2025 West Indies Breakout League

2025 West Indies Breakout League

Dates	25 April – 10 May 2025
Administrator(s)	Cricket West Indies Caribbean Premier League
Cricket format	Twenty20
Tournament format(s)	Single round-robin and playoffs
Host(s)	Trinidad and Tobago
Champions	Trinidad & Tobago Legions (1st title)
Runners-up	Leeward Islands Thunder
Participants	6
Matches	17
Most runs	Kofi James (240)
Most wickets	Micah McKenzie (12)
Official website	Windies Cricket

The 2025 West Indies Breakout League was the inaugural edition of the West Indies Breakout League, a Twenty20 cricket tournament that was established by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and Caribbean Premier League (CPL). ^[1] It was held in the West Indies to focus on emerging talents from across the region. ^[2] The tournament featured 6 teams that competed in 17 matches from 25 April to 10 May 2025, with all matches played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad and Tobago. ^[3] Trinidad & Tobago Legions are the defending champions.

History

The tournament was established by the Cricket West Indies and the Caribbean Premier League, which commenced in April 2025. The creation of the tournament was aimed to display emerging talent from across the region. ^{[4] [5]}

Teams

Team	Captain	Head Coach
Barbados Pelicans	Nyeem Young
Guyana Rainforest Rangers	Kemol Savory
Jamaica Titans	Ramaal Lewis
Leeward Islands Thunder	Karima Gore
Trinidad & Tobago Legions	Joshua Da Silva
Windward Islands Infernos	Alick Athanaze

Squads

Barbados Pelicans	Guyana Rainforest Rangers	Jamaica Titans	Leeward Islands Thunder	Trinidad & Tobago Legions	Windward Islands Infernos
Leniko Boucher Kadeem Alleyne Joshua Bishop Nyeem Young Shaqkere Parris Kevin Wickham Zishan Motara Ramon Simmonds Junior Sinclair Demetrius Richards Shian Brathwaite Sion Hackett Nathan Sealy Amari Goodridge	Nial Smith Kemol Savory Ronaldo Alimohamed Kevin Sinclair Ashmead Nedd Kevlon Anderson Riyad Latif Rivaldo Clarke Jediah Blades Isai Thorne Richie Looknauth Zynul Ramsammy Adrian Sukhwa Quentin Sampson	Deethmar Anderson Leroy Lugg Ramaal Lewis Jeavor Royal Kirk McKenzie Jordan Johnson Tamarie Redwood Michael Clarke Govasta Edmond Reon Edwards Anthony Dacres Brian Barnes Andrew Rambaran Zion Brathwaite	Jeremiah Louis Keacy Carty Kofi James Karima Gore Mikyle Louis Jewel Andrew Micah McKenzie Nathan Edward Giovonte Depeiza Anderson Mahase Michael Palmer Jamie Cornelius Jaden Carmichael Jedidiah Martin Cameron Pennyfeather	Kamil Pooran Amir Jangoo Jyd Goolie Crystian Thurton Navin Bidassie Mikkel Govia Joshua James Joshua Da Silva McKenny Clarke Cephas Cooper Damien Joachim Shaaron Lewis Abdul-Raheem Toppin Johann Layne	Darel Cyrus Shadrack Descarte Shamar Springer Alick Athanaze Dillon Douglas Teddy Bishop Ackeem Auguste Ryshon Williams Avinash Mahabirsingh Johann Jeremiah Kyron Phillips Keon Gaston Noelle Leo Lee John
Source: [6]

Jeremiah Louis was ruled out of the tournament with an injury and was replaced by Cameron Pennyfeather.

Points table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	L	T	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	Trinidad & Tobago Legions	5	4	1	0	0	8	0.966	Advance to the final
2	Windward Islands Infernos	5	3	2	0	0	6	1.310	Advance to the playoff
3	Leeward Islands Thunder	5	3	2	0	0	6	−0.094
4	Barbados Pelicans	5	3	2	0	0	6	−0.598
5	Guyana Rainforest Rangers	5	1	4	0	0	2	−0.324
6	Jamaica Titans	5	1	4	0	0	2	−1.329

First match(es) will be played: unknown. Source: Windies Cricket

League stage

All times are in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−04:00)

Match 1 25 April 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Windward Islands Infernos 166/6 (20 overs)	v	Guyana Rainforest Rangers 141/9 (20 overs)
Alick Athanaze 91* (57) Nial Smith 3/28 (4 overs)		Kevlon Anderson 58 (43) Darel Cyrus 4/37 (4 overs)

Windward Islands Infernos won by 25 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Carl Tuckett

• Guyana Rainforest Rangers won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 2 25 April 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago Legions 165/8 (20 overs)	v	Barbados Pelicans 101 (19.3 overs)
Joshua James 39 (20) Junior Sinclair 2/17 (4 overs)		Nyeem Young 33 (36) Johann Layne 2/7 (4 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago Legions won by 64 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Deighton Butler and Christopher Taylor

• Barbados Pelicans won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 3 26 April 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Jamaica Titans 123/6 (20 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 127/4 (16.4 overs)
Jordan Johnson 40 (45) Anderson Mahase 3/16 (4 overs)		Jordan Johnson 39 (20) Jeavor Royal 2/14 (4 overs)

Leeward Islands Thunder won by 6 wicket Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Lyndon Rajkumar

• Jamaica Titans won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Match 4 26 April 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago Legions 173/6 (20 overs)	v	Guyana Rainforest Rangers 150/9 (20 overs)
Joshua Da Silva 68 (36) Jediah Blades 2/18 (4 overs)		Kemol Savory 33 (30) Joshua James 3/35 (4 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago Legions won by 23 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Carl Tuckett and Christopher Taylor

• Guyana Rainforest Rangers won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 5 29 April 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Jamaica Titans 166 (20 overs)	v	Guyana Rainforest Rangers 163/8 (20 overs)
Kirk McKenzie 51 (31) Jediah Blades 3/25 (4 overs)		Zeynul Ramsammy 44 (43) Anthony Dackers 2/23 (3 overs)

Jamaica Titans won by 3 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Deighton Butler

• Jamaica Titans won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Match 6 29 April 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Barbados Pelicans 199/5 (20 overs)	v	Windward Islands Infernos 198/9 (20 overs)
Shian Brathwaite 85* (50) Avinash Mahabirsingh 2/28 (3 overs)		Teddy Bishop 61 (42) Nyeem Young 3/29 (4 overs)

Barbados Pelicans won by 1 run Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Christopher Taylor

• Windward Islands Infernos won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 7 30 April 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Jamaica Titans 127/8 (20 overs)	v	Trinidad & Tobago Legions 130/4 (18.3 overs)
Zion Brathwaite 37 (30) McKenny Clarke 2/14 (4 overs)		Kamil Pooran 45 (38) Andrew Rambaran 2/23 (4 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago Legions won by 6 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Carl Tuckett and Deighton Butler

• Trinidad & Tobago Legions won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 8 30 April 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Barbados Pelicans 127 (19.5 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 129/2 (16.3 overs)
Leniko Boucher 48 (51) Nathan Edward 5/27 (4 overs)		Jewel Andrew 36 (25) Nathan Sealy 1/27 (4 overs)

Leeward Islands Thunder won by 8 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Lyndon Rajkumar

• Barbados Pelicans won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Match 9 2 May 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Barbados Pelicans 155/7 (20 overs)	v	Jamaica Titans 152/7 (20 overs)
Shaqkere Parris 41 (22) Jeavor Royal 2/15 (4 overs)		Jordan Johnson 34 (29) Zishan Motara 1/15 (4 overs)

Barbados Pelicans won by 3 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Carl Tuckett and Zahid Bassarath

• Jamaica Titans won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 10 2 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago Legions 151/8 (20 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 152/7 (17 overs)
Amir Jangoo 52 (39) Micah McKenzie 4/25 (4 overs)		Jewel Andrew 47 (28) Johann Layne 2/28 (4 overs)

Leeward Islands Thunder won by 3 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Deighton Butler

• Leeward Islands Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 11 4 May 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Windward Islands Infernos 162/7 (20 overs)	v	Trinidad & Tobago Legions 164/4 (20 overs)
Johann Jeremiah 40 (35) Jyd Goolie 2/16 (4 overs)		Navin Bidaisee 56 (40) Darel Cyrus 1/26 (3 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago Legions won by 6 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Zahid Bassarath and Christopher Taylor

• Trinidad & Tobago Legions won the toss and elected to field first.

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Match 12 4 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Guyana Rainforest Rangers 189/5 (20 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 137/8 (20 overs)
Kevlon Anderson 52 (45) Michael Palmer 2/19 (3 overs)		Nathan Edward 28 (32) Riyad Latiff 4/25 (4 overs)

Guyana Rainforest Rangers won by 52 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Lyndon Rajkumar

• Leeward Islands Thunder won the toss and elected to field first

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Match 13 6 May 2025 14:00 Scorecard

Guyana Rainforest Rangers 153/6 (20 overs)	v	Barbados Pelicans 156/3 (16.2 overs)
Kevlon Anderson 69 (61) Kadeem Alleyne 2/19 (4 overs)		Shaqkere Parris 85* (46) Ronaldo Alimohamed 1/16 (2 overs)

Barbados Pelicans won by 7 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Deighton Butler and Lyndon Rajkumar

• Guyana Rainforest Rangers won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Match 14 6 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Windward Islands Infernos 211/6 (20 overs)	v	Jamaica Titans 125 (18 overs)
Johann Jeremiah 97 (50) Jeavor Royal 2/19 (4 overs)		Deethmar Anderson 35 (27) Keon Gaston 2/14 (2 overs)

Windward Islands Infernos won by 86 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Carl Tuckett

• Windward Islands Infernos won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Match 15 7 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Windward Islands Infernos 158/8 (20 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 121/7 (20 overs)
Ryan John 33 (20) Elroy Francis 3/16 (3 overs)		James Cornelius 38 (41) Avinash Mahabirsingh 2/18 (4 overs)

Windward Islands Infernos won by 37 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Lyndon Rajkumar and Christopher Taylor

• Leeward Islands Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.

Play-offs

	Playoff					Final
						1	Trinidad & Tobago Legions	181/5 (20 overs)
	2	Windward Islands Infernos	69 (14.5 overs)			3	Leeward Islands Thunder	164/9 (20 overs)
	3	Leeward Islands Thunder	70/2 (9.1 overs)

Playoff

Playoff 9 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Windward Islands Infernos 69 (14.5 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 70/2 (9.1 overs)
Johann Jeremiah 14 (17) Anderson Mahase 4/10 (3.5 overs)		Kofi James 58 (34) Ryan John 2/29 (3 overs)

Leeward Islands Thunder won by 8 wickets Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Zahid Bassarath

• Windward Islands Infernos won the toss and elected to bat first.

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Final

Final 10 May 2025 19:00 (N) Scorecard

Trinidad & Tobago Legions 181/5 (20 overs)	v	Leeward Islands Thunder 164/9 (20 overs)
Kamil Pooran 73 (44) Karima Gore 2/22 (4 overs)		Kofi James 63 (36) Jyd Goolie 3/13 (4 overs)

Trinidad & Tobago Legions won by 17 runs Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando Umpires: Leslie Reifer and Deighton Butler

• Leeward Islands Thunder won the toss and elected to field first.

References

1. "West Indies Breakout League to debut next month". Jamaica Observer. 15 March 2025.
2. "West Indies Breakout League to launch in 2025". Windies Cricket. 14 March 2025.
3. "TT Legions open against Barbados Pelicans in Breakout League". Newsday. 16 March 2025.
4. "WI Breakout League set to debut next month". Ground News. 15 March 2025.
5. "Guyana Rainforest Rangers to compete in West Indies 'Breakout' T20 League". News Room Guyana. 15 March 2025.
6. McLeod, Ben (21 March 2025). "Young talent takes center stage as franchises finalize squads for West Indies Breakout League". CNW Network. Retrieved 24 March 2025.

External links

• Windies Cricket official website