The much-awaited Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is ready to entertain the fans across the world as the tournament opener will kick-off on Tuesday (August 18).
The tournament opener will be played between Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) and Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW).
Apart from the opening game, a total of 32 more matches will be played in the T20 competition featuring some other teams namely Barbados Tridents, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, and St Lucia Zouks.
The matches of CPL 2020 will take place in Trinidad and Tobago across two stadiums, the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba (23 games) and the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain (10 games).
Concerning the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, these games will be played behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment.
The CPL have also confirmed the list of broadcasters who will telecast the epic tournament for fans across the globe.
TV and Live streaming channels:
- Caribbean Islands – Sports Max TV, ESPN TV
- India – Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 2, Star Sports 2 HD
- USA – Willow TV
- Canada- Willow TV, DANZ
- UK – Sky Sports
- Australia – Fox Sports
- New Zealand- Sky Sports NZ
- Pakistan: Ten Sports
- Bangladesh: Star Sports
- South Africa: Supersport
- Trinidad & Tobago – CNC3
- Barbados – TV8 & MCTV
- St Lucia – HTS
- Antigua & Barbuda – CNS
- Guyana – E Networks
- Grenada – Sportsmax
- St. Vincent & the Grenadines – VC3
- Pan-Caribbean- SportsMax
The viewers can also live stream CPL 2020 on FanCode app.
“Each year we grow our broadcast and digital footprint, and with us being the first major cricket league to return we are confident that we will see an increase on last year’s record viewership figures. Hero CPL is now the second most-watched T20 league in the world, and we are delighted that fans from around the globe are going to be watching in record numbers thanks to our broadcast and streaming partners,” said Pete Russell, Hero CPL’s COO.
