Jamaica Kingsmen 2026: Full Squad, Key Signings & CPL Fixtures

Jamaica Kingsmen 2026: full squad, key signings, and their CPL fixtures

By Duane Martin · Cricket Daily

The Caribbean Premier League welcomes a brand new team in 2026, and it comes with a distinctly Pakistani flavour. The Jamaica Kingsmen are the league's seventh franchise, marking Jamaica's return to the CPL after a two-year absence, and they are owned by the same group behind the PSL's Hyderabad Kingsmen.

Rovman Powell captains the side, Andre Russell headlines a strong Jamaican core, and the overseas group is packed with Pakistan talent led by Saim Ayub and Usman Khan. As a new team getting the tournament's opening game, the Kingsmen are one of the most intriguing storylines of the season.

Here is the full squad, the key signings, and their fixtures.

When do Jamaica Kingsmen start their CPL 2026 campaign?

The Republic Bank CPL 2026 runs from August 7 to September 20, 2026. The Kingsmen play the very first match of the tournament, against Antigua & Barbuda Falcons at the Arnos Vale Stadium in St Vincent on Friday, August 7. Their home leg is a four-match stretch at Sabina Park in Kingston from August 11 to 18, the first CPL cricket staged in Jamaica since 2019.

Who owns and captains the Kingsmen, and who are the key signings?

The franchise is owned by Kingsmen Sports Enterprise, led by Pakistani businessman Fawad Sarwar, whose PSL side Hyderabad Kingsmen reached the 2026 final. Rovman Powell captains, with Andre Russell the marquee Jamaican name and a seven-strong overseas group headlined by Pakistan internationals Saim Ayub and Usman Khan.

The squad build, explained

This is a genuinely fresh start, not a rebrand. Jamaica had no CPL team for 2024 and 2025 after the three-time champion Jamaica Tallawahs went defunct in 2023, and the Kingsmen take up a new franchise slot rather than reviving the old side. Owner Fawad Sarwar's Kingsmen Sports Enterprise also runs the Hyderabad Kingsmen in the PSL, and plans to link its franchises under one shared identity.

As the new entrant, the Kingsmen were handed the first three unchallenged picks in May's draft, restricted to Jamaican players, and used them to land captain Rovman Powell, the explosive Andre Russell and Under-19 World Cup leg-spinner Vitel Lawes. Around that trio they built a Jamaican-heavy core including Keemo Paul, Keacy Carty and Odean Smith, plus emerging local talent in Shaqkere Parris, Kirk McKenzie, Romaine Morris, Jeavor Royal, Jediah Blades and Kelvin Pitman.

The overseas contingent is where the Pakistan connection shows. All seven signings have links to the ownership's Hyderabad Kingsmen: explosive opener Saim Ayub, middle-order hitter and keeper Usman Khan, batting all-rounder Maaz Sadaqat, all-rounder Hassan Khan, seamer Hunain Shah (brother of Naseem Shah), keeper-batter Shayan Jahangir and young batter Tayyab Arif.

Crucially, the overseas group is phased around availability. Hassan Khan and Hunain Shah are available for the whole tournament, with Shayan Jahangir and Tayyab Arif filling out the early fixtures. From August 19, Saim Ayub, Maaz Sadaqat and Usman Khan join and take the places of Jahangir and Arif, adding batting firepower for the business end of the campaign.

Jamaica Kingsmen full squad 2026

Batters

• Rovman Powell (captain)
• Keacy Carty
• Shaqkere Parris
• Kirk McKenzie
• Saim Ayub *
• Tayyab Arif *

All-rounders

• Andre Russell
• Keemo Paul
• Odean Smith
• Maaz Sadaqat *
• Hassan Khan *

Wicketkeepers

• Usman Khan *
• Shayan Jahangir *

Bowlers

• Vitel Lawes
• Romaine Morris
• Jeavor Royal
• Jediah Blades
• Kelvin Pitman
• Hunain Shah *

Overseas players are marked with an asterisk. That is a squad with serious hitting in Powell, Russell, Saim Ayub and Usman Khan, all-round depth through Paul, Smith, Sadaqat and Hassan Khan, and a mix of youth and pace in the bowling group.

Jamaica Kingsmen fixtures: CPL 2026

The Kingsmen play 10 group games, all as evening fixtures. Their four home games at Sabina Park run back to back from August 11 to 18. Because Jamaica is an hour behind the eastern Caribbean, the Sabina Park games land slightly later in the subcontinent than the away fixtures. Times below are in local Caribbean time, plus PKT and IST.

For fans in Pakistan and India, the Kingsmen's games fall in the early morning, roughly 4:00 to 5:00 AM PKT. The Sabina Park home block from August 11 to 18 is the run to watch, though it starts around 5:00 AM PKT because Jamaica is an hour further behind. The top sides progress to the playoffs in Barbados, with the final on September 20.

Where to watch

CPL is broadcast widely around the world. In the Caribbean it airs on ESPN Caribbean and Flow Sports, while Willow TV covers the United States and Canada, and FanCode typically streams the tournament in India. In Pakistan, Tapmad has carried CPL coverage. Broadcast and streaming rights can change year to year, so it is worth confirming your local platform closer to the August 7 start.

Quick links

• The Caribbean Premier League 2026 News
• The Caribbean Premier League 2026 Matches
• The Caribbean Premier League 2026 Squad
• The Caribbean Premier League 2026 Table
• Jamaica Kingsmen Schedule Downloadable PDF

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