CPL 2020 Schedule Announced, Guyana Amazon Warriors To Take On Trinbago Knight Riders In Opener On August 18

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) fixtures  for the 2020 season have been announced as the league is all set to become the first T20 tournament to be played amid the pandemic. Cricket stars from around the world will assemble in the Caribbeans for the eighth edition of the tournament.

CPL 2020 will start on August 18 while the final will be played on September 10. The season will see a total of 33 games being played. The entire tournament 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.

Last year’s runners-up Guyana Amazon Warriors will lock horns against Trinbago Knight Riders in the CPL-opener. On the other hand, defending champions Barbados Tridents will take on the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the second match of the competition on the same day.

As expected, 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.

“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 CPL’s CEO Damien O’Donohoe.

Here is the full schedule of CPL 2020:

Games to be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (local timing):

Games to be played at Queen’s Park Oval:

Games to be played at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy: