2021 Caribbean Premier League Explained

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]

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

The following players were named for the tournament:^{[9] [10] [11]}

Venue

Basseterre
Warner Park Sporting Complex
Capacity: 8,000

Points table

Advanced to the Knockout stage

League stage

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Knockout stage

Final

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Team	Matches	Runs	High score
Roston Chase		12	446	85
		11	426	102 not out
Tim David		12	282	56
		9	277	120 not out
		11	267	47

• Source: ESPN Cricinfo

Most wickets

Player	Team	Matches	Wickets	Best bowling
Ravi Rampaul		10	19	4/29
Romario Shepherd		9	18	3/15
Odean Smith		11	18	3/20
Dominic Drakes		11	16	3/26
Migael Pretorius		10	16	4/32

• Source: ESPN Cricinfo, Last updated: 15 September 2021

External links

• Series home at ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: CPL agrees to change of dates on BCCI's request . CricBuzz . 17 June 2021.
2. Web site: Hero Caribbean Premier League 2021 (CPL 2021) will take place in St Kitts & Nevis . Cricket World . 27 April 2021.
3. Web site: St Kitts and Nevis to host 2021 Caribbean Premier League . Loop . 27 April 2021 . 27 April 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210427141855/http://www.looptt.com/content/st-kitts-and-nevis-host-2021-caribbean-premier-league . dead .
4. Web site: Defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders to face Guyana Amazon Warriors in CPL 2021 opener . ESPN Cricinfo . 14 July 2021.
5. Web site: Kieron Pollard four-for, Lendl Simmons 84* give Trinbago Knight Riders their fourth CPL title . ESPN Cricinfo . 10 September 2020.
6. Web site: Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover . ESPN Cricinfo . 30 July 2021.
7. Web site: Saint Lucia Zouks renamed Saint Lucia Kings . ESPN Cricinfo . 2 August 2021.
8. Web site: Dominic Drakes' stunning onslaught seals St Kitts & Nevis Patriots' maiden CPL title . ESPN Cricinfo . 15 September 2021.
9. Web site: Caribbean Premier League squads 2021: Full CPL player list . The Cricketer . 22 May 2021.
10. Web site: Tridents pick Morris in CPL 2021 draft, Hasaranga goes to Patriots . ESPN Cricinfo . 28 May 2021.
11. Web site: Afghanistan's Qais Ahmad, Naveen-ul-Haq and Waqar Salamkheil set to feature in CPL 2021 . ESPN Cricinfo . 17 August 2021.