Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders Match Details: The 27th match of the 2026 Caribbean Premier League takes place on Sunday, September 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM local time (Barbados), which is 12:00 AM GMT. The venue is the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. This game features the Barbados Tridents (a.k.a. Barbados Royals) batting first against the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR). The official match listings on LiveCricbuzz.com confirm the fixture and timing. Cricket fans searching for the “Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders match scorecard today” or “scorecard live” will find live ball-by-ball updates and the final scorecard on sites like LiveCricbuzz.com once play begins.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026) match details: The 2026 Caribbean Premier League 27th match will be played on Sunday, 6 September 2026. The start time is 8:00 PM time in Barbados, which equals 12:00 AM GMT. The venue is Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. Barbados Tridents, also called Barbados Royals will bat first against Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR).
The results are confirmed by the match listings on LiveCricbuzz.com. When the game starts, fans searching for “Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders match scorecard today” or “scorecard live” can find ball-by-ball updates and a scorecard on sites such, as LiveCricbuzz.com.
Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026)
Barbados Tridents (Barbados Royals) Squad: International stars and local talent make up the Barbados side. Some of the players in the team are: wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock from South Africa and wicketkeeper Jehaiyir (Chris) Green from Australia. Other good batters include Brandon King from West Indies and Sherfane Rutherford from West Indies. The bowlers in the attack are Greens left-arm spin and pace bowlers such as Daniel Sams from Australia.
All-rounders like George Linde from South Africa and leg-spinner Akeal Hosein from West Indies are also in evidence. Other names in the list of 18 names from LiveCricbuzz.com are Gudakesh Motie, Johann Layne, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Kyle Mayers, Kevin O’Brien and others.
Trinbago Knight Riders Squad: TKRs team boasts a wealth of experience. They are captained by Nicholas Pooran from West Indies. Also acts as the wicketkeeper. The African batsman, Colin Munro and explosive West Indian batsman Evin Lewis lead the way in the batting. There is firepower from all-rounders Sunil Narine from West Indies and Kieron Pollard from West Indies in the middle. Also in the squad is young wicketkeeper Joshua Da Silva from West Indies.
Other stalwarts of the pace attack are Lahiru Kumara from Sri Lanka and Usman Tariq from Pakistan. Players that LiveCricbuzz.com has in its list include names such, as Alex Hales, Matthew Breetzke, Akeal Hosein, Justin Greaves, Ajay Kumar, Terrance Hinds, Dexter Sween, Matthew Tromp, Amshi de Silva, Abdul Raheem Toppin, Nathan Edward, Jyd Goolie, Dominic Drakes and Usman Tariq.
Sources: Official CPL website, LiveCricbuzz.com)
The Trinbago Knight Riders are the CPL champions going into this game. The team has a 12-point record (6–4–0), which is one of the highest in the tournament. Barbados Tridents (Royals) are having troubles, as they’re in 3–7–0 (6 points) with the team near the bottom of the standings. (1 point for a win, 2 points for a win.)
Since 2018, the Trinidadian-Kyrian have been in overall control in head-to-head competition against Barbados. The last 19 games played between these teams has seen the Pigs win about 12 or 13 whilst the Bushdogs have won 7 or 8. For instance, in the last match (August 28, 2026 in Trinidad), Barbados made 127/9 for the loss while TKR chased them down and won by 7 wickets. In that game TKR scored 128/3 in 14.5 overs (Sunil Narine 55*, Colin Munro 37) to beat BBT 127/9. (This was after a further recent meeting in Barbados on Aug 29, 2026 where TKR had won by 7 wickets in a 13-91 hunt.)
TKR have been on top form lately with their winning streak of 4-5 games and having a good net run rate. Other than one abandoned game, they have been close to losing games. Barbados, by contrast, have lost a number of games, and are bowled out for reasonable scores in a number of cases (e.g. 93/9 on Aug 28); only have three victories to date, of which one is the narrow 1-run triumph over St Kitts on Sep 2. Today’s live score fans can look forward to a competitive game as TKR seek their 7th victory and Barbados looks to get back on their feet.
Background: The Barbados team has won the CPL twice in 2014 and 2019. The Barbados team was bought by the Royals Sports Group. Was called the Barbados Royals from 2021 to 2025. In May 2026 the Barbados team announced a partnership that will bring the name back to Barbados Tridents for the 2026 season. The ownership remains with the players of the Rajasthan Royals the Royals Sports Group.
Owned by the Royals Sports Group also known as RajSports the Barbados team is owned by IPLs Rajasthan Royals. The tie‑up with Rajasthan Royals was completed after the 2021 deal. The Barbados team is now owned by the group as in 2026 and the team is called Barbados Tridents.
The home ground of the Barbados team is Kensington Oval, in Bridgetown, where 11,000 spectators attend matches. Kensington Oval is a venue that regularly hosts Test matches and CPL games.
Key Players: South Africas world-class wicketkeeper, Quinton de Kock and South Africas opener Brandon King from West Indies. Sherfane Rutherford is a dangerous left-hander in the middle! The bowling is based on captain Chris Greens left arm delivery and pacers such as Kyle Mayers and Sri Lanka-born Kashmiri-born pacer Mohammad Musa. All-rounders George Linde (SA) and Daniel Sams (Aus) add depth.
Barbados (3–7) have been stumbling this season with the 2026 Form. They have suffered some collapses as a batting side; 93, in the previous game. They want to become more consistent from Quinton de Kock, Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford to come up against TKR.
History: I find it interesting that the franchise began in 2013 under the name Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel. In 2016 it changed hands. Became Trinbago Knight Riders, owned by the Knight Riders Group. The Knight Riders Group also owns Red Chillies Entertainment led by Shahrukh Khan and the Mehta Group led by Jay Mehta. Because of this Trinbago Knight Riders is a sister franchise, to the IPL team Kolkata Knight Riders.
Ownership: TKR is owned completely by The Knight Riders Group (Red Chillies Entertainment/Mehta). This group has other “ Knight Riders” teams around the world as well (in Abu Dhabi, Los Angeles etc.).
Home Base: Port of Spain, Trinidad. Home ground = Queen’s Park Oval (ca. 20000).
Key players: Captain Nicholas Pooran (WI) (wicketkeeper-batsman). Colin Munro (NZ) and Evin Lewis (WI) are expected to play in the opening. The pair of Sunil Narine (WI) and Kieron Pollard (WI) is explosive in the form of spin all-rounders. Joshua Da Silva and Sherfane Rutherford (WI) of the young West Indian keepers may make an appearance. The pace attack consists of Lahiru Kumara (SL), Kyle Mayers (WI) and others.
• CPL Success: TKR are the most successful CPL team, with 5 titles (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020, 2025) – a record. Their depth and experience is well-known.
2026 Form: TKR have been in a good form, winning 6 out of 10 games. They have a good NRT and have won 4 out of their last 5 matches. Given the current momentum, on paper, TKR are favourites.
(Source: The CPL archives, team livecricbuzz.com pages, match reports, LiveCricbuzz teams.)
The lowest total in CPL history was 52 out. This was set by Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel in a match against Barbados Tridents on 3 August 2013. Experienced all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan dismissed Red Steel for 52 to make a world record of 52 for 6. Barbados managed to win the game by chasing 53 for 6. This is the innings total, in the CPL history.
It is the time in 60 years that only three CPL innings have been below 60 runs. They include Guyana Amazon Warriors’ 55/9 vs Saint Lucia Zouks (Sept 2020) Barbados Tridents 59 all out vs Guyana (Aug 2017) and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 69 all out vs Barbados Royals (Aug 2018). It is ironic that Barbados, now known as the Royals were bowled out for the score of 69, in 2018.
To put that into perspective the highest team total in the CPL is 267/2, achieved by TKR against Jamaica in 2018. That score is still below what is considered a normal par in T20 cricket.
The time Barbados and TKR played a match on their home turf was on August 28 2026. Barbados managed 127/9 while TKR chased down the target with ease scoring 128/3 in 4.5 overs to win by seven wickets. Nicholas Pooran played a role in the chase with important wickets. This came after a match on August 29 2026 in Barbados, where TKR again won by seven wickets this time chasing 94 runs. These results show expectations for Barbados especially given their recent struggles in batting.
This is not the time TKR has dominated. They have won the CPL titles with five championships. Barbados, formerly known as Tridents and Royals have won two titles. In 2014 and 2019. In head-to-head encounters, between 2018 and 2026 TKR has had the hand more often.
(Information based on Trinidad Guardian reports CPL records tables. Livecricbuzz match reports.)
Once the match between Barbados Tridents and Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026) is over the scorecard for Barbados Tridents and Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026) will be available on the cricket sites. For example LiveCricbuzz has a page for the scorecard of Barbados Tridents and Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026) titled “BBT vs TKR, 27th Match, CPL 2026” that is waiting for the match to take place. Also LiveCricbuzz.com will be giving ball-by-ball updates, for Barbados Tridents and Trinbago Knight Riders (CPL 2026). The fans can save the LiveCricbuzz link that shows the scorecard or they can go to LiveCricbuzz for updates.
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