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ST. KITTS AND NEVIS: Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) stunned defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) with a nine-run win in the opening match of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). Put in to bat, GAW made 142 for 7, riding on Shimron Hetmyer’s 50.
In reply, TKR, who had won all their 12 matches in the 2020 edition, could only score 133 as Romario Shepherd (3/15) and Man-of-the-Match Odean Smith, who scored 24 while batting, snared two wickets for 10 runs in two overs.
The CPL this year will be played in St Kitts & Nevis with most of the players and the franchise officials having reached the venue ahead of the start of the season. The season will be played from August 26 to September 15. TKR are four-time champions while Barbados Royals and Jamaica Tallawahs have won the tournament twice each.
Some of the biggest names from Windies cricket — Andre Russell, Chris Gayle, Kieron Pollard, Dwayne Bravo and Sunil Narine — and foreign cricketers have played in the tournament.
The Caribbean Premier League 2021 will start from Thursday, August 26.
The Caribbean Premier League 2021 will start at 07:30 PM IST. The toss will take place at 07:00 PM.
The Caribbean Premier League 2021 will be played at St Kitt’s & Nevis.
The Caribbean Premier League 2021 will be telecasted live on Star Sports Network in India.
The Caribbean Premier League 2021 will live stream on FanCode in India.
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