CPL 2021: Final squads of all teams announced; Shoaib Malik, Faf Du Plessis to feature

The Hero Caribbean Premier League 2021 is all set to commence on August 26, 2021. The tournament will be entirely played in St Kitts this time around with the first match seeing defending champions Trinbago Knight Riders square off against Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The CPL 2021 was initially scheduled for a start on August 28 but following discussions between the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the Cricket West Indies (CWI), the league was slightly preponed, with all 33 matches being played at the Warner Park.

The Trinbago Knight Riders will be led by Kieron Pollard, while Faf Du Plessis, who was retained by the St Lucia Kings will lead them. Nicholas Pooran will lead the Guyana Amazon Warriors with Rovman Powell and Jason Holder leading Jamaica Tallawahs and Barbados Royals Respectively. The St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots have Rayad Emrit as their captain. 

CPL 2021 final squads of all the six teams:

Trinbago Knight Riders:

Kieron Pollard (C), Denesh Ramdin, Sunil Narine, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo, Lendl Simmons, Khary Pierre,  Anderson Phillip, Tion Webster Akeal Hosein, Jayden Seales, Ali Khan, Ravi Rampaul, Isuru Udana, Leonardo Julien, Yasir Shah

Guyana Amazon Warriors:

Nicholas Pooran (C), Imran Tahir, Shimron Hetmyer, Brandon King, Naveen-ul-Haq, Romario Shepherd, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Odean Smith, Anthony Bramble, Kevin Sinclair, Ashmead Nedd, Shoaib Malik, Mohammad Hafeez, Waqar Salamkheil, Nial Smith, Gudakesh Motie

Barbados Royals:

Jason Holder (C), Johnson Charles, Shai Hope, Kyle Mayers, Hayden Walsh Jr., Raymon Reifer, Justin Greaves, Nyeem Young, Joshua Bishop, Mohammad Amir, Thisara Perera, Azam Khan, Oshane Thomas, Ashley Nurse, Smit Patel, Glenn Phillips

Jamaica Tallawahs:

Rovman Powell (C), Carlos Brathwaite, Chadwick Walton, Fidel Edwards, Veerasammy Permaul, Ryan Persaud, Andre Russell, Haider Ali, Jason Mohammed, Qais Ahmad, Migael Pretorius, Kennar Lewis, Abhijai Mansingh. Joshua James, Kirk McKenzie

St Kitts and Nevis Patroits:

Rayad Emrit (C), Dwayne Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Evin Lewis, Fabian Allen, Sherfane Rutherford, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Dominic Drakes, Joshua Da Silva, Chris Gayle, Devon Thomas, Colin Archibald, Mikyle Louis, Asif Ali, Ravi Bopara, Fawad Ahmed, Paul van Meekeren

Saint Lucia Kings:

Faf du Plessis (C), Rahkeem Cornwall, Andre Fletcher, Kesrick Williams, Obed McCoy, Mark Deyal, Roston Chase, Javelle Glen, Samit Patel, Keemo Paul, Wahab Riaz, Usman Qadir, Keron Cottoy, Jeavor Royal, Kadeem Alleyne, Alzarri Joseph

CPL 2021 Fixtures

Thursday 26 August, Guyana Amazon Warriors v Trinbago Knight Riders

Thursday 26 August, Barbados Tridents v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Friday 27 August, Jamaica Tallawahs v St Lucia Zouks

Friday 27 August Trinbago Knight Riders v Barbados Tridents

Saturday 28 August, Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Saturday 28 August, Jamaica Tallawahs v Barbados Tridents

Sunday 29 August, St Lucia Zouks v Trinbago Knight Riders

Sunday 29 August, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Guyana Amazon Warriors

Tuesday 31 August, Trinbago Knight Riders v St Lucia Zouks

Tuesday 31 August, Barbados Tridents v Jamacia Tallawahs 

Wednesday 1 September, Trinbago Knight Riders v Guyana Amazon Warriors

Wednesday 1 September, Jamaica Tallawahs v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Thursday 2 September, St Lucia Zouks v Guyana Amazon Warriors

Thursday 2 September, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Barbados Tridents

Saturday 4 September, St Lucia Zouks v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Saturday 4 September, Guyana Amazon Warriors v Barbados Tridents

Sunday 5 September, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v St Lucia Zouks

Sunday 5 September, Trinbago Knight Riders v Jamaica Tallawahs

Tuesday 7 September, Jamaica Tallawahs v Trinbago Knight Riders

Tuesday 7 September, Barbados Tridents v Guyana Amazon Warriors

Wednesday 8 September, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Jamaica Tallawahs

Wednesday 8 September, Guyana Amazon Warriors v St Lucia Zouks

Thursday 9 September, Barbados Tridents v Trinbago Knight Riders

Thursday 9 September, St Lucia Zouks v Jamaica Tallawahs

Saturday 11 September, St Lucia Zouks v Barbados Tridents

Saturday 11 September, Jamaica Tallawahs v Guyana Amazon Warriors

Saturday 11 September, Trinbago Knight Riders v St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Sunday 12 September, Barbados Tridents v St Lucia Zouks

Sunday 12 September, Guyana Amazon Warriors v Jamaica Tallawahs

Sunday 12 September, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots v Trinbago Knight Riders

Tuesday 14 September, Semi-final 1 

Tuesday 14 September, Semi-final 2 

Wednesday 15 September, Final 

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