CPL 2020 will begin with three-time champions Trinbago Knight Riders taking on five-time finalists Guyana Amazon Warriors on August 18. The entire tournament, comprising 33 matches, will take place in Trinidad & Tobago across two stadiums and behind closed doors to ensure proper protection against the Covid-19 pandemic.

Damien O'Donohoe, the CPL's chief executive officer, is excited about the upcoming season. "This year will be a different CPL, but the standard will be higher than ever. We have seen the appetite for live sport since it has returned after a prolonged absence, and the interest in CPL will be higher than ever with it being the first franchise T20 tournament to return."

The schedule

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18 August, 10am - Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors
18 August, 5:30pm - Barbados Tridents v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
19 August, 10am - Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks
19 August, 5:30pm - Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
20 August, 10am - St Lucia Zouks v Barbados Tridents
20 August, 5:30pm- Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs
22 August, 10am - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks
22 August 5.30pm - Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs
23 August 10am - Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents
24 August 5.30pm - Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Zouks

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25 August, 10am - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Barbados Tridents
25 August, 5:30pm - Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors
26 August 10am - St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders
26 August, 5:30pm - Barbados Tridents v Jamaica Tallawahs
27 August, 10am - St Lucia Zouks v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
27 August, 5:30pm - Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders
29 August, 10am - Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders
29 August, 5:30pm - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs
30 August, 10am - Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Zouks
30 August, 5:30pm - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon Warriors

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1 September, 10am - Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders
1 September, 5:30pm - Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents
2 September, 10am - Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
2 September, 5:30pm - St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors
3 September, 10am - Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
3 September, 5:30pm - Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors
5 September, 10am - Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks
5 September, 5:30pm - Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents
6 September, 10am - St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders
6 September, 5:30pm - St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs
8 September, TBC - Semi final 1 (1st v 4th)
8 September, TBC - Semi final 2 (2nd vs 3rd)
10 September, TBC - Final