Having last played in 2022 for the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Shakib will don the colours of the Antigua & Barbuda Falcons this season. The Falcons open their campaign against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the tournament’s curtain-raiser on August 14 at Basseterre (5:00 AM Bangladesh time).
CPL fans still remember Shakib’s historic 2013 spell for the Barbados Tridents — 6 wickets for just 6 runs — which remains the best bowling figure in CPL history.
CPL 2025 Key Facts
Dates: August 14 – September 21, 2025
Opening Match: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, Basseterre
Venues: Six host nations — St Kitts, Antigua, St Lucia, Trinidad, Barbados, and Guyana
Format: 34 matches; top four teams advance to playoffs (Providence Stadium, Guyana); top two get two chances at final
Teams: Six franchises — each must field one emerging ‘Breakout League’ player per match, allowing up to five overseas players in the XI
New Leadership
Falcons: Imad Wasim replaces the previous captain
Kings: David Wiese takes over
Patriots: Jason Holder appointed captain, with Simon Helmot as head coach
CPL Champions – Winners of Each Edition
2013 – Jamaica Tallawahs
2014 – Barbados Tridents
2015 – Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel
2016 – Jamaica Tallawahs
2017 – Trinbago Knight Riders
2018 – Trinbago Knight Riders
2019 – Barbados Tridents
2020 – Trinbago Knight Riders
2021 – St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2022 – Jamaica Tallawahs
2023 – Guyana Amazon Warriors
2024 – Saint Lucia Kings
All Squads For CPL 2025
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons: Imad Wasim, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Justin Greaves, Bevon Jacobs, Jayden Seales, Allah Mohammad Ghazanfar, Rahkeem Cornwall, Odean Smith, Jewel Andrew, Shamar Springer, Amir Jangoo, Karima Gore, Kevin Wickham, Joshua James
Barbados Royals: Rovman Powell (Captain), Brandon King, Sherfane Rutherford, Quinton de Kock, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Azmatullah Omarzai, Jomel Warrican, Kadeem Alleyne, Shaqkere Parris, Kofi James, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Zishan Motara, Johann Layne, Ramon Simmonds
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Imran Tahir (Captain), Shimron Hetmyer, Romario Shepherd, Shai Hope, Glenn Phillips, Gudakesh Motie, Moeen Ali, Shamar Joseph, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Shamarh Brooks, Kemol Savory, Hassan Khan, Jediah Blades, Kevlon Anderson, Quentin Sampson, Riyad Latif
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Kyle Mayers (Captain), Jason Holder, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Corbin Bosch, Waqar Salamkheil, Andre Fletcher, Alick Athanaze, Mohammad Nawaz, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Ashmead Nedd, Jeremiah Louis, Jyd Goolie, Navin Bidaisee, Leniko Boucher
Saint Lucia Kings: Tim David, Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Tim Seifert, Roston Chase, Tabraiz Shamsi, David Wiese, Delano Potgieter, Matthew Forde, Aaron Jones, Khary Pierre, Javelle Glen, Micah McKenzie, Shadrack Descarte, Johann Jeremiah, Keon Gaston, Ackeem Auguste
Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard (Captain), Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Alex Hales, Akeal Hosein, Mohammad Amir, Colin Munro, Usman Tariq, Ali Khan, Darren Bravo, Yannic Cariah, Keacy Carty, Terrance Hinds, McKenny Clarke, Joshua Da Silva, Nathan Edward
Where to Watch
TV: JioStar, Willow, TNT Sports
Digital: Fancode
