Caribbean Premier League 2021 schedule has been released and it is going to get kicked off from 26th August. CWI accepted the request of BCCI and preponed their T20 league by two days. Earlier, CPL was expected to start on 28th August. But, now it will begin on 26th August and the final will be played on 15th September. In the official press release, CWI Presiden said that it is a tough time for the cricket board and opined that IPL as well CPL both the leagues are equally important for everyone.
CPL is a T20 tournament organized by West Indies Cricket Board. The maiden season of the T20 league was played back in 2013. If not the most but one of the popular leagues that holds a big viewership across the globe. A total of 7 teams will be going to take part in the 9th edition of the Caribbean Premier League 2021.
In the previous edition, Trinidad & Tobago led by Kieron Pollard finished lifted the trophy after defeating Knight Riders in the final by a good margin of 8 wickets. In the upcoming edition, they will once again look to repeat the success of the previous season. They are one of the most constant sides of the tournament having won four out of the total 8 seasons.
CPL 2021 Schedule
CPL 2021 series opener will be played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Tobago Knight Riders at Werners Park. Due to the COVID-19 era, all the games of CPL 2021 will be played at the same venue
August 26 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders at 10:00 AM (local time)
August 26 – Barbados Tridents vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at 07:00 PM (local time)
August 27 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Lucia Zouks at 10:00 AM (local time)
August 27 – Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados Tridents at 07:00 PM (local time)
August 28 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at 10:00 AM (local time)
August 28 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados Tridents at 07:00 PM (local time)
August 29 – St Lucia Zouks and Trinbago Knight Riders at 10:00 AM (local time)
August 29 – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at 07:00 PM (local time)
August 31 – Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks at 10:00 AM (local time)
August 31 – Barbados Tridents vs Jamaica Tallawahs at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 1 – Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 1 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 2 – St Lucia Zouks vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 2 – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Barbados Tridents at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 4 – St Lucia Zouks vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 4 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Tridents at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 5 – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs St Lucia Zouks at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 5 – Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica Tallawahs at 02:30 PM (local time)
September 7 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 7 – Barbados Tridents vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 8 – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica Tallawahs at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 8 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Lucia Zouks at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 9 – Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 9 – St Lucia Zouks vs Jamaica Tallawahs at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 11 – St Lucia Zouks vs Barbados Tridents at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 11 – Jamaica Tallawahs vs Guyana Amazon Warriors at 02:30 PM (local time)
September 11 – Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 12 – Barbados Tridents vs St Lucia Zouks at 10:00 AM (local time)
September 12 – Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica Tallawahs at 02:30 PM (local time)
September 12 – St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders at 07:00 PM (local time)
September 14 – Semi-final 1
September 14 – Semi-final 2
September 15 – Final
CPL 2021 Squads:
Jamaica Tallawahs: Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Haider Ali, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Qais Ahmed, Jason Mohammad, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Ibrahim Zadran, Veerasammy Permaul, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, Ryan Persaud.
St Lucia Zouks: Faf du Plessis, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Matthew Wade, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Usman Qadir, Samit Patel, Obed McCoy, Rahkeem Cornwall, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Javelle Glen, Keron Cottoy, Jeavor Royal, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph.
Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Sandeep Lamichhane, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Isuru Udana, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Denesh Ramdin, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Leonardo Julian, Ali Khan.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Sherfane Rutherford, Sheldon Cottrell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Devon Thomas, Rayad Emrit, Rahamanullah Gurbaz, Colin Archibald, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua da Silva.
Barbados Tridents: Chris Morris, Jason Holder, Thissara Perera, Mohammad Amir, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Oshane Thomas, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr, Azam Khan, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Ashley Nurse, Shafiquallah Ghafari, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop.
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik, Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohammad Hafeez, Brandon King, Naveen ul Haq, Romario Shepherd, Waqar Salamkheil, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Niall Smith, Gudakesh Motie, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd.
When And Where To Watch CPL 2021:
In India, cricket fans will be able to watch CPL 2021 on the Star Sports channel. Even in the subcontinent like Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal, it will be broadcasted on StarSports. On the other Live Streaming of all the CPL 2021 games will be available on India’s first multi-sport aggregator platform i-e- FanCode.
In the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland, Sky Sports have acquired broadcasting rights. Meanwhile, everyone can buy a premium subscription plan of Sky Go or Now TV digital platform in order to watch the live streaming of CPL 2021.
| Country | Channel Broadcasters |
| India | Star Sports, Disney+ Hotstar, FanCode |
| USA | Willow TV |
| UK | Sky Sports, BBC |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | SKY Sport NZ |
| Pan-Caribbean | SportsMax TV |
| Canada | Willow TV, Dazn |
| South Africa | SuperSport (SuperSport 2) |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CNC 3 |
| Guyana | E – Networks |
| Dominican Republic | CDN SportsMax Espanol |
| Grenada | SportsMax |
| Barbados | TV8 & MCTV |
| St Lucia | HTS |
| Antigua & Barbuda | CNS |
| St. Vincent & the Grenadines | GBN |
| Bangladesh | My Sports, GameOn, GP Sports |
| UAE | Etisalat |
