The fixtures for the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and the inaugural Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) have been confirmed. The tournament will visit St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia, Trinidad & Tobago and culminate in the final in Guyana.
The opening day of the tournament will see the Trinbago Knight Riders Women take on the Barbados Royals women before the current Men’s champions, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, begin their title defence against the Jamaica Tallawahs.
The women’s CPL will feature four matches in the inaugural 2022 season in addition to the seven women’s games at the SKYEXCH 6IXTY which takes place immediately before Hero CPL. This is 11 matches in total, representing a big step forward in the scheduling of women’s franchise cricket in the region, with plans to grow this in subsequent years.
“It is very exciting to be able to confirm the fixtures for this season with this announcement being all the more special with the WCPL taking place for the first time in 2022,” said CPL CEO Pete Russell. “We can’t wait to be back travelling around the Caribbean and we are looking forward to welcoming our wonderful fans to stadiums across the region.”
2022 CPL schedule below:
Wednesday 31 August, 3 pm
Trinbago Knight Riders Women vs Barbados Royals Women
Wednesday 31 August, 7 pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men vs Jamaica Tallawahs Men
Thursday 1 September, 10 am
Saint Lucia Kings Men vs Trinbago Knight Riders Men
Thursday 1 September, 3 pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors Women vs Trinbago Knight Riders Women
Thursday 1 September, 7 pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men vs Barbados Royals Men
Saturday 3 September, 10 am
Jamaica Tallawahs Men vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Men
Saturday 3 September, 3 pm
Barbados Royals Women vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Women
Saturday 3 September, 7 pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men vs Trinbago Knight Riders Men
Sunday 4 September, 10 am
Barbados Royals Men vs Saint Lucia Kings Men
Sunday 4 September, 2:30 pm
WOMEN’S FINAL
Sunday 4 September, 7 pm
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Men
Saint Lucia
Wednesday 7 September, 10 am
Barbados Royals Men vs Trinbago Knight Riders Men
Wednesday 7 September, 7 pm
St Lucia Kings Men vs Jamaica Tallawahs Men
Thursday 8 September, 10 am
Guyana Amazon Warriors Men vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men
Thursday 8 September, 7 pm
Saint Lucia Kings Men vs Barbados Royals Men
Saturday 10 September, 10 am
Jamaica Tallawahs Men vs Trinbago Knight Riders Men
Saturday 10 September, 7 pm
Saint Lucia Kings Men vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Men
Sunday 11 September, 10 am
Jamaica Tallawahs Men vs Barbados Royals Men
Sunday 11 September, 7 pm
Saint Lucia Kings Men vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men
Trinidad
Tuesday 13 September, 7 pm
Trinbago Knight Riders Men vs Barbados Royals Men
Wednesday 14 September 10 am
Jamaica Tallawahs Men vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men
Wednesday 14 September, 7 pm
Trinbago Knight Riders Men vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Men
Thursday 15 September, 10 am
Barbados Royals Men vs Jamaica Tallawahs Men
Saturday 17 September, 10 am
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men vs Saint Lucia Kings Men
Saturday 17 September, 7 pm
Trinbago Knight Riders Men vs Jamaica Tallawahs Men
Sunday 18 September, 10 am
Barbados Royals Men vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Men
Sunday 18 September, 7 pm
Trinbago Knight Riders Men vs Saint Lucia Kings Men
Guyana
Wednesday 21 September, 10 am
Barbados Royals Men vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men
Wednesday 21 September, 7 pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors Men vs Jamaica Tallawahs Men
Thursday 22 September, 10 am
Trinbago Knight Riders Men vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Men
Thursday 22 September, 7 pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors Men vs Saint Lucia Kings Men
Saturday 24 September, 7 pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors Men vs Trinbago Knight Riders Men
Sunday 25 September, 10 am
Jamaica Tallawahs Men vs Saint Lucia Kings Men
Sunday 25 September, 7 pm
Guyana Amazon Warriors Men vs Barbados Royals Men
Tuesday 27 September, 10 am
Qualifier 1 - 1st place finisher vs 2nd place finisher
Tuesday 27 September, 7 pm
Eliminator – 3rd place finisher vs 4th place finisher
Wednesday 28 September, 7 pm
Qualifier 2 – Winner of Eliminator vs Loser of Qualifier 1
Friday 30 September, 7 pm
Final – Winner of Qualifier 1 vs Winner of Qualifier 2
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The Caribbean side will enter Thursday’s contest knowing that another win would keep their semi-final hopes alive, as they currently sit in third position on two points, two behind leaders South Africa and England on four points each.
The first ball is 9:00am Jamaica time.
West Indies’ victory over Scotland was a much-needed confidence boost for the team, especially after a crushing 10-wicket loss to South Africa in their opening match. The win not only lifted their spirits but also boosted their net run rate, a key factor in determining the semi-final spots should multiple teams finish level on points.
Assistant coach Ryan Austin emphasized the Hayley Matthews-led team’s readiness to handle what promises to be a tricky challenge, as Bangladesh bowlers, particularly their spinners, have proven to be formidable opponents.
“The team is pretty prepared. We obviously know that Bangladesh is basically a spin-based unit, but with our philosophies, we are more focused on what we can control. Having said that, we still have that element of power within our batting that could counter the spin as well,” Austin said in a pre-game press conference.
“If you look at the wicket, they are playing pretty slow at the moment. South Africa today (Wednesday) actually had a good total on the wicket, and if you watch how they batted, they actually used their feet a lot to the spin. So we are looking to obviously go into the game with that sort of temperament mindset with respect to their spin bowling attack as well. Sharjah has almost kind of a two-paced kind of wicket because during the day it's very low and slow, but in the evenings it kind of changes and comes alive,” he added.
Austin exuded confidence in his team’s batting prowess, with the likes of Matthews, Stafanie Taylor, Deandra Dottin, and Shemaine Campbelle expected to play pivotal roles, especially with the group being poised for a tight finish.
Though those proverbial big guns are yet to really fire, Austin believes their true potential should come to the fore in Thursday’s game, as well as the decisive fixture against England. West Indies currently have a positive net run rate of 1.154, only bettered by leaders South Africa, who have 1.527.
“If you look at how our group is set up, net run-rate is really going to be a big factor later down, especially, if we win both games against Bangladesh and England. So one of the things that we really have to look at is how we go about executing, especially in this game against Bangladesh. So our game plan is to at least probably both first and then try to get to our target as fast as possible,” Austin reasoned.