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Hero CPL to begin August 28

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The tournament window for the 2021 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has been confirmed. The 2021 event will get underway on AugustĀ 28 and will run until theĀ September 19.

The tournament will take place in St Kitts & Nevis with all 33 matches being played at Warner Park. This follows the successful staging of Hero CPL in Trinidad & Tobago in 2020, according to a media statement.

In 2020 the tournament had a combined viewership of 523 million, an increase of 67 per cent on 2019.

Pete Russell, Hero CPLā€™s COO, said: ā€œIt is really exciting to have the tournament window for 2021 confirmed and I would like to thank the St Kitts & Nevis government for agreeing to host this yearā€™s event.

ā€œWe would also like to extend our thanks to Cricket West Indies for helping us create this window in a busy summer of cricket for them. We are looking forward to once again successfully staging the Hero CPL in 2021.ā€ (PR)

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