The 2020 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is scheduled to be commencing on August 18 with the final expected to be played on September 10. The tournament will be featuring six teams and as many as 33 matches at two venues – the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba and the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain.
The semi-finals and final of the tournament will be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy. In the first game of the CPL 2020, last year’s runners-up Guyana Amazon Warriors will be locking horns with the Trinbago Knight Riders while defending champions Barbados Tridents will start their campaign in the second game where they will be facing St Kitts & Nevis Patriots.
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Explaining the same in a statement on Monday, the CPL said, “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.”
On the other hand, CRPL CEO, Damien O’Donhoe said, “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.”
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Elaborating on the CPL 2020 update, CPL 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.”
A lot of players who will be participating in the CPL 2020 can also be expected to take part in the 13th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL) which can be expected to commence on September 19.
