Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Saint Lucia Kings Top Table After Six-Wicket Home Win
Saint Lucia Kings played Jamaica Kingsmen in a Caribbean Premier League match.
Jamaica batted first and scored 169 runs.
Matthew Forde bowled extremely well and took five wickets.
This made him the leading wicket-taker in the tournament.
Saint Lucia lost an early batter while chasing the target.
Kamil Pooran then scored 81 runs without being dismissed.
New player Obus Pienaar scored 34 runs from only 14 balls.
Together, they helped Saint Lucia win by six wickets with 10 balls left.
Matthew Forde claimed his first five-wicket haul as Saint Lucia Kings restricted Jamaica Kingsmen to 169.
Forde’s five-wicket performance took his CPL 2026 season tally to 12, the tournament’s leading total.
Kamil Pooran struck an unbeaten 81 from 49 balls to lead the Kings’ successful chase.
Debutant Obus Pienaar added an unbeaten 34 from 14 balls after taking three catches.
Saint Lucia Kings reached 170 with 10 balls remaining to move top of the CPL 2026 table.
- Who
- Saint Lucia Kings defeated Jamaica Kingsmen, led by Matthew Forde, Kamil Pooran and debutant Obus Pienaar.
- What
- Saint Lucia Kings won by six wickets in the Caribbean Premier League 2026.
- When
- August 22, 2026; the match was reported as taking place early Saturday.
- Where
- Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Gros Islet, Saint Lucia.
- Why
- Forde’s five-wicket haul restricted Jamaica to 169, while Pooran and Pienaar powered Saint Lucia’s chase.
- Competition
- Caribbean Premier League 2026
- Result
- Saint Lucia Kings won by six wickets
- Jamaica Kingsmen score
- 169 after batting first
- Winning score
- Saint Lucia Kings reached 170 with 10 balls to spare
- Matthew Forde
- Five wickets; 12 wickets this season
- Kamil Pooran
- Unbeaten 81 off 49 balls, including six fours and five sixes
- Obus Pienaar
- Unbeaten 34 off 14 balls on debut, with four boundaries and two sixes