The 2020 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or for sponsorship reasons, Hero CPL 2020 was the eighth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league played in the West Indies. All matches were played in Trinidad and Tobago. The tournament started on 18 August and ended on 10 September 2020.[1][2] On 10 July 2020, the local government gave its approval for the tournament to go ahead, with all the matches taking place at two venues behind closed doors.[3] The full schedule for the tournament was confirmed on 27 July 2020.[4] On 6 August 2020, an official press release stated that all players, officials and administrators involved in the league had tested negative on arrival ahead of a two weeks quarantine period.[5]
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| Dates | 18 August – 10 September 2020 |
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| Administrator(s) | CPL Limited |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) | Trinidad and Tobago |
| Champions | Trinbago Knight Riders (4th title) |
| Runners-up | St Lucia Zouks |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Player of the series | Kieron Pollard (Trinbago Knight Riders) |
| Most runs | Lendl Simmons (Trinbago Knight Riders) (356) |
| Most wickets | Scott Kuggeleijn (St Lucia Zouks) (17) |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
Unlike the previous edition of the tournament, the playoffs had two semi-finals and a final, and not the eliminator matches, which gave teams two chances to reach the final.[6] The Trinbago Knight Riders were the first team to qualify for the playoffs,[7] and were joined by the St Lucia Zouks.[8] The Guyana Amazon Warriors became the third team to reach the playoffs, after beating the St Lucia Zouks by seven wickets.[9] On 3 September 2020, the Guyana Amazon Warriors beat the Barbados Tridents by six wickets. The result meant that the Barbados Tridents were eliminated from the tournament, with the Jamaica Tallawahs taking the fourth and final place in the playoffs.[10] The Trinbago Knight Riders finished top of the group stage, winning all ten of their matches.[11]
In the first semi-final, the Trinbago Knight Riders beat the Jamaica Tallawahs by nine wickets to advance to the final of the tournament.[12] The St Lucia Zouks won their semi-final by 10 wickets, after the Guyana Amazon Warriors were bowled out for 55 runs, the second-lowest team total in the CPL.[13] In the final, the Trinbago Knight Riders beat the St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets to win their fourth CPL title.[14]
COVID-19 safety measures
editAs per the agreement between the CPL and the Trinidad and Tobago government, all overseas players, team personnel, and other tournament personnel were required to self-isolate for two weeks before entering the country and two weeks after. All overseas players and personnel will be tested for COVID-19 before departure, 7 days after arrival, and 14 days after arrival.[15] All overseas players and personnel have to enter Trinidad and Tobago no later than two weeks before the start of the tournament.[16] Due to Trinidad and Tobago's lockdown rules, individuals may only enter the country on charter flights. The CPL organized a number of charter flights from various locations around the world to bring players to Trinidad and Tobago.[16] Following their arrival, all overseas players and personnel will be staying in a bubble at the Hilton Hotel in Port-of-Spain and will only leave for CPL matches.[15] Trinidad-based players and staff will be entering the bubble the week of 10 August following mandatory testing.[17]
The St. Lucia Zouks and the Trinbago Knight Riders were the first teams allowed to start training, being able to do so from 11 August.[17] On 12 August 2020, Ramnaresh Sarwan, the Jamaica Tallawahs assistant coach, left the bio-secure bubble for personal reasons.[18]
Squads
editThe following emerging and retained players were selected for the tournament,[19][20] with the full squads named on 6 July 2020.[21][22] At the age of 48, Pravin Tambe became the first Indian cricketer to get a contract in the Caribbean Premier League.[23] Wahab Riaz (Tridents), Shoaib Malik (Amazon Warriors), and Shadab Khan (Amazon Warriors) were named in Pakistan's squad for their tour of England and therefore missed the CPL.[24] Chris Gayle opted out of the CPL for personal reasons.[25]
The COVID-19 pandemic and related travel restrictions resulted in some last minute squad changes. Imran Tahir of the Amazon Warriors was the only South African player to take part in the tournament, after the other five South African cricketers (Rassie van der Dussen (Patriots), Tabraiz Shamsi (Tallawahs), Anrich Nortje (Zouks), Rilee Rossouw (Zouks), Colin Ingram (Zouks)) failed to confirm travel arrangements in due time.[26] Van der Dussen was replaced by Nick Kelly.[16] Alex Hales and Harry Gurney, both of whom were in the Tridents' squad, withdrew from the tournament.[26] Fabian Allen, who was playing for the Patriots, was ruled out of the tournament after missing his flight. The Patriots will not be naming a replacement for Allen.[16] Dennis Bulli, who was in the Patriots' squad, withdrew from the tournament following a positive COVID-19 test and was replaced by Imran Khan.[16] Afghans Qais Ahmad (Amazon Warriors), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Tridents) and Noor Ahmad (Zouks) withdrew due to visa issues.[16] Marcus Stoinis[27] (Tridents) and Sunny Sohal[28] (Patriots) withdrew due to COVID-19 concerns. The Tallawahs withdrew Andre McCarthy and Jeavor Royal because they came in contact with a player who tested positive for COVID-19.[5] Corey Anderson (Tridents), Mitchell Santner (Tridents), Shamarh Brooks (Tridents), Keon Harding (Tridents), Kissoondath Magram (Amazon Warriors), Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Tallawahs), Jermaine Blackwood (Tallawahs), Ramaal Lewis (Tallawahs), Jahmar Hamilton (Patriots), Roston Chase (Zouks), Zahir Khan (Zouks), Scott Kuggeleijn (Zouks), and Najibullah Zadran (Zouks) were brought in as replacement players.[16] Cricket West Indies confirmed the revised squads for the tournament on 18 August 2020.[29]
Venues
editThe Brian Lara Cricket Academy hosted the first ten and the last ten league matches, along with all the matches in the playoffs. The remaining fixtures took place at Queen's Park Oval.[30]
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Port of Spain |
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| Brian Lara Cricket Academy | Queen's Park Oval | |
| Capacity: 15,000 | Capacity: 20,000 | |
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 1.294 |
| 2 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.600 |
| 3 | St Lucia Zouks | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.021 |
| 4 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 | −0.245 |
| 5 | Barbados Tridents | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.253 |
| 6 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 10 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 3 | −1.498 |
- advanced to the Playoffs
League stage
editGuyana Amazon Warriors
144/5 (17 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
147/6 (16.4 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was reduced to 17 overs per side due to rain.
- Jayden Seales (Trinbago Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Tridents
153/9 (20 overs) |
v
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
147/5 (20 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
- Joshua Da Silva (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) made his T20 debut.
St Lucia Zouks
158/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
160/5 (18.5 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
127/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
131/7 (17 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Tridents
131/7 (18.1 overs) |
v
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St Lucia Zouks
50/3 (4.1 overs) |
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain stopped play during Barbados Tridents' innings. St Lucia Zouks were set a revised target of 47 runs from 5 overs.
- Rashid Khan (Barbados Tridents), at the age of 21 years and 335 days, became the youngest bowler to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket.[32]
- Rashid Khan also became the fastest to take 300 wickets in T20 cricket, doing so in 213 matches.[33]
Jamaica Tallawahs
135/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
136/3 (18.1 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
St Lucia Zouks
172/6 (20 overs) |
v
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
162/8 (20 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
118 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
104/7 (20 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashmead Nedd (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Guyana Amazon Warriors defended the lowest total in a match in the CPL.[34]
Trinbago Knight Riders
185/3 (20 overs) |
v
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Barbados Tridents
166/6 (20 overs) |
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to field.
St Lucia Zouks
144/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
134/8 (20 overs) |
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kimani Melius (St Lucia Zouks) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Tridents
151/7 (20 overs) |
v
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
152/4 (19.3 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
- Nyeem Young (Barbados Tridents) made his T20 debut.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
108/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
113/5 (18 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
St Lucia Zouks
111/6 (17.1 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
72/4 (8 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain stopped play during St Lucia Zouks' innings. Trinbago Knight Riders were set a revised target of 72 runs from 9 overs.
- Pravin Tambe (Trinbago Knight Riders) became the first Indian cricketer to play in the CPL.[35]
- Dwayne Bravo (Trinbago Knight Riders) became the first bowler to take 500 wickets in T20 cricket, and the first bowler to take 100 wickets in the CPL.[36]
Barbados Tridents
148/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
112/9 (20 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
110/9 (20 overs) |
v
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St Lucia Zouks
111/4 (14.4 overs) |
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to field.
- Mohammad Nabi (St Lucia Zouks) took his first five-wicket haul in a T20 match.[37]
Guyana Amazon Warriors
112/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
115/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Tridents
148/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
149/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Tallawahs
147/6 (20 overs) |
v
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
110 (19.4 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to bat.
St Lucia Zouks
92 (18 overs) |
v
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Barbados Tridents
89/7 (20 overs) |
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to field.
- St Lucia Zouks set a new record for defending the lowest total in a match in the CPL.[38]
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
150/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
153/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Kevin Sinclair (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
- Nicholas Pooran (Guyana Amazon Warriors) scored his first century in a T20 match.[39]
Trinbago Knight Riders
184/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
165/6 (20 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Tridents
92 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
93/2 (16.4 overs) |
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kissoondath Magram (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Trinbago Knight Riders
174/4 (20 overs) |
v
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
115/7 (20 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
- Amir Jangoo (Trinbago Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
St Lucia Zouks
109/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
110/3 (13.5 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
46/0 (5.4 overs) |
v
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|
Chris Lynn 23* (15)
|
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
- No further play was possible due to rain.
- Colin Archibald (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Tridents
89/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
90/4 (14.2 overs) |
- Guyanana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Trinbago Knight Riders
175/5 (20 overs) |
v
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St Lucia Zouks
152/7 (20 overs) |
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Tallawahs
161/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Barbados Tridents
165/3 (18.2 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to bat.
- Keon Harding, Shayan Jahangir (Barbados Tridents) and Preston McSween (Jamaica Tallawahs) all made their T20 debuts.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
77 (18.2 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
78/1 (11.3 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
St Lucia Zouks
145/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Jamaica Tallawahs
134/9 (20 overs) |
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to bat.
Playoffs
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 111/1 (15 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 107/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 1 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 157/2 (18.1 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | St Lucia Zouks | 154 (19.1 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 55 (13.4 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | St Lucia Zouks | 56/0 (4.3 overs) | |||||||
Semi final 1
editJamaica Tallawahs
107/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
111/1 (15 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Semi final 2
editGuyana Amazon Warriors
55 (13.4 overs) |
v
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St Lucia Zouks
56/0 (4.3 overs) |
Rahkeem Cornwall 32* (17)
|
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editSt Lucia Zouks
154 (19.1 overs) |
v
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Trinbago Knight Riders
157/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lendl Simmons | Trinbago Knight Riders | 11 | 356 | 96 |
| Glenn Phillips | Jamaica Tallawahs | 11 | 316 | 79 not out |
| Darren Bravo | Trinbago Knight Riders | 12 | 297 | 58 not out |
| Shimron Hetmyer | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 11 | 267 | 71 |
| Nicholas Pooran | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 11 | 245 | 100 not out |
- Source: Cricinfo[40]
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Kuggeleijn | St Lucia Zouks | 11 | 17 | 4/33 |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman | Jamaica Tallawahs | 11 | 16 | 3/11 |
| Imran Tahir | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 11 | 15 | 3/12 |
| Fawad Ahmed | Trinbago Knight Riders | 11 | 13 | 4/21 |
| Kesrick Williams | St Lucia Zouks | 12 | 13 | 2/12 |
- Source: Cricinfo[41]
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