Cricket’s biggest party is set to return as top stars reach the West Indies for the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). The CPL will start on August 30 and go on till October 7th. A total of 34 matches will be played during this time, with each team playing the other twice in a round-robin format. The playoffs will start from October 1.
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons is the newest franchise inducted and they will join Guyana Amazon Warriors, Trinbago Knight Riders, Barbados Royals, St. Lucia Kings, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
Guyana are the defending champions, while Trinbago Knight Riders remain the most successful franchise in the history of the tournament.
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Some of the top T20I players from across the globe have signed up this year’s edition. This includes the likes of Quinton de Kock, Rahmatullah Gurbaz, Chris Green, Heinrich Klassen, Tristan Stubbs, Faf du Plessis, Anrich Nortje who will join local stars like Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Andre Russell, Kieron Pollard, Evin Lewis amongst others.
Six matches will start at 7:30 PM, while others will be played at 4:30 AM India time. Cricket fans can watch all the action on FanCode’s mobile app (Android, iOS), TV app available on Android TV, Amazon Fire TV Stick, Jio STB, Samsung TV, OTT Play, Amazon Prime Video Channels Airtel
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Full 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, MaheeshTheekshana, 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, RahmanullahGurbaz, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Kevin Sinclair, Raymon Reifer, Ronaldo Alimohamed, Shamar Joseph, Kevlon Anderson, Matthew Nandu, Junior Sinclair
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Kyle Mayers, WaninduHasaranga, 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
The full schedule of the tournament can be accessed here.