Rising Caribbean cricket talent Jahzara Claxton, a 20-year-old all-rounder hailing from St. Kitts and Nevis, has earned a coveted selection to the Trinbago Knight Riders squad for the 2026 edition of the Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL), marking another major milestone in her rapidly progressing career.
The announcement comes just weeks after Claxton earned her first call-up to the senior West Indies Women’s national team, cementing her status as one of the most promising young prospects in regional women’s cricket. Born in Sandy Point, St. Kitts and Nevis in March 2006, Claxton has steadily built her reputation across age-group and development squads, previously turning out for the Leeward Islands, West Indies Under-19 Women, and West Indies A Women before breaking into the senior international setup. A skilled left-handed batter and right-arm fast-medium bowler, she brings versatile on-pitch utility to any squad she joins.
Claxton earned her place in the Trinbago Knight Riders roster during the official player allocation process held ahead of the 2026 tournament. She will share the dressing room with some of the most established names in West Indies cricket, including star all-rounder Deandra Dottin and experienced slow bowler Karishma Ramharack, creating a valuable opportunity for the young prospect to learn from seasoned international competitors.
The 2026 WCPL, scheduled to run from September 5 to 15 at Barbados’ iconic Kensington Oval, marks a historic expansion for the tournament. For the first time since the league’s launch, the competition will feature four competing franchises instead of three, adding the newly added Jamaica Empress to the existing lineup of Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors, and Trinbago Knight Riders. All matches will be hosted at Kensington Oval, with tournament organizers structuring the expanded 15-player squad per side format to create more competitive opportunities for up-and-coming female cricketers across the Caribbean. Overseas player signings for all four squads are expected to be confirmed in the coming weeks.
The full confirmed 2026 Trinbago Knight Riders squad, to date, includes: Karishma Ramharack, Deandra Dottin, Jahzara Claxton, Jannillea Glassgow, Steffie Soogrim, Earnisha Fontaine, Samara Ramnath, Ameila Khan, Brianna Harricharan, and Sainavi Kambalapalli. The full confirmed squads for the other three franchises are also already locked in for domestic players: Barbados Tridents’ roster includes Hayley Matthews, Qiana Joseph, Afy Fletcher, Shawnisha Hector, Shabika Gajnabi, Mandy Mangru, Cherry-Ann Fraser, Naijanni Cumberbatch, Asabi Callender, and Amrita Ramthal; Guyana Amazon Warriors will field Shemaine Campbelle, Realeanna Grimmond, Ashmini Munisar, Shamilia Connell, Eboni Brathwaite, Sheneta Grimmond, Chedean Nation, Reniece Boyce, Latoya Williams, and Tilleya Madramootoo; and Jamaica Empress’ domestic core is made up of Chinelle Henry, Stafanie Taylor, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Kate Wilmott, Celina Whyte, Abigail Bryce, and Shriya Jairam.
For Claxton, the WCPL selection represents yet another critical step forward in her burgeoning career. With senior international experience already under her belt ahead of the September tournament, the St. Kitts and Nevis native is widely expected to be a key impact player for the Trinbago Knight Riders when the expanded 2026 tournament gets underway.