The 2021 Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20) or for sponsorship reasons, Hero CPL 2021 was the ninth season of the Caribbean Premier League, the domestic Twenty20 cricket league that was played in the West Indies. The tournament was held from 26 August to 15 September 2021,[1] with all the matches took placed in Saint Kitts and Nevis.[2] A players' draft was held on 28 May 2021.[3] On 14 July 2021, Cricket West Indies confirmed the fixtures for the tournament.[4] The Trinbago Knight Riders were the defending champions.[5]
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| Dates | 26 August – 15 September 2021 |
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| Administrator(s) | CPL Limited |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout |
| Host(s) | Saint Kitts and Nevis |
| Champions | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Saint Lucia Kings |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Player of the series | Roston Chase (Saint Lucia Kings) |
| Most runs | Roston Chase (Saint Lucia Kings) (446) |
| Most wickets | Ravi Rampaul (Trinbago Knight Riders) (19) |
| Official website | cplt20.com |
Prior to the start of the tournament, two of the franchise teams were renamed. The Barbados Tridents became the Barbados Royals,[6] and the St Lucia Zouks became the Saint Lucia Kings.[7]
In the final, the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots beat the Saint Lucia Kings by three wickets to win their first CPL title.[8]
Squads
editThe following players were named for the tournament:[9][10][11]
Venue
edit| Basseterre | |
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| Warner Park Sporting Complex | |
| Capacity: 8,000 | |
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Points table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.700 |
| 2 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 0.109 |
| 3 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 12 | −0.328 |
| 4 | Saint Lucia Kings | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 | −0.159 |
| 5 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 0.124 |
| 6 | Barbados Royals | 10 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 6 | −0.520 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
Advanced to the Knockout stage
League stage
editGuyana Amazon Warriors
142/7 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
133/9 (20 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
175/5 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
154/7 (20 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Tallawahs
255/5 (20 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings
135 (17.3 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Royals
122 (19.2 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
125/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
146/8 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
147/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Nial Smith (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Royals
161/5 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica Tallawahs
146/9 (20 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Saint Lucia Kings
157/5 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
152/3 (20 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
166/3 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
168/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Trinbago Knight Riders
158/7 (20 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings
131/7 (20 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Royals
151/8 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica Tallawahs
155/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
Trinbago Knight Riders
138/9 (20 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
138/8 (20 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss for Super Over and elected to field.
Super Over: Guyana Amazon Warriors 6/2 (0.5 overs), Trinbago Knight Riders 4/1 (1 over)
Jamaica Tallawahs
166/8 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
169/4 (17.4 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
- Joshua James (Jamaica Tallawahs) made his T20 debut.
Saint Lucia Kings
149/7 (20 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
98 (16.5 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
- Gudakesh Motie (Guyana Amazon Warriors) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Royals
160/8 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
163/8 (20 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Saint Lucia Kings
224/2 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
124 (16.5 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Barbados Royals
130 (20 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
136/1 (14.2 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
118 (19.3 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings
121/4 (15.4 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to bat.
Jamaica Tallawahs
144/7 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
145/3 (17.1 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- Kirk McKenzie (Jamaica Tallawahs) made his T20 debut.
Trinbago Knight Riders
167/4 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica Tallawahs
92 (18.2 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
- Leonardo Julien (Trinbago Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Barbados Royals
185/8 (20 overs) |
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Guyana Amazon Warriors
140 (17.2 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Tallawahs
169/8 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
147/8 (20 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
151/6 (20 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings
134/6 (20 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Barbados Royals
93/9 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
99/4 (16.5 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Jamaica Tallawahs
211 (20 overs) |
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Saint Lucia Kings
156 (18.1 overs) |
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kadeem Alleyne (Saint Lucia Kings) made his T20 debut.
Saint Lucia Kings
175/6 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
155/8 (19 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Barbados Royals were set a revised target of 170 runs from 19 overs due to rain.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
169/6 (20 overs) |
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Jamaica Tallawahs
123 (19.1 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
Trinbago Knight Riders
159/7 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
160/2 (14.4 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[12]
Saint Lucia Kings
190/6 (20 overs) |
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Barbados Royals
191/2 (18.5 overs) |
- Barbados Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Guyana Amazon Warriors
142/7 (18 overs) |
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Jamaica Tallawahs
128 (17.1 overs) |
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 18 overs per side due to rain.
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
147/7 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
150/6 (19 overs) |
- Trinbago Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Knockout stage
edit| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 184 (19.3 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Saint Lucia Kings | 205/4 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 4 | Saint Lucia Kings | 159/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 160/7 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 2 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 178/9 (20 overs) | |||||||
| 3 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 181/3 (17.5 overs) | |||||||
Semi-final 1
editSaint Lucia Kings
205/4 (20 overs) |
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Trinbago Knight Riders
184 (19.3 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Semi-final 2
editGuyana Amazon Warriors
178/9 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
181/3 (17.5 overs) |
- St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won the toss and elected to field.
Final
editSaint Lucia Kings
159/7 (20 overs) |
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St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
160/7 (20 overs) |
- Saint Lucia Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Runs | High score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Roston Chase | Saint Lucia Kings | 12 | 446 | 85 |
| Evin Lewis | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 11 | 426 | 102 not out |
| Tim David | Saint Lucia Kings | 12 | 282 | 56 |
| Faf du Plessis | Saint Lucia Kings | 9 | 277 | 120 not out |
| Colin Munro | Trinbago Knight Riders | 11 | 267 | 47 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo
Most wickets
edit| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ravi Rampaul | Trinbago Knight Riders | 10 | 19 | 4/29 |
| Romario Shepherd | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 9 | 18 | 3/15 |
| Odean Smith | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 11 | 18 | 3/20 |
| Dominic Drakes | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | 11 | 16 | 3/26 |
| Migael Pretorius | Jamaica Tallawahs | 10 | 16 | 4/32 |
- Source: ESPN Cricinfo, Last updated: 15 September 2021
References
edit- ^ "CPL agrees to change of dates on BCCI's request". CricBuzz. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Hero Caribbean Premier League 2021 (CPL 2021) will take place in St Kitts & Nevis". Cricket World. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "St Kitts and Nevis to host 2021 Caribbean Premier League". Loop. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
- ^ "Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders to face Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2021 opener". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 July 2021.
- ^ "Kieron Pollard four-for, Lendl Simmons 84* give Trinbago Knight Riders their fourth CPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 September 2020.
- ^ "Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 30 July 2021.
- ^ "Saint Lucia Zouks renamed Saint Lucia Kings". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 August 2021.
- ^ "Dominic Drakes' stunning onslaught seals St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' maiden CPL title". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League squads 2021: Full CPL player list". The Cricketer. Retrieved 22 May 2021.
- ^ "Tridents pick Morris in CPL 2021 draft, Hasaranga goes to Patriots". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ "Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq and Waqar Salamkheil set to feature in CPL 2021". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 August 2021.
- ^ "Evin Lewis' 51-ball century leads Patriots' charge into CPL semi-finals". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
