Caribbean Premier League

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Caribbean Premier League
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Countries West Indies
Administrator Cricket West Indies
Format Twenty20
First edition 2013
Latest edition 2024
Next edition 2025
Tournament format Double round-robin and Playoffs
Number of teams 6
Current champion Saint Lucia Kings (1st title)
Most successful Trinbago Knight Riders (4 titles)
Most runs Johnson Charles (3307)
Most wickets Dwayne Bravo (129)
TV List of broadcasters
Website cplt20.com

The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013 to replace the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in the Caribbean. It is currently sponsored by Republic Bank Limited and consequently officially named the Republic Bank CPL. [1] The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final. [2]

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History

Twenty20 domestic cricket first appeared in an organised manner in the West Indies in 2006 with the privately organised Stanford 20/20. The second and last edition of the Stanford competition was officially made part of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) calendar in 2008, after which the tournament ended when its sponsor Allen Stanford was charged with fraud and arrested in June 2009. The next organised Twenty20 competition came about with the creation of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament by the WICB. The Caribbean Twenty20 was created to fill the gap left by the end of the Stanford 20/20 and to coincide with the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which started less than two months after. The top domestic team from the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament qualified for the Champions League as the sole representative of the West Indies. [3]

The WICB first announced the plans for the Caribbean Premier League in September 2012 when it was revealed that the board was "in the advanced stages of discussions to have a commercial Twenty20 league in the region" with an unnamed investor and hoped to conclude a deal before 30 September. [4] On 14 September, the board met to make decisions on the structure and organisation of the Caribbean Twenty20 CPL Schedule in January; [5] to discuss the governance structure of the board and also discuss the planned commercial Twenty20 league and to finalise its structure. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and the West Indies Players Association (WIPA) were also to be brought in to discuss issues pertaining to players in relation to the planned T20 league. [4] On 13 December 2012, the WICB announced that they had finalised an agreement with Ajmal Khan [6] founder of Verus International, a Barbados-based merchant bank, for the funding of the new franchise-based Twenty20 league to be launched in 2013. [7] It was then expected that the new Caribbean Premier League was likely to comprise six Caribbean city-based franchises as opposed to the current territorial set-up with the majority of the players are to come from the West Indies. As part of the agreement, the WICB will receive additional funding from Verus International for additional retainer contracts for players in addition to the 20 annual retainer contracts the board currently funds. [8]

Dates for the tournament were confirmed for the 2013 Caribbean Premier League as 29 July to 26 August. The 2014 and 2015 tournaments took place between 5 July to 10 August and 21 June to 26 July respectively and the 2016 tournament took place between 29 June to 7 August. [9]

Format

CPL

The CPL T20 tournament is played between six teams and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, the teams each play ten matches overall, three of which are at home. This unusual format occurs because all six teams are co-located at a single playing site for five sequential matches, then the whole tournament moves to a new location for five more games, and so on. Six stadiums are used (see Venues below), each a home field for one of the teams. The playoff stage includes two semi-finals and a final to determine the winner of the tournament. All three of the elimination playoff games will be played at Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Stadium . [10]

The 6ixty

The 6ixty is a T10 league organized by Cricket West Indies and the Caribbean Premier League that is scheduled to be played four times a year, starting with a five-day men's and women's tournament in August 2022. [11] A number of significant changes are made to the usual rules of T10 cricket:

Teams

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Location of CPL teams

The tournament includes six franchises with 15 contracted players each, including a maximum of five international players and four players under the age of 23. [12] Each team has one local and one international franchise player. [13]

TeamHome groundCaptainHead coach
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George Flag of Australia (converted).svg Chris Green Flag of Guyana.svg Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Barbados Royals Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Flag of Jamaica.svg Rovman Powell Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Trevor Penney
Guyana Amazon Warriors Providence Stadium, Providence Flag of South Africa.svg Imran Tahir Flag of Guyana.svg Rayon Griffith
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre Flag of Grenada.svg Andre Fletcher Flag of India.svg Malolan Rangarajan
Saint Lucia Kings Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Flag of South Africa.svg Faf du Plessis Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Daren Sammy
Trinbago Knight Riders Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Kieron Pollard Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Phil Simmons

Defunct Teams

TeamHome GroundCountryDebutDissolved
Antigua Hawksbills Sir Vivian Richards Stadium Antigua and Barbuda 20132014
Jamaica Tallawahs Sabina Park Jamaica 20132023

Seasons

Out of the six teams that have played in the Caribbean Premier League since its inception, one team has won the competition four times, one team has won thrice, one team have won the competition twice and two teams have won the competition once. Trinbago Knight Riders are the most successful team in the history of Caribbean Premier League. Followed by Jamaica Tallawahs who won thrice, Barbados Tridents has won two titles,. [14] [15] Trinbago Knight Riders who defeated St Lucia Zouks in the final of 2020 Season to secure their fourth CPL title and winning back-to-back championships. [16] The current champions are the Guyana Amazon Warriors who defeated Trinbago Knight Riders by 9 wickets to win their first CPL title.

CPL season's result [17]
SeasonFinalPlayer of
the series
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up
2013 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Jamaica Tallawahs
129/3 (17.3 overs)		Tallawahs won
by 7 wickets
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
128/5 (20 overs)		 Krishmar Santokie
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2014 Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis Barbados Tridents
152/6 (20 overs)		Tridents won
by 8 runs (D/L)
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
107/4 (15.5 overs)		 Lendl Simmons
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2015 Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
178/5 (20 overs)		Red Steel won
by 20 runs
Scorecard 		Barbados Tridents
158/4 (20 overs)		 Dwayne Bravo
(Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel)
2016 [18] Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis Jamaica Tallawahs
95/1 (12.5 overs)		Tallawahs won
by 9 wickets
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
93 (20 overs)		 Andre Russell
(Jamaica Tallawahs)
2017 Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago Trinbago Knight Riders
136/7 (19 overs)		Knight Riders won
by 3 wickets
Scorecard 		St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
135/6 (20 overs)		 Chadwick Walton
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2018 Trinbago Knight Riders
150/2 (17.3 overs)		Knight Riders won
by 8 wickets
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
147/9 (20 overs)		 Colin Munro
(Trinbago Knight Riders)
2019 Barbados Tridents
171/6 (20 overs)		Tridents won
by 27 runs
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
144/9 (20 overs)		 Hayden Walsh Jr.
(Barbados Tridents)
2020 Trinbago Knight Riders
157/2 (18.1 overs)		Knight Riders won
by 8 wickets
Scorecard 		St Lucia Zouks
154 (19.1 overs)		 Kieron Pollard
(Trinbago Knight Riders)
2021 Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
160/7 (20 overs)		Patriots won by 3 wickets
Scorecard 		Saint Lucia Kings
159/7 (20 overs)		 Roston Chase
(Saint Lucia Kings)
2022 Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana Jamaica Tallawahs
162/2 (16.1 overs)		Tallawahs won by 8 wickets
Scorecard 		Barbados Royals
161/7 (20 overs)		 Brandon King
(Jamaica Tallawahs)
2023 Guyana Amazon Warriors
99/1 (14 overs)		Amazon Warriors won by 9 wickets
Scorecard 		Trinbago Knight Riders
94 (18.1 overs)		 Shai Hope
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2024 St Lucia Kings
139/4 (18.1 overs)		St Lucia Kings 6 wickets
Scorecard 		Guyana Amazon Warriors
138/8 (20 overs)		 Noor Ahmad
(St Lucia Kings)
2025 TBD
2026 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, BarbadosTBD

Number of titles

Team(s)Title(s)Runner-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-up
Trinbago Knight Riders 41 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 2023
Jamaica Tallawahs †3- 2013, 2016, 2022 -
Barbados Royals 22 2014, 2019 2015, 2022
Guyana Amazon Warriors 16 2023 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 1 2021 2017
Saint Lucia Kings 2 2024 2020, 2021

†Team now defunct

Teams' performances

Seasons

Teams
 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024
Antigua Hawksbills 5th6th–
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons –5th
Barbados Royals 3rdWRU5th5th6thW5th6thRU5th3rd
Guyana Amazon Warriors RURU3rdRU3rdRURU3rd4th3rdWRU
Jamaica Tallawahs W3rd4thW4th4th6th4th5thW3rd–
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots –6th6thRU3rd4th6thW5th6th6th
Saint Lucia Kings 6th5th5th4th6th5th5thRURU4th4thW
Trinbago Knight Riders 4th4thW3rdWW3rdW3rd6thRU4th

Sponsorships

Caribbean mobile network Digicel was named as the first global sponsor for the inaugural 2013 tournament and beyond in a multi-year deal. [19] As previous sponsors of the West Indies cricket team and the Digicel Caribbean Cup the brand has considerable experience with sponsoring cricket and other sporting events throughout the Caribbean. "The CPL is a perfect fit for Digicel. We’re huge fans of West Indies cricket and this is a great opportunity for us to invest not only in what will be an amazing event, but also in the young cricketers who will benefit from around the region," stated Digicel Group Marketing Operations Director Kieran Foley. [20]

Following the acquisition of the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise owner, Dr. Ranjisingh 'Bobby' Ramroop's New GPC Inc, specifically its Limacol brand, has assumed the title sponsorship of the CPL. [21]

In June 2013 Courts announced their sponsorship of the Caribbean Premier League "CPL's partnership with Courts is a very strategic and beneficial one to both parties, and we are thrilled about the possibilities that exist for us from a marketing perspective," said CPL CEO Damien O' Donohoe. "Combining our advertising and marketing programmes with that of Courts will heighten the awareness of CPL across the region, and increase fan support, which will put people in the stands at matches and customers in the aisles of Courts." [22]

El Dorado Rum has been named as an official partner of the inaugural tournament, and sponsors the tournament's Catch of the Match award, which goes to one player in each game who makes a thrilling catch. [23]

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