The 2021 edition of the Caribbean Premier League will kickstart on August 26, the tournament organisers confirmed on Wednesday. The final will be played on September 15. The CPL was originally scheduled to commence on August 28, with the final locked for September 19, however, the BCCI requested CWI to tweak the itinerary marginally to accommodate a window for the completion of the currently-suspended 14th edition of the Indian Premier League.
Later, CWI preponed the start of the tournament by three days, giving their Indian counterparts enough time to ensure there are no clashes and issues around players’ availability. West Indies is set to play Pakistan in a two-Test series, which will conclude only two days before the scheduled start of the CPL, which will kickstart with Guyana Amazon Warriors taking on the defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders. The IPL is expected to resume three or four days after the completion of the CPL. The 2021 edition of the IPL was postponed in May owing to the emergence of Covid-19 cases across different bio-bubbles.
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