Caribbean Premier League to have women's tournament from 2022

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) and Cricket West Indies (CWI) have confirmed that the CPL will include a women’s tournament this year, with three franchise teams competing for the inaugural Women’s CPL (WCPL) title. The three teams will feature the best female cricketers from across the Caribbean, as well as international stars. Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, and Trinbago Knight Riders will be the three teams competing in the inaugural WCPL.

The women’s tournament will take place during the CPL tournament window, which will run from August 30 to September 30 this year. The 2022 tournament will mark ten years of the ‘Biggest Party in Sport’, and it will enter its tenth season on the heels of a highly successful 2021, which drew over half a billion viewers for the second year in a row.

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“Increasing the opportunities for West Indian women and girls to get involved in cricket is one of CWI’s strategic priorities, and we are delighted that we have been able to partner with CPL to further the expansion plans that we had first unveiled in 2019 prior to the arrival of the Covid Pandemic. We are confident that all CPL women’s games will be highly competitive and will add quality entertainment to our fans in the region and around the world,” said Ricky Skerritt, CWI President.

Four venue structure

This year’s CPL will be played in more countries, with three Caribbean countries chosen for the group stages and a fourth venue for the finals. This four-venue structure, according to CPL, could become the norm in future seasons.

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“The addition of a women’s event to the CPL is something that has been an ambition for a long time and we are very pleased that it has become a reality. We would like to thank CWI for working with us to make this happen. The Women’s T10 Challenge which took place during the 2019 CPL was a huge success and we are looking forward to the next step forward,” said Pete Russell, CPL’s CEO.

“We are very pleased to confirm the dates for the 2022 tournament and with travel around the world and region becoming easier CPL will be able to visit more than one country this year, so fans can enjoy CPL in person once again,” he added.