The 2023 season of the CPL will be played across five countries in the Caribbean from August 17
to September 24. Compared to the five venues that hosted matches last season across four countries – there were two venues in Trinidad & Tobago – this year’s CPL will also have matches played in Barbados; the island
wasn’t in the schedule last time.
The CPL will start with defending champions Jamaica Tallawahs
taking on St Lucia Kings in Saint Lucia before the action moves
to St Kitts & Nevis, Barbados and Trinidad & Tobago, before
concluding in Guyana. All venues will host six games each. The
venues in Trinidad & Tobago are yet to be named, while there
will be no games in Jamaica this time too.
The Daren Sammy Stadium in St Lucia will kick-off the first leg of
matches, from August 16 to 20, with the home side playing four
of the six games. Warner Park in St Kitts & Nevis will be the next
venue for the games from August 23 to 27, with four matches for
the home team – St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – there.
Barbados’ Kensington Oval will host the next leg, for the first time
since 2019, from August 30 to September 3, with home side Barbados
Royals playing four of the matches. The tournament will then move to
Trinidad & Tobago for games from September 5 to 10, again with four
matches for the home team, Trinbago Knight Riders.
Guyana will host the final leg from September 13 to 24, including the
playoffs and the final from September 19 to 24.
“We are very pleased that the tournament will be staged in five countries
in 2023,” Pete Russell, the CPL CEO, said in a statement. “As ever, the
CPL is a chance for fans across the region and around the world to
enjoy world class cricket. And for the players from the Caribbean it is an
opportunity to showcase their skills and further their careers.”
For the third consecutive year, the CPL will overlap with the Hundred, the 100-balls-a-side competition
in England that runs from August 1 to August 27 this year. At this stage, Sunil Narine is the only West
Indian men’s player who will be involved in both competitions; he is expected to play around five games
for Oval Invincibles before leaving for the CPL.