Antigua and Barbuda Falcons beat Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets to win maiden CPL title

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons won their maiden Caribbean Premier League title after beating Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets in the final at Kensington Oval on Sunday. Falcons chased down 171 with more than three overs remaining after restricting Kingsmen to 170 for nine.

Maaz Sadaqat scored 114 off 58 balls for Kingsmen, but the rest of the batting order managed just 44 runs. Sufiyan Muqeem took four for 14 in four overs, supported by Alzarri Joseph with two for 27. Shadab Khan claimed one for 28.

In the chase, Rakheem Cornwall made 20 off six balls and Evin Lewis scored 38. Amir Jangoo remained unbeaten on 57 off 34 balls and Hassan Nawaz finished on 47 off 35 as Falcons completed the victory in 16.4 overs.