Tridents-Warriors clash to open CPL season
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC) — A clash between champions Barbados Tridents and Guyana Amazon Warriors will set in motion the 2015 edition of the Limacol Caribbean Premier League (CPL) in Bridgetown next month
The contest between Tridents and Amazon Warriors is set to be played under lights at Kensington Oval on June 20th, organisers have announced.
It will be a repeat of last year’s final at Warner Park in St Kitts, when Tridents came away with an eight-run victory under the Duckworth/Lewis method in a rain-affected affair.
“The rivalry between Tridents and Amazon Warriors will be pretty intense and no doubt we would like to confirm to people that we would have beaten Guyana, even if the game had finished,” said Jason Holder who plays for the Tridents.
“No doubt Guyana will be looking to make amends for that hard loss so I think the opening day should be a cracker and one that I am really looking forward to be a part of.”
Sell-out crowds are expected for Limacol CPL which runs from June 20th to July 26th, and features some of the biggest names in international T20 cricket.
The 23-year-old Holder, the West Indies one-day captain and a senior player in the Tridents set-up, believes the reigning champions are more than capable of successfully defending their title.
“I think we have a well-balanced side in terms of our batting. We have plenty of batsmen who have not only done well in our domestic cricket in the Caribbean but guys like Dilshan Munaweera who did well for us in the Champions League last year,” said Holder.
“Shoaib Malik has obviously done well for us as well and obviously he has a very good international record. There’s also Robin Petersen and Justin Ontong so I’m very pleased with the make-up of our side”.
The Limacol CPL features six franchises – Barbados Tridents, Jamaica Tallawahs, T&T Red Steel, St Lucia Zouks, Guyana Amazon Warriors and St Kitts & Nevis Patriots – contesting 33 games.
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