CPL ·20th Match
2nd Innings
#5 · 4 pts · NRR -0.01 · WLLLW
180/6
(20 ov)
#3 · 6 pts · NRR +2.99 · WWW
35/1
(4.2 ov)
JK need 146 from 94 balls · RRR 9.32
1
·4··4wd·
9 runs
2
414··W
9 runs
3
·wd·412·
8 runs
4
·612··
9 runs
5
lb··
0 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
K. McKenzie
17 12 2 1 141.7
K. Carty
4 5 0 0 80
Bowling
OMRWEcon
S. Narine
1.3 6 9 0 6
J. Goolie
2 6 18 1 9
MATCH STATS TKR JK
PP 59/0 (9.8) 39/1 (8.7)
Middle 82/4 (8.2)
Death 39/2 (9.8)
4s 15 5
6s 9 1
Dots 30% 51%
Extras 6 6
Best P'ship 101(1) 21(2)
Runs
TKRJK
408012016020005101520
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Date and time 29/08/2026 · 23:00
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Competition Caribbean Premier League · 20th Match
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Venue Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
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Weather
🌡 27°C💧 83%☁️ 2%💨 12 km/h
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Toss Jamaica Kingsmen won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Deighton Butler
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Umpire 2 Ryan Banwarie
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TV Umpire Christopher Taylor
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Referee Denavon Hayles

Match Prediction

Trinbago Knight Riders are 5th in the CPL regular season on 4 points with a 2W-3L record and a -0.013 NRR. Jamaica Kingsmen are 4th on 6 points with a 3W-4L record and a +0.005 NRR, currently inside the playoff zone. The most recent head-to-head was a one-run game that JK finished with 8 balls to spare. This matchup puts TKR under pressure to close the points gap while JK try to consolidate their position.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Jamaica Kingsmen won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain
🌡 27°C💧 83%☁️ 2%💨 12 km/h

Head-to-Head

Across the last 1 meeting, JK lead 1-0. The most recent clash was earlier this season and it went down to the final moments, with JK getting home in a chase with 8 balls still in hand. It was decided by a single run, with JK overhauling TKR’s 182/6 by reaching 183/5. With only one recent data point, the pattern so far is a razor-thin JK edge rather than sustained dominance.

Trinbago Knight Riders

#54 ptsNRR -0.013WLLLW

TKR are 5th in the CPL regular season with 4 points from a 2W-3L record. Their last three games have swung between a comfortable chase win and two defeats, including a 36-run loss after conceding 211/4. The clearest signal is that their results have been decided by whether they can control the scoring against them.

Jamaica Kingsmen

#46 ptsNRR +0.005LWWLW

JK are 4th in the CPL regular season with 6 points from a 3W-4L record, currently inside the playoff zone. Their last three matches include two wins and one loss, with their most telling result a tight 11-run win after posting 182/7. The recent trend is that they can win both with a big margin and in closer, defended totals.

Playing XI

TKR
Nicholas PooranCWK
Colin Munro
Sunil Narine
Alex Hales
Matthew Tromp
Kieron Pollard
Jyd Goolie
Dominic Drakes
Akeal Hosein
Abdul-Raheem Toppin
Usman Tariq
JK
Rovman PowellC
Usman KhanWK
Maaz Sadaqat
Kirk McKenzie
Saim Ayub
Keacy Carty
Keemo Paul
Odean Smith
Vitel Lawes
Jediah Blades
Hunain Shah

Key Stats

TKRJK
Position 5 4
Points 4 6
NRR -0.01 +0.01
EloOverall strength rating built from past results against the quality of opponents. Higher is stronger. 1493 1487
Form (last 5) 2/5 3/5
H2H (last 4) 0/1 1/1
Key PlayersCombined strength of each team's top-3 players by career impact (runs + wickets + strike-rate). Higher is better. 30.2 28.7
Player FormThe same top-3 players' impact over their last 5 matches — recent form rather than career. Higher is better. 41.6 35.3
Total score 3 4

Verdict

Models are split, leaning JK at 52% on average, with individual calls ranging from TKR 54% to JK 58%. Bookmakers diverge from that lean, pricing TKR at 60% (1.57) vs JK at 40% (2.35). Key stats narrowly favour JK 4-3, driven by their edge on points, NRR, recent form, and the latest head-to-head. The match likely turns on whether TKR’s stronger player-form indicators translate into a cleaner all-round performance than in their recent losses.

TKRJK
54% ML 46%
47% AI 1 53%
51% AI 2 49%
42% Math 58%
60% Books 40%
Playing XI
Nicholas Pooran
Nicholas PooranCWK Wicketkeeper
Alex Hales
Alex Hales Batsman
Colin Munro
Colin Munro Batsman
Jyd Goolie
Jyd Goolie Batsman
Kieron Pollard
Kieron Pollard Allrounder
Abdul-Raheem Toppin
Abdul-Raheem Toppin Bowler
Akeal Hosein
Akeal Hosein Bowler
Dominic Drakes
Dominic Drakes Bowler
Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine Bowler
Usman Tariq
Usman Tariq Bowler
Matthew Tromp
Matthew Tromp Bowler
Rest of Squad
Dexter Sween
Dexter Sween Batsman
Matthew Breetzke
Matthew Breetzke Batsman
Justin Greaves
Justin Greaves Allrounder
Nathan Edward
Nathan Edward Allrounder
Amshi de Silva
Amshi de Silva Bowler
Terrance Hinds
Terrance Hinds Bowler
Joshua Da Silva
Joshua Da Silva Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Rovman Powell
Rovman PowellC Batsman
Usman Khan
Usman KhanWK Wicketkeeper
Saim Ayub
Saim Ayub Top Order Batter
Keacy Carty
Keacy Carty Batting Allrounder
Maaz Sadaqat
Maaz Sadaqat Allrounder
Kirk McKenzie
Kirk McKenzie Allrounder
Keemo Paul
Keemo Paul Allrounder
Odean Smith
Odean Smith Allrounder
Vitel Lawes
Vitel Lawes Bowler
Jediah Blades
Jediah Blades Bowler
Hunain Shah
Hunain Shah Bowler
Rest of Squad
Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd Bowling Allrounder
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer Batsman
Mavendra Dindyal
Mavendra Dindyal Batsman
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine Pretorius Allrounder
Matthew Nandu
Matthew Nandu Allrounder
Khary Pierre
Khary Pierre Allrounder
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi Allrounder
Ronaldo Alimohamed
Ronaldo Alimohamed Allrounder
Imran Tahir
Imran Tahir Bowler
Isai Thorne
Isai Thorne Bowler
Johnathan Van Lange
Johnathan Van Lange Bowler
Quentin Sampson
Quentin Sampson Bowler
Shamar Joseph
Shamar Joseph Bowler
Veerasammy Permaul
Veerasammy Permaul Bowler
Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips Wicketkeeper
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Wicketkeeper
Shai Hope
Shai Hope Wicketkeeper
#TeamPW-LPTS
1SLK 7 4-3 8
2ABF 7 4-3 8
3GAW 3 3-0 6
4JK 7 3-4 6
5TKR 5 2-3 4
6BT 4 2-2 4
7SNP 5 1-4 2
#TeamPWLNRNRRPTS
1SLK 7 4 3 +0.081 8
2ABF 7 4 3 -0.371 8
3GAW 3 3 0 +2.991 6
4JK 7 3 4 +0.005 6
5TKR 5 2 3 -0.013 4
6BT 4 2 2 -0.811 4
7SNP 5 1 4 -0.742 2
#TeamLast 5
1SLKWLLWW
2ABFLWWLW
3GAWWWW
4JKLWWLW
5TKRWLLLW
6BTWWLL
7SNPLWLLL