🔥 Trending CPL T20 2026: What You Need to Know About the Latest Season

The 2026 Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2026), also known as Republic Bank CPL 2026 for sponsorship reasons, is set to be the fourteenth season of the domestic Twenty20 cricket league in the West Indies ¹. The tournament is scheduled to begin on August 7, 2026 ³.

A significant development for the 2026 season is the addition of a new Jamaica-based franchise, the Jamaica Kingsmen, bringing the total number of participating teams to seven ⁷¹⁰. This marks a change from the traditional six-team format. Arnos Vale will host CPL games for the first time in 2026 ³. Teams have already begun confirming breakout retentions ahead of the CPL 2026 draft ⁵. There have also been changes in team captains, with Australian all-rounder Chris Green taking over at the Barbados franchise and Moeen Ali replacing Imad Wasim as the Falcons captain ⁶. The Trinbago Knight Riders are scheduled to play all five of their group-stage fixtures at Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad ⁹.