Caribbean Premier League — match preview

Trinbago Knight Riders v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 2 Sept 2026T20

Ground trends — Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain

Six-friendly: 13.3 sixes per match vs 10.9 globally
Strong toss advantage: Toss winner wins 62% of matches

In-play & trading angles

Defendable totalA first-innings score of 170+ is defended 73% 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 56% here. The side bowling first holds value; the par score plays lower than it looks.

Average runs in the last five overs at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain are 7.7, 8.1, 8.9, 9.3, 10.1 — about 44.1 runs in the closing quarter (55 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 innings151 (7.65 rpo)

Median 1st innings150

Chase success rate56%

Bat first win rate44%

Toss winner win rate62%

Avg powerplay (1st inns)40/1.7

Boundaries per match19.4 fours, 13.3 sixes

Highest chase / lowest defended225 / 92

Based on 55 men's T20 matches at this ground.

Team trends

Trinbago Knight Riders

Overall91-59 · 60.7%

Recent form

WWWLL

Batting first53.7% (67)

Chasing68.8% (80)

At this ground66.7% (42)

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Overall10-15 · 40%

Recent form

LLWWL

Batting first15.4% (13)

Chasing66.7% (12)

At this ground100% (1)

Head-to-head (last 6 CPL meetings): Trinbago Knight Riders 2, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 4.

Teams

Trinbago Knight Riders

· Recently failed to defend 165 v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons; failed to defend 182 v Jamaica Kingsmen (last 2 matches)
· Averaging 173.5 with the bat (2 matches in 2026)
· Conceding an average of 175.5 (2 matches in 2026)
· Wins 68.8% chasing vs 53.7% the other way (67 bat-first / 80 chasing)
· Strong overall record at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain: 28-14 (42 matches)
· Trails the H2H vs Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 2-4 (6 meetings)

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

· 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)
· Leads the H2H vs Trinbago Knight Riders 4-2 (6 meetings)

Key matchups

A Hales vs R Cornwall22/10 · SR 220 · 1w

A Hales has dominated R Cornwall — SR 220 off 10 balls

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

K Pollard vs S Khan2/9 · SR 22 · 0w

2 runs off 9 balls, 0 dismissals

F Allen vs U Tariq25/8 · SR 313 · 0w

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

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

Players

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)

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 142.4 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 14.2% above the league average, averaging 28.2 (396 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 132.2 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 6% above the league average, averaging 10.37 (149 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)

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.