Caribbean Premier League — match preview
Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents
Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | 28 Aug 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.
- Chase edgeTrinbago Knight Riders chase better than Barbados Tridents (68.8% vs 37.7% in the CPL). If Trinbago Knight Riders are chasing, they hold value deeper than the scoreboard suggests.
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
Full venue stats →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)
Barbados Tridents
Overall58-74 · 43.9%
Recent form
LWLWW
Batting first48.7% (78)
Chasing37.7% (53)
At this ground20% (15)
Head-to-head (last 28 CPL meetings): Trinbago Knight Riders 17, Barbados Tridents 11.
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)
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)
- · Poor overall record at Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain: 3-12 (15 matches)
Key matchups
Q Kock vs A Hosein13/8 · SR 163 · 1w
Q Kock has dominated A Hosein — SR 163 off 8 balls
R Clarke vs S Narine5/8 · SR 63 · 0w
5 runs off 8 balls, 0 dismissals
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 139.8 against Barbados Tridents in the CPL, 12.1% above the league average, averaging 54 (425 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 164.9 against Barbados Tridents in the CPL, 32.2% above the league average, averaging 37.92 (299 balls faced)
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 113.3 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 9.1% below the league average, averaging 15 (225 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 151.8 against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL, 21.7% above the league average, averaging 37.44 (222 balls faced)
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.