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BREAKING NEWS: St Kitts to host CPL finals

June 27, 2016 4:08 pm Category: latest news, Sports A+ / A-
  • Tourism-based St Kitts outbids oil-rich T&T

Months of speculation followed by intense bidding and negotiations over the last few weeks have seen the tourism-based Caribbean island of St Kitts and Nevis winning the right to host this year’s Caribbean Premier League (CPL) semi-finals and final.

After hosting a successful CPL final last year, there will be no final this year for Trinidad and Tobago (T&T). The oil-rich T&T was at the forefront of the bidding process and negotiation  to host this year’s prestigious CPL finals, having already done so last year. However, T&T lost the final bid to St Kitts and Nevis which is relishing the opportunity to host such a major cricket tournament with all the accompanying trappings and benefits this will bring to the island – economically, socially and to its tourism sector.

INews, a few minutes ago, was informed by an authoritative source at CPL that St Kitts will be the host of the finals this year.

Guyana and several territories in the Caribbean were offered to bid for the CPL 2016 finals. In fact, Guyana and T&T were at the forefront of negotiations at one point, but no positive word or commitment came from Guyana.

Chief Executive Officer of CPL, Damien O’Donohoe on Sunday admitted that although no final decision had been made (up to that point) after weeks of negotiations between the CPL and the government of Trinidad and Tobago, being represented by legendary batsman Brian Lara, the finals will go to “another venue in the region”.

BASSETERRE, ST. KITTS AND NEVIS - AUGUST 16: Cheerleaders of Guyana Amazon Warriors cheer for their team during the Limacol Caribbean Premier League 2014 final match between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents at Warner Park on August 16, 2014 in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. [Photo by Randy Brooks/LatinContent/Getty Images)

FLASHBACK:  Cheerleaders  cheer for their team during the Limacol Caribbean Premier League 2014 final match between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Barbados Tridents at Warner Park on August 16, 2014 in Basseterre, St. Kitts and Nevis. (Photo by Randy Brooks/LatinContent/Getty Images)

This was a clear indication that T&T’s chances of hosting the semifinals and final of the Hero CPL 2016 had faded, despite the efforts of former West Indies batting star Brian Lara.

Meanwhile, the Trinidad Guardian newspaper had also reported that the total direct impact of the 2015 tournament for the T&T economy was stated as US$15.40 million.

The proposal also outlined to all governments that a total of 93,929 fans attended the matches in T&T and as a result 551 jobs were created. In addition, a television audience of 27.3 million persons viewed the games, and a total of 5,703 nights were spent by non-local spectators at the hotels in T&T.  (Mark Ramotar)

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Here is the complete CPL 2016 schedule, fixture list: 

DateTime(IST)FixtureVenueLive Score/Results
29/06/20166.30 am(June 30th)Trinbago Knight Riders vs St. Lucia ZouksPort of Spain 
30/06/20165.30 am(July 1st)St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon WarriorsBasseterre, St Kitts 
1/07/20166.30 am(July 2nd)Trinbago Knight Riders vs Barbados TridentsPort of Spain 
2/07/20169.30 pmSt. Kitts-Nevis Patriots vs Jamaica TallawahsBasseterre, St Kitts 
2/07/20166.30 am(July 3rd)Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon WarriorsPort of Spain 
3/07/20161.30 am(4th July)St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots vs St. Lucia ZouksBasseterre, St Kitts 
4/07/20164.30 am(5th July)Trinbago Knight Riders vs Jamaica TallawahsPort of Spain 
5/07/20164.30 am(6th July)St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots vs Barbados TridentsBasseterre, St Kitts 
7/07/20164.30 am(8th July)Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Jamaica TallawahsProvidence, Guyana 
9/07/20169.30 pmGuyana Amazon Warriors vs St. Kitts-Nevis PatriotsProvidence, Guyana 
10/07/20164.30am(11th July)Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight RidersProvidence, Guyana 
11/07/20165.30 am(12th July)Barbados Tridents vs Jamaica TallawahsBarbados 
12/07/20164.30 am(13th July)Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St. Lucia ZouksProvidence,Guyana 
13/07/20165.30 am(14th July)Barbados Tridents vs St. Kitts-Nevis PatriotsBarbados 
15/07/20165.30 am(16th July)Jamaica Tallawahs vs Guyana Amazon WarriorsJamaica 
16/07/20169.30 pmBarbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight RidersBarbados 
16/07/20163.30 am(17th July)Jamaica Tallawahs vs St. Kitts-Nevis PatriotsJamaica 
17/07/20164.30 am(18th July)Barbados Tridents vs St. Lucia ZouksBarbados 
18/07/20165.30 am(19th July)Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight RidersJamaica 
20/07/20165.30 am(21st July)Jamaica Tallawahs vs Barbados TridentsJamaica 
21/07/20163.30 am(22nd July)St. Lucia Zouks vs St. Kitts-Nevis PatriotsSt Lucia 
23/07/20169.30 pmSt. Lucia Zouks vs Barbados TridentsSt Lucia 
24/07/20162.30 am(25th July)St. Lucia Zouks vs Guyana Amazon WarriorsSt Lucia 
26/07/20163.30 am(27th July)St. Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight RidersSt Lucia 
28/07/20164.30 am(29th July)Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados TridentsFlorida 
29/07/20164.30 am(30th July)St. Kitts-Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight RidersFlorida 
30/07/20169.30 pmSt. Lucia Zouks vs Jamaica TallawahsFlorida 
30/07/20161.30 am(31st July)Barbados Tridents vs Guyana Amazon WarriorsFlorida 
31/07/20169.30 pmTrinbago Knight Riders vs St. Kitts-Nevis PatriotsFlorida 
31/07/20161.30 am(1st August)Jamaica Tallawahs vs St. Lucia ZouksFlorida 
3/08/20164.30 am(4th August)Playoff-1TBC 
4/08/20164.30 am(5th August)Playoff-2TBC 
5/08/20165.30 am(6th August)Playoff-3TBC 
7/08/20164.30 am(7th August)FinalTBC 
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CPL 2016: Squad players

 

BARBADOS TRIDENTS: Kieron Pollard (captain), AB de Villiers, Shoaib Malik, Nicholas Pooran, Jason Holder, Ravi Rampaul, David Wiese, Robin Peterson, Raymon Reifer, Ashley Nurse, Wayne Parnell, Akeal Hosein, Imran Khan, Kyle Hope, Navin Stewart, Kyle Corbin, Steven Taylor, Shamar Springer

Coach: Robin Singh, Assistant Coach: Vasbert Drakes

GUYANA AMAZON WARRIORS: Sohail Tanvir, Martin Guptill (captain), Dwayne Smith, Chris Lynn, Devendra Bishoo, Rayad Emrit, Adam Zampa, Jason Mohammed, Christopher Barnwell, Veerasammy Permaul, Orlando Peters, Assad Fudadin, Anthony Bramble, Paul Wintz, Steven Jacobs, Steven Katwaroo, Ali Khan, Shimron Hetmyer 

Coach: Roger Harper, Assistant Coach: Esuan Crandon

JAMAICA TALLAWAHS: Chris Gayle (captain), Kumar Sangakkara, Shakib Al Hasan, Andre Russell, Imad Wasim, Dale Steyn, Rovman Powell, Chadwick Walton, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Andre McCarthy, Jonathan Foo, Alex Ross, Kesrick Williams, Nkrumah Bonner, Garey Mathurin, Timroy Allen, O’shane Thomas

Coach: Paul Nixon, Assistant Coach: Mark O’Donnell

ST KITTS & NEVIS PATRIOTS: Lendl Simmons, Faf du Plessis (captain), Samuel Badree, Carlos Brathwaite, Brad Hodge, Thisara Perera, Jonathan Carter, Krishmar Santokie, Evin Lewis, Tabraiz Shamsi, Kieran Powell, JJ Smuts, Devon Thomas, Shamarh Brooks, Tino Best, Jeremiah Louis, Nikhil Dutta, Alzarri Joseph 

Coach: Eric Simons, Assistant Coach: Floyd Reifer

ST. LUCIA ZOUKS: David Miller, Shane Watson, Darren Sammy (captain), Michael Hussey, Johnson Charles, Andre Fletcher, Morne Morkel, Denesh Ramdin (to be replaced by Miguel Cummins after 11 July), Derone Davis, Grant Elliott, Kristopher Ramsaran, Shane Shillingford, Delorn Johnson, Kyle Mayers, Keddy Lesporis, Nitish Kumar, Gidron Pope

Coach: Stuart Williams, Assistant Coach: Trevor Penney, Bowling Coach: Sir Andy Roberts

TRINBAGO KNIGHT RIDERS: Dwayne Bravo (captain), Brendon McCullum, Darren Bravo, Sunil Narine, Hashim Amla, Umar Akmal, Kevon Cooper, Sulieman Benn, Colin Munro, Anton Devcich, Ronsford Beaton, Nikita Miller, Javon Searles, William Perkins, Yannick Cariah, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Hamza Tariq, Anderson Phillip

Coach: Simon Helmot, Assistant Coach: Imran Jan, Chief Mentor: Jacques Kallis

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Shah Rukh Khan claims 2016 edition of CPL 'will be the biggest party in cricket'

Shah Rukh Khan

Bollywood superstar and owner of multiple cricket franchises Shah Rukh Khan has expressed his enthusiasm for the upcoming season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). He also believed that the combination of West Indian flair and increasing popularity of T20s in the region would turn the tournament into a huge carnival.

Speaking to the media, the co-owner of Trinbago Knightriders, Khan claimed, “We're counting down to the start of CPL, which I believe will be the biggest party in cricket. We have assembled some of the best players from the West Indies and across the world this year and I know our players are raring to step out on to the field and represent Trinidad & Tobago with pride.”

With CPL returning to the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain, Shah Rukh Khan added, “I know we can count on the full support of the Trinbago fans to cheer TKR as we commence the defence of our title.”

Khan also co-owns the Kolkata Knightriders team who were knocked out of the 2016 Indian Premier League in the eliminator. However, he is hoping that defending champions Trinidad & Tobago would be able to continue their upward surge in the forthcoming edition of the CPL.

They had clinched their inaugural CPL title last year as Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel. Revamped under the name of Khan’s IPL franchise, the Trinbago Knightriders kick start the proceedings against St. Lucia Zouks on June 29 at their home ground.

The Trinbago Knightriders Squad

Dwayne Bravo, Brendon McCullum, Sunil Narine, Hashim Amla, Umar Akmal, Kevon Copper, Sulieman Benn, Colin Munro, Anton Devcich, Ronsford Beaton, Nikita Miller, Javon Searles, William Perkins, Yannic Cariah, Ramnaresh Sarwan, Hamza Tariq, Anderson Phillip

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