chasing68.8% (80)
At this ground33.3% (3)

Head-to-head (last 5 CPL meetings): Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 3, Trinbago Knight Riders 2.

Teams

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

  • · Recently failed to defend 98 v Saint Lucia Kings; fell short chasing 187 v Saint Lucia Kings (last 2 matches)
  • · Averaging 140.5 with the bat (2 matches in 2026)
  • · Conceding an average of 120.5 — 187 bowling first, 54 bowling second (2 matches in 2026)
  • · Wins 60% chasing vs 16.7% the other way (12 bat-first / 10 chasing)

Trinbago Knight Riders

No angles cleared the sample thresholds.

Key matchups

A Jangoo vs U Tariq5/9 · SR 56 · 1w

5 runs off 9 balls, 1 dismissal

R Cornwall vs A Hosein9/10 · SR 90 · 1w

9 runs off 10 balls, 1 dismissal

A Hales vs R Cornwall22/9 · SR 244 · 0w

A Hales has dominated R Cornwall — SR 244 off 9 balls

F Allen vs U Tariq25/8 · SR 313 · 0w

F Allen has dominated U Tariq — SR 313 off 8 balls

K Pollard vs S Springer14/9 · SR 156 · 1w

14 runs off 9 balls, 1 dismissal

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

Players

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

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 132.2 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 6% above the league average, averaging 10.37 (149 balls faced)
Evin Lewisbat
  • · 49 runs in 2 innings in 2026 at an average of 24.5, striking at 169 (2 inns, 29 balls)
  • · 2.5 sixes per innings (5 total) (2 inns, 29 balls)
  • · Strikes at 142.4 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 14.2% above the league average, averaging 28.2 (396 balls faced)
Jayden Nigel Tristen Sealesbowl
  • · 1 wickets in 2 innings in 2026 at 8.7 runs per over (2 inns, 36 balls)
Alzarri Shaheim Josephbowl
  • · 4 wickets in 2 innings in 2026 at 8.3 runs per over (2 inns, 36 balls)

Trinbago Knight Riders

Nicholas Pooranbat
  • · 44 runs in 1 innings in 2026 at an average of 44, striking at 137.5 (1 inns, 32 balls)
  • · 4 sixes per innings (4 total) (1 inns, 32 balls)
  • · Strikes at 142.7 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 14.4% above the league average, averaging 45.67 (96 balls faced)
Kieron Adrian Pollardbat
  • · 44 runs in 1 innings in 2026 at an average of 44, striking at 200 (1 inns, 22 balls)
  • · 4 sixes per innings (4 total) (1 inns, 22 balls)
  • · Strikes at 150 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 20.3% above the league average, averaging 60 (80 balls faced)
Akeal Jerome Hoseinbowl
  • · 0 wickets in 1 innings in 2026 at 9.8 runs per over (1 inns, 24 balls)
Sunil Philip Narinebowl
  • · 0 wickets in 1 innings in 2026 at 5.3 runs per over (1 inns, 24 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.