The second edition of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) tournament is set to start on July 10 and concludes on August 16 with Guyana hosting four of the 30 matches to be played.
The announcement was made by Limacol CPL Chief Executive Officer Pete Russel during a reception hosted by the Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday evening at Palm Court. Russel disclosed that the cricket tournament which took the region by storm in July and August last year will be no less different this time around.
He disclosed that this year’s tournament will be bigger and better with a more broadened scope of international viewership as well as much more renowned international and West Indies players participating.
The inaugural tournament featured players from New Zealand, South Africa, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia and Sri Lanka playing alongside the West Indian players.
However it was not until the end of the tournament that some big names in Sri Lankan: Lasith Malinga, Kumar Sangakkara, Tillakaratne Dilshan and Mahela Jayawardene were added.
Jamaica’s Tallawahs won the inaugural tournament when they defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors by seven wickets in the final in Trinidad and Tobago on August 24.