The franchise Jamaica Tallawahs is the representative team of

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in the

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. It was one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Jamaica Tallawahs play their home games at

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. The Tallawahs won the inaugural tournament by defeating the

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in the final at

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, they also won the 2016 CPL season. They are known for their formidable home record, winning 5 out of their 6 home games in CPL History since the end of the 2014 season. They are also the only team in CPL History to play all 11 local players in a match which they did in 2013 at home against the TT Red Steel where all 11 Tallawah players were Jamaican. Hollywood actor

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has an equity interest in the franchise. Indian mobile gaming company Paytm First Games became the main sponsors for Jamaica Tallawah for the 2020 season.

Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold. ''As of 4 April 2022''

Overall results

Season's summary

Note: * Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result). * Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied. * Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss. * NR indicates - No Result.

Administration and support staff

Statistics

Most runs

Source
ESPNcricinfo
Last updated: 10 September 2020

Most wickets

Source

Last updated: 10 September 2020

Seasons

Caribbean Premier League

The 6ixty

References

http://www.cplt20.com/teams/jamaica-tallawahs

External links

Jamaica on CPLT20.com
* * Cricket in Jamaica Cricket teams in the West Indies Caribbean Premier League teams Cricket clubs established in 2013 {{cricket-team-stub