Maaz Sadaqat smashed 112 from 49 balls as the Jamaica Kingsmen thrashed the Barbados Tridents by nine wickets with 35 balls to spare in the Caribbean Premier League Eliminator at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on Wednesday, September 16, ending the hosts’ season and booking a place in Qualifier 2.
After electing to field, the Kingsmen reduced Barbados to 30 for 5 inside seven overs. Brandon King and Kevlon Anderson both fell for ducks, Andre Russell took 2 for 36 and Hassan Khan returned 1 for 16 from four overs. Quinton de Kock (71 off 49) and captain Chris Green (57 not out off 44) rescued the innings with a 114-run stand for the sixth wicket before de Kock was run out off the final ball, leaving the Tridents on 144 for 6.
Sadaqat then took the chase apart, reaching fifty from 22 balls and his hundred from 44, hitting nine fours and eight sixes as Jamaica raced to 79 without loss in the powerplay. He was caught and bowled by Daniel Sams at 138 for 1 in the 14th over, with Kirk McKenzie (22 not out) and Saim Ayub finishing the job at 145 for 1 in 14.1 overs. Sadaqat was named player of the match.
The Kingsmen, who scraped into the playoffs in fourth place with four wins from ten group games, now face the loser of Qualifier 1 between the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and the Guyana Amazon Warriors, which is played at Kensington Oval on Thursday, September 17 at 8pm local time (midnight GMT).
Qualifier 2 is scheduled for Friday, September 18 at 7pm local (11pm GMT) in Bridgetown, with the CPL 2026 final at the same venue on Sunday, September 20 at 7pm local (11pm GMT).
