Gros Islet (St Lucia), July 27: The Caribbean Premier League fixtures for the 2020 season have been announced as the best cricketing talent, from across the Caribbean and from around the world, are set to be part of the Twenty20 tournament which will run from 18 August to 10 September.
The 33-match season will be played in Trinidad & Tobago, with all matches taking place across two stadiums in that country. The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba will host 23 games, including the semi-finals and final, and the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain will have 10 matches.
The first match will see last year's runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, take on Trinbago Knight Riders, while the second game will be last year's champions, Barbados Tridents taking on the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. Fans will have to wait until game 22 for a repeat of last year's final with the Tridents taking on the Amazon Warriors.
The tournament will take place behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment with a series of stringent protocols in place to protect those involved in the tournament and the wider population from the spread the COVID-19 virus.
Damien O'Donohoe, the CPL's CEO, is excited about the upcoming season. "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."
Speaking about the announcement of the tournament fixtures CPL's COO, Pete Russell, 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."
Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Barbados Tridents v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks
Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
St Lucia Zouks v Barbados Tridents
Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs
Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents
Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Zouks
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Barbados Tridents
Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors
St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders
Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs
St Lucia Zouks v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders
Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs
Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Zouks
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Thurs 3 September, 5:30pm
Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks
Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders
St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs
Semi final 2 (2nd vs 3rd)
Thurs 10 September, TBC - FINAL
