The fixtures for the 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) was announced on Monday (July 27). The tournament will be played from August 18 until September 10 and will comprise of a total of 33 games.
The opening day will see last year’s runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, going up against Trinbago Knight Riders in the first game whereas last year’s champions, Barbados Tridents, will take on St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the second game of the day.
All of the 33 matches during the season are scheduled to be played in Trinidad and Tobago. Two stadiums have been chosen as the primary venues for the tournament. While the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba will host 23 games, including the semi finals and final, the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain will host the remaining 10 matches.
The tournament will be played behind closed doors in a bio-secure environment and all necessary guidelines and protocols will be followed to avoid spread of COVID-19 virus.
“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.
Hero CPL 2020 Fixtures
Brian Lara Cricket Academy – Tues 18 August, 10am
Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors – Tues 18 August, 5:30pm
Barbados Tridents v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Wed 19 August, 10am
Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks -Wed 19 August, 5:30pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Thurs 20 Aug, 10am
St Lucia Zouks v Barbados Tridents -Thurs 20 Aug, 5:30pm
Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs – Sat 22 Aug, 10am
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks – Sat 22 Aug, 5:30pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs – Sun 23 Aug, 10am
Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents – Sun 24 Aug, 5:30pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Zouks – Queen’s Park Oval Tues 25 August, 10am
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Barbados Tridents – Tues 25 August, 5:30pm
Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors – Wed 26 August 10am
St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders – Wed 26 August, 5:30pm
Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs – Thurs 27 August, 10am
St Lucia Zouks v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Thurs 27 August, 5:30pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders – Sat 29 August, 10am
Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders – Sat 29 August, 5:30pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs – Sun 30 August, 10am
Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Zouks – Sun 30 August, 5:30pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Brian Lara Cricket Academy – Tues 1 September, 10am
Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders – Tues 1 September, 5:30pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents – Wed 2 September, 10am
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Wed 2 September, 5:30pm
St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors- Thurs 3 September, 10am
Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – Thurs 3 September, 5:30pm
Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors – Sat 5 September, 10am
Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks – Sat 5 September, 5:30pm
Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents – Sun 6 September, 10am
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders – Sun 6 September, 5:30pm
St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs – Tues 8 September, TBC
Semi final 1 (1st v 4th) – Tues 8 September, TBC
Semi final 2 (2nd vs 3rd) -Thurs 10 September, TBC
Final