In the opening match on the day, 2019 runners up Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on three-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders.
All 33 matches will be played in Trinidad & Tobago, with all matches taking place across two stadia and behind closed doors. The Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba will host 23 games, including the semi-finals and final, while the Queen’s Park Oval in Port-of-Spain will host the other 10 matches.
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 of the COVID-19 virus.
“This year will be a different CPL, but the standard will be higher than ever,” said Damien O’Donohoe, the Hero CPL’s CEO.
“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.”
Meanwhile, fans will have to wait until game 22 for a repeat of last year’s final with the Tridents taking on the Amazon Warriors.
CPL’s COO, Pete Russell expressed gratitude to the government of Trinidad and Tobago for hosting the tournament that had faced the possibility of postponement because of the pandemic.
“We would like to express our gratitude to the government of Trinidad & Tobago for helping us to put on this tournament in such difficult circumstances,” he said.
“We are delighted that we are able to deliver a tournament that is ensuring the safety of the public and the players and that will be of such a high standard.”
Hero CPL 2020 Fixtures:
Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Tues August 18: 10 am Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors
5:30pm: Barbados Tridents v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Wed Aug.19: 10 am Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks
5:30pm: Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
Thurs Aug 20: 10 am St Lucia Zouks v Barbados Tridents
5:30pm: Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs
Sat Aug 22: 10 am St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks
5:30pm: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs
Sun Aug 23: 10am Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents
5:30pm: Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Zouks
Queen’s Park Oval
Tues August 25: 10am St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Barbados Tridents
5:30pm: Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Wed August 26: 10am St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders
5:30pm: Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs
Thurs August 27: 10am St Lucia Zouks v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
5:30pm: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders
Sat August 29: 10am Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders
5:30pm: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs
Sun August 30: 10am Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Zouks
5:30pm: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Tues September 1: 10am Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders
5:30pm: Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents
Wed September 2, 10am Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
5:30pm: St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Thurs September 3: 10am Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
5:30pm: Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors
Sat September 5: 10am Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks
5:30pm: Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents
Sun September 6: 10am St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders
5:30pm: St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs
Tues September 8: TBC
Semi final 1 (1st v 4th)
Tues 8 September, TBC
Semi final 2 (2nd vs 3rd)
Thurs 10 September, TBC
Final