CWI announces match schedule for CG Insurance Super50 Cup – News Room Guyana

West Indies Cricket (CWI) has announced that 50-over regional cricket will return to the Caribbean with the matches for the CG Insurance Super50 Super50 Cup rescheduled to play in Antigua in February.

The health risks associated with the COVID-19 pandemic have caused major disruption to all domestic cricket since the end of March 2020, with no regional cricket allowed except for an abridged version of the Caribbean Premier League held last August in Trinidad.

This year’s annual CG Super50 Insurance Cup will provide a platform for the region’s six major cricket competitors to clash in 19 action-packed 50-over matches starting from Sunday, Feb. 7 when the Leeward Island Hurricanes host the Windward Islands Volcanoes.

The tournament will reach an exciting climax when the new champions are crowned on Saturday, February 27.

The 2019-20 champions, West Indies New Players, are unable to defend their 2019 trophy due to COVID-19 restrictions, however many of those players are now part of the squads of the six competing franchise teams, and one will of them emerging as the CG. Insurance Super50 Cup Champions.

Each team will play each other on a robin basis with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-finals and the chance to reach the final.

Games will be played at Antigua’s two international cricket venues – Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG) and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium (SVRS). CCG will have 13 games including the semi-finals and the final, and six games at SVRS.

West Indies ODI captain Kieron Pollard, who will be taking part in this year’s tournament after a year’s absence, said: “It’s very good that cricket is coming back to the Caribbean … players will have the opportunity to showcase their skills and entertaining our fans. It’s been a tough 2020 for cricketers and the whole Caribbean, so it’s really good that we have the CG Insurance Super50 Cup in play at this time and hopefully he can find some new talent. ”

CWI has been working closely with the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Sport in Antigua and Barbuda to organize logistics and agree the safety and medical protocols for the start and duration of the tournament.

All players, support staff, game officials and ancillary professionals will be tested with negative COVID-19 results before they arrive in Antigua.

Players, support staff and match officials will operate within a biosafety bubble and be tested regularly during the tournament with the assistance of the local Ministry of Health and CARPHA.

Johnny Grave, CEO of CWI, said: “A great deal of planning and work has been done to ensure the return of the Super50 Cup and CWI would like to offer our sincere thanks and appreciation to the Government of Antigua and Barbuda, title partners of CG Insurance , our host broadcasters ESPN Caribbean and our colleagues at the Leeward Islands Cricket Board and the Antigua and Barbuda Cricket Association, for all their support in helping to stage the tournament during these unprecedented times. “

Naz Farrow, CEO of CG Insurance, said: “CG Insurance is proud to sponsor the CWI Super50 Cup and is delighted to be part of the inaugural 2021. Tournament. We are happy to support the many players and organizers who are get involved and recognize the great efforts that have prepared this event during these unique times. By working in partnership with the CWI series, we have the opportunity to support our different Caribbean nations and to demonstrate that we are stronger together. ”

The CG Insurance Super50 Cup is the 50-over tent event in the West Indies featuring the six long-established territorial competitors – the Pride of Barbados, the Jaguars of Guyana, Scorpions of Jamaica, the Hurricanes of the Leeward Islands, the Trinidad and Tobago Multiples, and the Windward Islands Volcanoes.

This is the second edition of the Super50 Cup featuring CG Insurance as title sponsors, and the event promises to stage major performances and memorable moments as the teams go on to win the CG Insurance Super50 Super Cup and receive the Sir Clive Lloyd Trophy.

See below the fixture schedule for the CG Insurance Super50 Cup:

Coolidge Cricket Ground – CCG
Sir Vivian Richards Stadium – SVRS
All games at CCG are day / night unless otherwise stated
All games in SVRS are day games
Day games start 9am (8am Jamaica Time)
Day / night matches start at 1:30 pm (12:30 pm Jamaica Time)

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