ST JOHN’S, An­tigua – St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots will kick off their 2025 Re­pub­lic Bank Caribbean Pre­mier League (CPL) cam­paign at home against the An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons in the open­ing match of the tour­na­ment.

In a re­lease is­sued Mon­day, CPL an­nounced that the com­pe­ti­tion, which is now in its 13th year, will run from Au­gust 14 to Sep­tem­ber 21.

Mean­while, de­fend­ing cham­pi­ons Saint Lu­cia Kings will play their first match against the Fal­cons at the Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um on Au­gust 17.

A to­tal of 34 match­es will be played, with each of the six teams com­pet­ing in 10 group-stage fix­tures, with the knock­out rounds and fi­nal to be held at the Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um in Prov­i­dence.

CPL’s tour­na­ment op­er­a­tions di­rec­tor, Michael Hall said he ex­pect­ed this year’s com­pe­ti­tion to live up to its usu­al high stan­dards.

“We are thrilled to once again de­liv­er a world-class tour­na­ment that brings to­geth­er pas­sion­ate crick­et fans from across the Caribbean and be­yond.

“The 2024 edi­tion ex­ceed­ed all ex­pec­ta­tions, and we are con­fi­dent that the 2025 tour­na­ment will build on that suc­cess, pro­vid­ing un­for­get­table mo­ments for play­ers and spec­ta­tors alike,” Hall said.

Sched­ule

Au­gust 14: St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots vs An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons, Warn­er Park Sport­ing Com­plex, St Kitts, 7 pm

Aug 15: St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots vs Guyana Ama­zon War­riors, Warn­er Park Sport­ing Com­plex, St Kitts, 7 pm

Aug 16: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons vs Bar­ba­dos Roy­als, Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um, An­tigua, 7 pm

Aug 17: 11am St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots vs Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers, Warn­er Park Sport­ing Com­plex, St Kitts, 11 am

Aug 17: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons vs Saint Lu­cia Kings, Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um, An­tigua, 7 pm

Aug 19: St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots vs Saint Lu­cia Kings, Warn­er Park Sport­ing Com­plex, St Kitts, 7 pm

Aug 20: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons vs Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers, Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um, An­tigua, 7 pm

Aug 21: St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots vs Bar­ba­dos Roy­als, Warn­er Park Sport­ing Com­plex, St Kitts, 7 pm

Aug 22: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons vs Guyana Ama­zon War­riors, Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um, An­tigua, 7 pm

Aug 23: St Lu­cia Kings vs Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers, Daren Sam­my Crick­et Ground, Saint Lu­cia, 7 pm

Aug 24: An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons vs St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots, Sir Vi­vian Richards Sta­di­um, An­tigua, 11 am

Aug 24: Saint Lu­cia Kings vs­Bar­ba­dos Roy­als, Daren Sam­my Crick­et Ground, Saint Lu­cia, 7 pm

Aug 26: Saint Lu­cia Kings vs Guyana Ama­zon War­riors, Daren Sam­my Crick­et Ground, St Lu­cia, 7 pm

Aug 27: Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers vs An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons, Trinidad, 7 pm

Aug 28: Saint Lu­cia Kings vs St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots, Daren Sam­my Crick­et Ground, Saint Lu­cia, 7 pm

Aug 29: Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers vs Bar­ba­dos Roy­als, rinidad, 7 pm

Aug 30: Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers vs Guyana Ama­zon War­riors, Trinidad, 7 pm

Aug 31: St Lu­cia Kings vs An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons, Daren Sam­my Crick­et Ground, Saint Lu­cia, 11 am

Sept 1: Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers vs St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots, Trinidad, 11 am

Sept 3: Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers vs Saint Lu­cia Kings Trinidad, 7 pm

Sept 4: Bar­ba­dos Roy­als vs Guyana Ama­zon War­riors, Kens­ing­ton Oval, Bar­ba­dos, 7 pm

Sept 5: Bar­ba­dos Roy­als vs An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons, Kens­ing­ton Oval, Bar­ba­dos, 7 pm

Sept 6: Guyana Ama­zon War­riors vs Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 7 pm

Sept 7: Bar­ba­dos Roy­als vs Saint Lu­cia Kings vs Kens­ing­ton Oval, Bar­ba­dos, 11 am

Sept 7: Guyana Ama­zon War­riors vs St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 7 pm

Sept 10: Guyana Ama­zon War­riors vs An­tigua & Bar­bu­da Fal­cons, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 7 pm

Sept 11: Bar­ba­dos Roy­als vs St Kitts & Nevis Pa­tri­ots, Kens­ing­ton Oval, Bar­ba­dos, 7 pm

Sept 12: Bar­ba­dos Roy­als vs Trin­ba­go Knight Rid­ers, Kens­ing­ton Oval, Bar­ba­dos, 7 pm

Sept 13: Guyana Ama­zon War­riors vs Saint Lu­cia Kings, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 11 am

Sept 14: Guyana Ama­zon War­riors Bar­ba­dos Roy­als, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 7 pm

Sept 16: Elim­i­na­tor – 3rd place vs 4th place, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 8 pm

Sept 17: Qual­i­fi­er 1 – 1st place vs 2nd place, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 8 pm

Sept 19: Qual­i­fi­er 2 – Win­ner of Elim­i­na­tor vs Los­er Qual­i­fi­er 1, Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 8 pm

Sept 21: Fi­nal – Win­ner Qual­i­fi­er 1 vs Win­ner Qual­i­fi­er 2 Guyana Na­tion­al Sta­di­um, Prov­i­dence, 8 pm

CMC