The Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL)12th season will get underway at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium on August 30 when the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons take on the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots. Six teams in all will compete in the upcoming tournament; four of those teams will advance to the postseason.
The top two teams in the standings will square off in Qualifier 1, with the victor moving on to the championship game and the loser getting a second chance. The teams in third and fourth place will compete in the Eliminator, and the winner of that match will face the club that finished last in Qualifier 1. After that, the victor of that match will advance to the championship game, which will take held in Providence Stadium, Guyana, on October 6.
The defending winners, Guyana On August 31, the second day of the tournament, Amazon Warriors will be in the spotlight. The competition’s first leg will be held in Antigua and St. Kitts in the meanwhile. Then it will proceed to Barbados and St. Lucia, and lastly Trinidad and Guyana.
CPL squads
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons:
Imad Wasim, Brandon King, Fabian Allen, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mohammad Amir, Chris Green, Fakhar Zaman, Roshon Primus, Justin Greaves, Hayden Walsh, Jahmar Hamilton, Teddy Bishop, Kofi James, Shamar Springer, Kelvin Pitman, Jewel Andrew, Joshua James
Barbados Royals:
Rovman Powell, Jason Holder, David Miller, Quinton de Kock, Maheesh Theekshana, Alick Athanaze, Naveen-ul-Haq, Obed McCoy, Kevin Wickham, Keshav Maharaj, Kadeem Alleyne, Rahkeem Cornwall, Isai Thorne, Nathan Sealy, Nyeem Young, Rivaldo Clarke, Ramon Simmonds
Guyana Amazon Warriors:
Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Saim Ayub, Shai Hope, Romario Shepherd, Azam Khan, Gudakesh Motie, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Raymon Reifer, Ronaldo Ali Mohamed, Shamar Joseph, Kevlon Anderson, Matthew Nandu, Junior Sinclair
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots:
Kyle Mayers, Wanindu Hasaranga, Rilee Rossouw, Evin Lewis, Sherfane Rutherford, Sikandar Raza, Nuwan Thushara, Andre Fletcher, Tristan Stubbs, Dominic Drakes, Mikyle Louis, Odean Smith, Joshua da Silva, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan John, Ashmead Nedd, Johann Layne
Saint Lucia Kings:
Heinrich Klaasen, Faf du Plessis, Alzarri Joseph, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Noor Ahmad, David Wiese, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Matthew Forde, Aaron Jones, Khary Pierre, Khari Campbell, Johann Jeremiah, Shadrack Descarte, Mikkel Govia, McKenny Clarke, Akeem Auguste
Trinbago Knight Riders:
Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Tim David, Akeal Hosein, Jason Roy, Dwayne Bravo, Josh Little, Waqar Salamkheil, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Mark Deyal, Keacy Carty, Terrence Hinds, Nathan Edward, Shaquere Parris
CPL Schedule
Date | Match | Time | Location |
August 30 | Antigua and Barbuda vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4:30 AM IST | Antigua |
August 31 | Antigua and Barbuda vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4:30 AM IST | Antigua |
September 1 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders | 4:30 AM IST | St Kitts |
September 1 | Antigua and Barbuda vs Barbados Royals | 7:30 PM IST | Antigua |
September 2 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs St Lucia Kings | 4:30 AM IST | St Kitts |
September 4 | Antigua and Barbuda vs St Lucia Kings | 4:30 AM IST | Antigua |
September 5 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4:30 AM IST | St Kitts |
September 6 | Antigua and Barbuda vs Trinbago Knight Riders | 4:30 AM IST | Antigua |
September 7 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Royals | 4:30 AM IST | St Kitts |
September 8 | St Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4:30 AM IST | St Lucia |
September 8 | St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Antigua and Barbuda | 7:30 PM IST | St Kitts |
September 11 | St Lucia Kings vs Trinbago Knight Riders | 4:30 AM IST | St Lucia |
September 12 | Barbados Royals vs Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30 AM IST | Barbados |
September 13 | St Lucia Kings vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4:30 AM IST | St Lucia |
September 14 | Barbados Royals vs Trinbago Knight Riders | 4:30 AM IST | Barbados |
September 15 | Barbados Royals vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4:30 AM IST | Barbados |
September 16 | St Lucia Kings vs Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30 AM IST | St Lucia |
September 18 | Barbados Royals vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4:30 AM IST | Barbados |
September 19 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4:30 AM IST | Trinidad |
September 20 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30 AM IST | Trinidad |
September 21 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
September 21 | St Lucia Kings vs Barbados Royals | 7:30 PM IST | Guyana |
September 22 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Antigua and Barbuda | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
September 22 | Barbados Royals vs St Lucia Kings | 7:30 PM IST | Guyana |
September 23 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 4:30 AM IST | Trinidad |
September 24 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Kings | 7:30 PM IST | Trinidad |
September 26 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Royals | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
September 28 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Royals | 4:30 AM IST | Trinidad |
September 28 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Kings | 7:30 PM IST | Guyana |
September 30 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
October 2 | Eliminator | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
October 3 | Qualifier 1 | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
October 5 | Qualifier 2 | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |
October 7 | Final | 4:30 AM IST | Guyana |