Caribbean Premier League Cricket
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CPL History
In 2006, the T20 format of cricket started in West Indies on a domestic level. At that time, the tournament as named Standaford 20/20 and it was organized privately. After the first edition of the game in 2006, it was added into the West Indies Cricket Board also Known as WICB for the second and third edition of the championship. This was done in 2008 however in 2009, the championship came to an end. The sponsor for the tournament was Allen Standaford and he was arrested for fraud because of which the tournament came to an end.
Almost after two months, a new generation of the game was started by the West Indies Cricket Board which was named Caribbean Twenty20. It was also on T20 format and was played on the domestic level. However in the September of 2012, the West Indies Cricket Board announced that a new and improved tournament on the T20 format will be emerging in West Indies soon enough. The name for this tournament was set to be Caribbean Premier League also known as CPL. It was decided and announced on December 13th, 2012 that the new version of the game that is Caribbean Premier League will be launched in 2013 and the sponsor for this tournament was chosen to be Caribbean mobile network Digicel. There were six teams that participated in the initial season of the Caribbean Premier League. The teams that are included in the CPL are Jamaica Tallawahs, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Barbados Tridents, Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel and St Lucia Zouks. The first edition of the game took in 2013 as it was planned by the West Indies Cricket Board. For this season, the championship started on July 30th, 2013 and it came to an end on August 24, 2013. The victors of this series was Jamaica Tallawahs and the runner ups were Guyana Amazon Warriors. Also many Caribbean Premier League records have been set in the tournament’s short history.
CPL Tournament Format
It is a T20 format tournament. In a single match, two innings are involved and each inning contains twenty overs that are given to each team. There are six teams involved in the series. There are two stages for the CPL T20 format. These two stages are group stage and knock out stage. First comes the group stage in which all the teams plays a total of ten matches. From these ten matches three matches are played in the home ground of the teams. It should be noted that six stadiums are used for conducting the Caribbean Premier League as the home to the six teams in the tournament. After the group phase comes the knock out stage which is also known as play off stage. There are a total of three matches in the knockout stage that are two semi-finals and one final match.
CPL T20 Teams and Player list
Trinbago Knight Riders
So far the decided squad for 2022 includes
- Andre Russell
- Kieron Pollard
- Nicholas Pooran
- Akeal Hosein
- Colin Munro
- Tio Webster
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Jayden Seals
- Tim Seifert
- Sunil Narine
- Seekugae Prasanna
- Ali Khan.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
So far the decided squad for 2022 includes
- Odean Smith
- Nial Smith
- Kevin Sinclair
- Shoaib Malik
- Romario Shepherd
- Ashmead Nedd
- Naveen-ul-haq
- Gudakesh Motie
- Mohammad Hafiz
- Brandon King
- Imran Tahir
- Anthony Bramble
- Chanderpaul Hemraj
- Shimron Hetmyer
- Waqar Salamkheil.
Jamaica Tallawahs
The players for the 2022 season are
- Shakib Al Hasan
- Ryan Persaud
- Carlos Brathwaite
- Joshua James
- Rovman Powell
- Abhijay Mansigh
- Kirk McKenzie
- Haider Ali
- Chadwick Walton
- Kennar Lewis
- Qais Ahmed
- Jason Mohammad
- Ibrahim Zadran
- Fidel Edwards
- Migael Pretorius
- Veerasammy Peramaul
St. Lucia Zouks
Players for 2022 season include
- Faf du Plessis
- Roston Chase
- Scott Kuggeleijn.
- Kesrick Williams
- Mark Deyal
- Alzarri Joseph
- Tim David
- Jeavor Royal
- Johnson Charles
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
The 2022 squad includes
- Mikyle Louis
- Joshua Da Silva
- Dominic Drakes
- Jon-Russ Jaggesar
- Colin Archibald
- Anrich Nortje
- Rassie van der Dussen
- Fabien Allen
- Chris Gayle
- Evin Lewis
- Dwayne Bravo
- Devon Thomas
- Sheldon Cottrell
- Sherfane Rutherford
- Wanindu Hasaranga
- Rayad Emrit
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Barbados Tridents
For the season of 2022, the team players are
- Smit Patel.
- Joshua Bishop
- Nyeem Young
- Ashley Nurse
- Justin Greaves
- Hayden Walsh Jr
- Azam Khan
- Kyle Mayers
- Oshane Thomas
- Johnson Charles
- Mohammad Amir
- Jason Holder
- Shai Hope
- Chris Morris
- Thisara Perera
- Raymon Reifer
- Shafiqullah Ghafari
| SR. NO | FOUNDING YEAR | TEAMS | TEAM COACH | TEAM CAPTAIN |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Simon Helmot | Dwayne Bravo |
| 2 | 2013 | Jamaica Tallawahs | Shivnarine Chanderpaul | Rovman Powell |
| 3 | 2013 | Barbados Royals | Trevor Penney | Jason Holder |
| 4 | 2013 | Trinbago Knight Riders | Imran Jan | Kieron Pollard |
| 5 | 2013 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | Rayon Griffith | TBD |
| 6 | 2013 | Saint Lucia Kings | Daren Sammy | TBD |
CPL Winner list
CPL winner 2013
The Guyana Amazon Warriors mat the Jamaica Tallawahs in the final of the series. Jamaica Tallawahs won the CPL.
CPL winner 2014
The Guyana Amazon Warriors played the match with the Barbados Tridents. Barbados Tridents won the series.
CPL winner 2015
The Barbados Tridents played the finale with Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel. Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the series.
CPL winner 2016
The Guyana Amazon Warriors came face to face in the finale with Jamaica Tallawahs. Jamaica Tallawahs won the Caribbean Premier League.
CPL winner 2017
The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots played the last match of the series with Trinbago Knight Riders. Trinbago Knight Riders won the Caribbean Premier League.
CPL winner 2018
The Guyana Amazon Warriors played with Trinbago Knight Riders in the final match. Trinbago Knight Riders won the series.
CPL winner 2019
The match was played between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents. The Barbados Tridents won the series.
CPL winner 2020
The match was played between St Lucia Zouks and Trinbago Knight Riders, Trinbago Knight Riders won the Caribbean Premier League.
CPL winner 2021
The St Lucia Zouks met in the final match of the series with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the Caribbean Premier League.
CPL Sponsorships
The first ever sponsor of the Caribbean Premier League in 2013 was Caribbean mobile network Digicel. However, for the season of 2022, the sponsor for CPL cricket is Hero MotorCap. It has been the biggest sponsor for the Caribbean Premier League since 2015. Throughout the years, the sponsorship of the CPL T20 has changed hands and become a point for frauds and illegal accusations. However, after the struggle, Hero MotorCap has become the biggest sponsor for the league.