Vincy Premier T10 League 2020 LIVE first match between Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breaker.
For the first time since March, competitive cricket involving international players of a Full Member team is set to return after a long hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Vincy Premier League (VPL), a franchise-based T10 tournament, is scheduled to start from May 22 between Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breaker, in the eastern Caribbean country of St Vincent and the Grenadines.
This will be the inaugural season of the Vincy Premier League LIVE, a six-team tournament, which will be played from May 22 to 31 at the Arnos Vale Sporting Complex in St Vincent.
Although the Pacific nation of Vanuatu became the first country to resume cricket since the pandemic halted all sport in March, the VPL will be the first instance when the game will resume in a Full Member region comprising international players. The VPL will also become the first tournament where the players will not be allowed to use saliva on the ball, a concept that the ICC and medical experts at various cricket boards have been discussing, as reported recently by ESPNcricinfo. The tournament is set to be open for fans as there are no restrictions imposed by the government in St Vincent and the Grenadines.
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The VPL comprises 30 matches, which will be streamed live, with three games scheduled per day. A total of 72 players were picked by the six franchises via a draft held on May 11. Among them are six marquee players, including three West Indies players – seamer Kesrick Williams, opening batsman Sunil Ambris and left-arm fast bowler Obed McCoy.
The last recognised match before Covid-19 halted games across the world was played on March 15 when the Karachi Kings hosted the Quetta Gladiators in the PSL.
The VPL will be hosted by St Vincent and the Grenadines Cricket Association (SVGA), whose president, Kishore Shallow, is also the vice-president at Cricket West Indies (CWI).
Vincy Premier T10 2020 Full SCHEDULE
| Date | Match | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 22nd May | Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers La Soufriere Hikers vs Botanic Garden Rangers Dark View Explorers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 23rd May | Dark View Explorers vs La Soufriere Hikers Salt Pond Breakers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Garden Rangers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 24th May | Botanic Garden Rangers vs Dark View Explorers Grenadines Divers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers Salt Pond Breakers vs La Soufriere Hikers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 25th May | Salt Pond Breakers vs Botanic Garden Rangers La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers Grenadines Divers vs Dark View Explorers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 26th May | Grenadines Divers vs La Soufriere Hikers Dark View Explorers vs Salt Pond Breakers Botanic Garden Rangers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 27th May | Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Grenadines Divers Dark View Explorers vs Botanic Garden Rangers Salt Pond Breakers vs La Soufriere Hikers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 28th May | Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Dark View Explorers Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers La Soufriere Hikers vs Botanic Garden Rangers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 29th May | La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Garden Rangers Salt Pond Breakers vs Dark View Explorers |
6:00 PM 8:00 PM 10:00 PM |
| 30th May (Semi Finals) |
SF 1: 1st Place vs 4th Place SF 2: 2nd Place vs 3rd Place |
6:00 PM 8:30 PM |
| 31st May (3rd Place and Finals) |
3rd Place vs Loser SF 1 Finals: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2 |
6:00 PM 8:30 PM |
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