CPL fixtures announced

The fixtures of the eighth edition of the Caribbean Premier League have been finalised on Monday. CPL, the first franchise-based tournament to be resuming amid the pandemic, will begin on August 18 with the final slated for September 10. 

The league will be entirely held in Trinidad & Tobago with all 33 matches to be held in two stadiums -- the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba and the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain -- in order to minimize the risk of players and staff catching the virus.

"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 the COVID-19 virus," the CPL said in a statement on Monday.

"This year will be a different CPL, but the standard will be higher than ever. 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," said CPL CEO Damien O'Donhoe.

The first match will see last year's runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, take on Trinbago Knight Riders at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba.