St Kitts & Nevis Patriots will be hosting Antigua & Barbuda Falcons in the first match of the Caribbean Premier League 2025 in Basseterre. Both these teams failed to qualify for the playoffs in the previous edition. They have come into this season with a better side, as both teams have made big new signings.
The Patriots have signed the likes of Jason Holder, Naseem Shah and Fazalhaq Farooqi. The Falcons, on the other hand, have new faces in Bevon Jacobs, Allah Ghazanfar and others.
Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (wk), Kyle Mayers (C), Rilee Rossouw, Alick Athanaze, Jason Holder, Dominic Drakes, Naseem Shah, Waqar Salamkheil, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Ashmead Nedd
Justin Greaves, Jewel Andrew (wk), Shakib Al Hasan (C), Imad Wasim, Odean Smith, Bevon Jacobs, Fabian Allen, Shamar Springer, Obed McCoy, Jayden Seales, Allah Ghazanfar
Kyle Mayers (Captain), Jason Holder, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil, Andre Fletcher, Alick Athanaze, Mohammad Nawaz, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Ashmead Nedd, Jeremiah Louis, Jyd Goolie, Navin Bidaisee, Leniko Boucher, Naseem Shah
Imad Wasim, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Justin Greaves, Bevon Jacobs, Jayden Seales, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Rahkeem Cornwall, Odean Smith, Jewel Andrew, Shamar Springer, Amir Jangoo, Karima Gore, Kevin Wickham, Joshua James
Fazalhaq Farooqi (Rajasthan Royals – RR), Bevon Jacobs (Mumbai Indians – MI)
You can watch Caribbean Premier League 2025 on Fancode.
The game will kick-start at 4:30 AM IST on August 15 (Friday).
You can find the CPL 2025 points table here.
Captaincy and vice-captaincy options
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Evin Lewis, Jason Holder
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons – Jayden Seales, Bevon Jacobs