BARBADOS, West Indies, September 17, 2026: Jamaica Kingsmen saved their most complete performance for the moment that mattered most. Four days after a last-ball defeat to Barbados Tridents, Jamaica returned to Kensington Oval and ripped the Eliminator away from the home side, winning by nine wickets with 35 balls remaining as Maaz Sadaqat hammered a breathtaking 112 from just 49 deliveries.
The result sent Jamaica into Qualifier 2 and ended Barbados’ CPL 2026 campaign in front of their own crowd. It also gave the Kingsmen the revenge they wanted after losing both earlier meetings against the Tridents, including a final-ball thriller that helped both teams reach the playoffs.
For readers following the bigger tournament picture, this match now sits alongside The Sports Encounter’s full CPL 2026 coverage and our broader cricket coverage hub, where the playoff race, key performances, and match-by-match turning points are being tracked throughout the competition.
Match Summary
| Match Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Competition | Caribbean Premier League 2026 Eliminator |
| Date | September 16, 2026 |
| Venue | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados |
| Toss | Jamaica Kingsmen won the toss and elected to field |
| Barbados Tridents | 144/6 in 20 overs |
| Jamaica Kingsmen | 145/1 in 14.1 overs |
| Result | Jamaica Kingsmen won by 9 wickets |
| Player of the Match | Maaz Sadaqat |
| Top Scorers | Maaz Sadaqat 112 (49), Quinton de Kock 71 (49), Chris Green 57* (44) |
| Best Bowling for Jamaica | Andre Russell 2/36, Hassan Khan 1/16, Hunain Shah 1/25 |
| What the Result Means | Jamaica Kingsmen advance to Qualifier 2, while Barbados Tridents are eliminated |
According to the official CPL matches and results page, the Eliminator winner advances to Qualifier 2. The league’s official tournament hub also confirms the final standings that placed Barbados and Jamaica into this knockout meeting.
Barbados Collapsed Early and Never Fully Recovered
The final score suggests Barbados remained in the contest for a while. The shape of their innings tells a harsher story. The Tridents were 30 for 5 inside 6.5 overs and spent the rest of the evening trying to rebuild damage that had already changed the match.
Brandon King fell for a duck, Kevlon Anderson followed without scoring, and Zachary Carter managed only three. Shadrack Descarte and Sherfane Rutherford also departed cheaply. Jamaica’s new-ball pressure gave Barbados no space to breathe, and by the time the sixth wicket fell, the home side were already asking Quinton de Kock and Chris Green to do too much.
To their credit, those two almost dragged Barbados to respectability. De Kock struck 71 from 49 balls and kept the innings alive with five fours and two sixes. Green remained unbeaten on 57 from 44 and ensured the Tridents batted out their 20 overs. Without that partnership, Barbados would have been staring at a much lower total.
Still, 144 for 6 was never going to feel secure on a night when Jamaica’s batting order carried more punch than it had shown in their previous defeat to Barbados. The Kingsmen had already hinted at that danger in our pre-match look at the Eliminator, and Barbados never found the early wickets needed to bring the chase back into balance.
Maaz Sadaqat Turned the Chase Into a Personal Statement
Knockout cricket often turns on one player’s refusal to let pressure settle. Sadaqat did that from the start.
He attacked length, punished anything short, and made Barbados pay every time they missed their execution. An early reprieve only deepened the damage. Once Sadaqat settled, the tone of the chase changed completely. He reached his half-century from just 22 balls, then moved to a stunning hundred in only 44 deliveries.
The brutality of the innings mattered as much as its size. Barbados never forced Jamaica into reconstruction mode. They never created the pause that makes a chase tense. Sadaqat’s 112 included nine fours and eight sixes, and he scored at a strike rate of 228.57. By the time Daniel Sams finally removed him for 112 with the score on 138, the match had already been decided.
Kirk McKenzie stayed calm at the other end with 22 not out from 34 balls, while Saim Ayub finished unbeaten on three from two deliveries. McKenzie’s innings will not dominate highlights, but it gave Sadaqat the stable platform he needed. Jamaica did not require another rescue act such as Keemo Paul’s all-round match-winning effort against the Patriots or the recovery that followed Saim Ayub’s maiden T20 century earlier in the tournament. This time, the top order ended the game themselves.
What Jamaica Fixed After Losing to Barbados Twice
That is the deeper story from this Eliminator. Jamaica did not simply hit more boundaries. They corrected the pattern that had cost them against Barbados before.
Earlier in the campaign, the Kingsmen had twice allowed the Tridents to pull them into messy finishes. Barbados first edged them in a high-scoring contest that survived Andre Russell’s late assault, a result covered in our report on Daniel Sams denying Russell in a Sabina Park thriller. Then came the playoff-clinching rematch in which Barbados escaped from the final ball.
Jamaica’s answer here was simple and ruthless. They removed Barbados’ top order, refused to let de Kock’s counterattack become a platform for a 170-plus total, and then chased as if they had no intention of leaving anything to chance.
That shift matters because Jamaica had already shown their season could wobble under pressure, especially in losses such as the defeat to Guyana that exposed their batting fragility. Yet the Kingsmen kept themselves alive long enough to reach the playoffs, as explained in our report on how the CPL 2026 playoff picture finally settled. Once they got there, they produced their most decisive display.
Barbados’ Campaign Ends With Too Many Missed Chances
For Barbados, the disappointment is not just that they lost. It is that their season ended with the same instability that had repeatedly complicated their campaign.
The Tridents had done well to reach the playoffs, especially after keeping their race alive by eliminating the Patriots. They also arrived with belief after beating Jamaica in the league stage and then doing it again in that final-ball drama at Kensington Oval.
But in the Eliminator, they slipped too far behind too early. Their batting needed repair work from the sixth over onward, and their bowling never recovered after Sadaqat seized control. Daniel Sams and Chris Green kept their economy rates under nine, yet the rest of the attack leaked momentum. AM Ghazanfar conceded 40 in three overs, Gudakesh Motie gave away 31 in three, and Jamaica reached 100 in just 9.1 overs.
A knockout match can magnify every mistake. Barbados felt that all night.
What the Result Means Next
Jamaica Kingsmen now move into Qualifier 2 with belief, form, and a match-winner coming off the innings of his T20 career. Barbados Tridents are out, and the way they exited will sting because the contest never became the tight eliminator many expected after their playoff race reached its decisive stage.
Jamaica, on the other hand, now have the kind of knockout performance that can change a team’s emotional temperature. Sadaqat did more than make a hundred. He gave the Kingsmen a clean, emphatic win at the exact point when their season could have ended.
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Full Scorecard
Barbados Tridents Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brandon King | c Powell b Hassan Khan | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Zachary Carter | c Morris b Russell | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kevlon Anderson | c Morris b Russell | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Quinton de Kock | run out (McKenzie/Morris) | 71 | 49 | 5 | 2 | 144.89 |
| Shadrack Descarte | lbw b Hunain Shah | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Sherfane Rutherford | b Saim Ayub | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Chris Green | not out | 57* | 44 | 5 | 1 | 129.54 |
| Extras | b 1, w 6 | 7 | ||||
| Total | 20 overs | 144/6 | ||||
Jamaica Kingsmen Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hassan Khan | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 4.00 |
| Andre Russell | 3.5 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.39 |
| Saim Ayub | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7.00 |
| Hunain Shah | 4 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 6.25 |
| Keemo Paul | 3 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Vitel Lawes | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4.00 |
| Rovman Powell | 0.1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6.00 |
Jamaica Kingsmen Batting
| Batter | Dismissal | Runs | Balls | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maaz Sadaqat | c & b Sams | 112 | 49 | 9 | 8 | 228.57 |
| Kirk McKenzie | not out | 22* | 34 | 2 | 0 | 64.70 |
| Saim Ayub | not out | 3* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 150.00 |
| Extras | b 1, lb 1, w 6 | 8 | ||||
| Total | 14.1 overs | 145/1 | ||||
Barbados Tridents Bowling
| Bowler | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | Economy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Sams | 3 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 8.66 |
| Chris Green | 4 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 8.00 |
| AM Ghazanfar | 3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 13.33 |
| Gudakesh Motie | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 |
| Jakeem Pollard | 1 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Kevlon Anderson | 0.1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 18.00 |
FAQs
Who won the CPL 2026 Eliminator between Barbados Tridents and Jamaica Kingsmen?
Jamaica Kingsmen won the match by nine wickets and advanced to Qualifier 2.
How many runs did Maaz Sadaqat score against Barbados Tridents?
Maaz Sadaqat scored 112 runs from 49 balls.
Was this Maaz Sadaqat’s first T20 century?
Yes. It was Sadaqat’s maiden T20 century.
How fast did Maaz Sadaqat reach his hundred?
He brought up his century in just 44 balls.
What total did Barbados Tridents post in the Eliminator?
Barbados Tridents scored 144 for 6 in their 20 overs.
Who were Barbados Tridents’ top scorers?
Quinton de Kock made 71 from 49 balls, while captain Chris Green finished unbeaten on 57 from 44.
How quickly did Jamaica complete the chase?
Jamaica reached 145 for 1 in 14.1 overs, winning with 35 balls remaining.
What does this result mean for Jamaica Kingsmen?
The victory sends Jamaica Kingsmen into Qualifier 2, where they will continue their push toward the CPL 2026 final.