Ever since England started their Test series against West Indies, it opened the doors of resumption of cricket. After the Windies, England will play a series against Ireland, Pakistan and Australia. Not only the international arena, but even the domestic circuit is also getting ready to re-start the captivating game.
Recently, Cricket Australia (CA) have announced the schedules of their premier domestic T20 tournament, Big Bash League (BBL) for both men and women edition. Now, Cricket West Indies (CWI) have revealed the fixtures of Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020.
The exciting Twenty20 tournament will run from August 18 to September 10. A total of 33 matches will be played in Trinidad & Tobago, as all events will take place across two stadiums in the island. The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba will host 23 games, including the semi-finals and final. Similarly, the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain will have 10 matches.
Last year’s runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, will take on Trinbago Knight Riders in the opening game of the tournament. While Barbados Tridents, who were the last year’s champion, will play the second match against St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
Fans, however, would not be able to see the matches from stadiums, as the competition will take place behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
“This year will be a different CPL, but the standard will be higher than ever. We have seen the appetite for live sport since it has returned after a prolonged absence, and the interest in CPL will be higher than ever with it being the first franchise T20 tournament to return,” said Damien O’Donohoe, the Hero CPL’s CEO as quoted by CPL’s official website.
Speaking about the announcement of the tournament fixtures, Hero CPL’s COO, Pete Russell, gave credit to the government of Trinidad and Tobago. He said: “We would like to express our gratitude to the government of Trinidad & Tobago for helping us to put on this tournament in such difficult circumstances. We are delighted that we are able to deliver a tournament that is ensuring the safety of the public and the players, and that will be of such a high standard.”
Here are Hero CPL 2020 Fixtures:
All times local (GMT-4)
- Tuesday, August 18: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (10 am), Barbados Tridents vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (5.30 pm)
- Wednesday, August 19: Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Zouks (10 am), Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (5.30 pm)
- Thursday, August 20: St Lucia Zouks vs Barbados Tridents (10 am), Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs (5.30 pm)
- Saturday, August 22: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs St Lucia Zouks (10 am), Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Tallawahs (5.30 pm)
- Sunday, August 23: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents (10 am), Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks (5.30 pm)
- Tuesday, August 25: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Tridents (10 am), Jamaica Tallawahs vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (5.30 pm)
- Wednesday, August 26: St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders (10 am), Barbados Tridents vs Jamaica Tallawahs (5.30 pm)
- Thursday, August 27: St Lucia Zouks vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (10 am), Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders
- Saturday, August 29: Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders (10 am), St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs (5.30 pm)
- Sunday, August 30: Barbados Tridents vs St Lucia Zouks (10 am), St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (5.30 pm)
- Tuesday, September 1: Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders (10 am), Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Tridents (5.30 pm)
- Wednesday, September 2: Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (10 am), St Lucia Zouks vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (5.30 pm)
- Thursday, September 3: Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (10 am), Barbados Tridents vs Guyana Amazon Warriors (5.30 pm)
- Saturday, September 5: Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks (10 am), Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados Tridents (5.30 pm)
- Sunday, September 6: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders (10 am), St Lucia Zouks vs Jamaica Tallawahs (5.30 pm)
- Tuesday, September 8: Semi-finals (time TBC)
- Thursday, September 10: Final (time TBC)
