Where To Watch CPL 2021 Live ? Steaming and TV Details for Caribbean Premier League 2021
The ninth edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) will begin on August 26. The highly anticipated CPL 2021 will kick off with a double-header day, as Guyana Amazon Warriors take on Trinbago Knight Riders and Barbados Royals face St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.
The Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts will be hosting the entire 33-game competition within bio-security restrictions amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
The CPL 2021 was initially due to have a more expanded window but it was compressed later on following discussions between Cricket West Indies (CWI) and their mighty Indian counterpart Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions heading into the CPL 2021.
The discussions revolved around the participation of Caribbean and overseas stars in the UAE leg of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2021, which had to be rescheduled after facing suspension in early May due to various COVID-19 positive cases.
With an overlap and quarantine hurdles threatening to rob CPL 2021 of some of the world’s best T20 cricketers, including West Indies’ own, the CWI adhered to the request made by BCCI to downsize their window. The board has thus arranged multiple double headers and even triple headers to complete the tournament by September 15. The IPL 2021 resumes in UAE on September 19.
Trinbago Knight Riders are the defending champions heading into the CPL 2021, having clinched their third title in the league’s history last year. St Lucia Zouks, who have been renamed to St Lucia Kings, were the runners-up of CPL 2020.
The six-team competition will see each franchise facing the other twice during the league stage before the top four teams contest the semi-finals.
Live Streaming and Where To Watch CPL 2021
Star Sports will be broadcasting the CPL 2021 live across television sets in India, with its digital app ‘Hotstar’ offering the tournament’s live stream.
Teams and Squads for CPL 2021
The CPL has seen multiple squad changes across teams ahead of its latest edition. The notable squad shuffles include prominent names such as Chris Gayle and Dwayne Bravo, who will be playing for St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. The marquee duo will be joined by young Sherfane Rutherford in the Patriots’ camp. All-rounder Keemo Paul will be featuring for St Lucia Kings and Oshane Thomas for the Barbados Royals.
Among overseas players, Bangladesh stalwart Shakib Al Hasan will turn out for the Jamaica Tallawahs, Nepal’s leg-spin sensation Sandeep Lamichhahne will be representing Trinbango Knight Riders and former South Africa skipper Faf du Plessis will play for St Lucia Kings.
Here are the detailed squads:
Trinbago Knight Riders: Kieron Pollard, Ravi Rampaul, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Sandeep Lamichhane, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre, Isuru Udana, Sikandar Raza, Anderson Phillip, Denesh Ramdin, Tion Webster, Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Leonardo Julian, Ali Khan.
St Lucia Kings: Faf du Plessis, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Matthew Wade, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Usman Qadir, Samit Patel, Obed McCoy, Rahkeem Cornwall, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Javelle Glen, Keron Cottoy, Jeavor Royal, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph.
Jamaica Tallawahs: Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Carlos Brathwaite, Rovman Powell, Haider Ali, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Qais Ahmed, Jason Mohammad, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Ibrahim Zadran, Veerasammy Permaul, Abhijai Mansingh, Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie, Ryan Persaud.
Barbados Royals: Chris Morris, Jason Holder, Thissara Perera, Mohammad Amir, Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Oshane Thomas, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr, Azam Khan, Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Ashley Nurse, Shafiquallah Ghafari, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop.
Guyana Amazon Warriors: Nicholas Pooran, Shoaib Malik, Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Mohammad Hafeez, Brandon King, Naveen ul Haq, Romario Shepherd, Waqar Salamkheil, Chanderpaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Niall Smith, Gudakesh Motie, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd.
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots: Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Rassie Van Der Dussen, Anrich Nortje, Sherfane Rutherford, Sheldon Cottrell, Wanindu Hasaranga, Devon Thomas, Rayad Emrit, Rahamanullah Gurbaz, Colin Archibald, Jon Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua da Silva.