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West Indies Board to host Caribbean T20 Tournament
The West Indies Cricket Board has released the schedule for the region’s inaugural Caribbean T20 Tournament scheduled to be bowled of in Queen’s Park Oval in Trinidad and Kensington Oval Barbados from July 22 to 31. The matches in Barbados will be played from July 22 to 25 and the matches in Trinidad will be played on July 28 to 31 with the finals reserved for August 1.
Eight teams, divided into two groups, will compete in the tournament. Zone A will include Trinidad and Tobago, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, and Canada while Zone B will feature Guyana, Barbados, Windward Islands, and Combined Campuses & Colleges.
Matches will be played at 4 pm and 8 pm Eastern Caribbean Time/3 pm and 7 pm Jamaica Time, except on Sunday, July 25 when the start times will be 2 pm and 6 pm Eastern Caribbean Time/1 pm and 5 pm Jamaica Time.
The winner of the Caribbean T20 will go on to represent the West Indies in Group B at the Airtel Champions League in South Africa in September.
The full schedule is as follows:
Thursday, July 22 at Kensington Oval
Trinidad and Tobago v Canada – 4 pm
Jamaica v Leeward Islands – 8 pm
Friday, July 23 at Kensington Oval
Guyana v Windward Islands – 4 pm
Barbados v CCC – 8 pm
Saturday, July 24 at Kensington Oval
Jamaica v Canada – 4pm
Trinidad and Tobago v Leeward Islands – 8 pm
Sunday, July 25 at Kensington Oval
Guyana v CCC – 2 pm
Barbados v Windward Islands – 6 pm
Wednesday, July 28 at Queen’s Park Oval
Leeward Islands v Canada – 4 pm
Trinidad and Tobago v Jamaica – 8 pm
Thursday, July 29 at Queen’s Park Oval
Guyana v Barbados – 4 pm
Windward Islands v CCC – 8pm
Friday, July 30 at Queen’s Park Oval
Semi-Final 1: Winner of Zone A v Second of Zone B – 4 pm
Semi-Final 2: Winner of Zone B v Second of Zone A – 8 pm
Saturday, July 31 at Queen’s Park Oval
Third place play-off – 4 pm
FINAL – 8 pm
