CPL 2026: Tim Seifert century powers Saint Lucia Kings to 36-run win over Trinbago Knight Riders

Saint Lucia: Saint Lucia Kings have defeated Trinbago Knight Riders by 36 runs in the 17th Match of Caribbean Premier League on Wednesday, August 26, 2026.

Kings have risen to the top position in the CPL 2026 points table, with a total of 8 points and winning four out of seven matches they played in the league.

Kings were put in to bat first, scoring a total of 211/4 in 20 overs and setting the target of 212 runs for the Knight Riders. However, Knight Riders scored 175/6 in 20 overs. This was the second 200-plus total of the season.

Tim Seifert claimed the title of Player of the Match, smashing his second CPL century, scoring 105 off 61 balls not out.

For Kings, the scorecard looked like this: Tim Seifert- 105 off 61 balls, Kamil Pooran- 25 off 17, John Campbell- 27 off 17, Charith Asalanka- 33 off 21, Obus Pienaar- 8 off 4, however, Matthew Forde got to the field for the last two balls, but didn’t get a chance to face the ball, scoring 0 (0)*.

For Knight Riders: Colin Munro- 48 off 35, Sunil Narine- 25 off 14, Matthew Breetzke- 0 off 1, Nicholas Pooran- 0 off 2, Matthew Tromp- 15 off 26, Kieron Pollard- 65 off 26, Jyd Goolie- 16 off 13, Dominic Drakes- 0 off 3.

During a post match interview, Seifert said, “Very pleased. The most important thing is we got the win tonight against a very good team.”

Roston Chase picked up three consecutive wickets in one over for Kings.

I'm very proud. I never like to rely on the toss because I find it puts the team in a bad space mentally. So whatever we have to do, we just do it well, he said during the interview.

The 18th Match of the CPL 2026 is scheduled for August 27, 2026, between St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Jamaica Kingsmen.