Andre Russell smashed 68 in 38 balls with 9 massive sixes to raise Jamaica Kingsmen hopes of a win over Barbados Tridents in their CPL 2026 match.
Updated: August 12, 2026, 12:53 PM IST
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Jamaica Kingsmen all-rounder Andre Russell en route to smashing a fifty vs Barbados Tridents(Source: X)
Barbados Tridents vs Jamaica Kingsmen CPL 2026: Former West Indies all-rounder Andre Russell turned back the clock with a six-laden explosive fifty in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2026 knock for Jamaica Kingsmen against Barbados Tridents at Kingston on TuesdayRussell smashed a 27-ball fifty en route to scoring 68 but the Kingsmen fell just five runs short of the target – failing to chase down 207 to win.
Russell put on a clinic in six hitting, as he smashed the Kingsmen back into the game with 68 off 38 deliveries including nine sixes, from a position of total disarrayAustralian duo Chris Green and Daniel Sams combined to wreak havoc early in the Kingsmen’s innings.
Green removed Shayan Jahangir with the third ball of the innings, before Sams ripped through the defences of Reeza Hendricks and Kirk McKenzie within his first three balls, leaving Jamaica 12/3 after two overs.
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THE HIGH SCORING THRILLER IN CPL 2026:
Barbados Tridents: 206-3 [20]
Brandon King – 73 (51)
Sherfane Rutherford – 50* (28)Jamaica Kingsmen: 201-9 [20]
Keacy Carty – 45 (27)
Andre Russell – 68 (38)Barbados Tridents won by 5 runspic.twitter.com/tA9xglmDa0
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A superb 93-run partnership between West Indies duo Brandon King and Sherfane Rutherford led Barbados to a total of 206/3 at the end of their inningsThe Tridents came out firing, with 19-year-old Zachary Carter taking Sabina Park by storm on his CPL debutThe teenager hit 27 off 15 balls before hauling out to Reeza Hendricks inches from the deep-square boundary off the bowling of Jediah BladesAlthough the run rate had slowed, Carter’s thrashing still had the Tridents at 67/1 at the end of the Powerplay.
Quinton de Kock started his fourth CPL campaign with a controlled and measured 42 before being brilliantly caught and bowled by Hassan KhanThat brought out Rutherford who got going immediately with King hitting a bit of a lull at the other endKing soon found his timing shortly after and the two managed to string together multiple 10 plus run overs after the strategic timeoutThe Tridents batters looked in control throughout their innings, despite some battling overs from the likes of Hassan Khan and Hunain Shah.
After a horrendous start to their chase, captain Rovman Powell breathed some life into the Sabina Park crowd with a quickfire 38 off 24 before being dismissed by Gudakesh MotieOutstepped Russell, who smashed the Tridents bowlers to all parts, reaching 50 in 27 ballsVitel Lawes, just 19 years old, followed in Russell’s example, hitting four sixes of his own in a 69-run partnership with Russell.
“We thought it was our game, especially after it swung so muchWhen it came down to the last two overs or so, we thought we were going to winHaving said that, credit has to be given to BarbadosI think tonight they were the better team overall,” Kingsmen captain Rovman Powell said about Russell.
After looking dead and buried for most of the game, the pair took it to the last over, needing 15 off Ramon SimmondsAfter two wides and single, Russell smashed Simmonds down the ground for a maximum taking the required total to 6 from three ballsA shift in the field drew a slice from Russell and his brilliant effort was over as he was caught by Rivaldo ClarkeA run out on the subsequent ball removed Lawes and put the nail in the Kingsmen’s coffin.
