CPL 2025 season dates announced as there will be a player draft as well as a round of pre-draft signings ahead of the tournament.
CPL 2025, which will be the 3th edition of the men’s Caribbean Premier League will be will be held from August 14 to September 21 this year.
“Once again there will be no clash with West Indies international matches,” a CPL statement said.
“We are pleased to have once again worked with Cricket West Indies to find a window that allows the very best players from across the region to take part in the CPL,” Pete Russell, the CPL chief executive, said. “The 2024 season was our most successful to date and we are looking forward to building on that success in 2025.”
The six clubs will compete in 30 league-stage games, as they have since 2022, before the elimination round, two qualifiers, and final round of the playoffs. The Guyana Amazon Warriors, Barbados Royals, Trinbago Knight Riders, St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots, and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons—who took the place of the Jamaica Tallawahs prior to the 2024 tournament—will compete in the tournament alongside the reigning champion St. Lucia Kings.
Lynford Inverary, acting chief executive and chief operating officer of CWI, said, “While CWI continues to take a leading role in shaping our overall cricket calendar, the CPL remains a key part of our cricketing ecosystem, playing an important role in the development and promotion of the game throughout the Caribbean.”
Specifics in terms of venues, fixtures, etc will be announced later. There will be a draft as well as a round of pre-draft signings for the teams to get their squads in place.