The CG United Super50 Cup returns on October 29, with the Caribbean cricket rivals competing for the first time since February 2021.
The West Indies Academy and Combined Campuses and Colleges (CCC) team will join six regional franchise teams to compete in the 2022 CG United Super50 Cup, to be played in Antigua and Trinidad from October 29 to November 19 .
The 2022 edition of the region’s preeminent 50-over white-ball competition also marks the start of the countdown to the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup and an opportunity for players across the West Indies to push for consideration and selection for India’s ODIs Western team.
Trinidad & Tobago Red Force will defend their title and host Zone A with Windward Islands Volcanoes, Guyana Harpy Eagles and CCC. Zone B will feature the Leeward Islands Hurricanes, Barbados Pride, Jamaica Scorpions and West Indies Academy. The opening match will be on Saturday October 29 and will see Zone B host the Leeward Islands Hurricanes against the West Indies Academy.
For the first time, the West Indies Academy will feature in the CG United Super50 Cup and the West Indies Academy players will have the development opportunity to play List A cricket against the best in the Caribbean. This opportunity is part of the main objectives of the Academy program to bridge the gap between youth and professional cricket in the region. The West Indies’ developing squad famously won the Super50 Trophy in 2019 and six of those players have since gone on to represent the West Indies.
The opening match will be the first of 10 Zone B matches to be played at the Sir Vivian Richard Stadium (SVRS), all of which will be broadcast live on ESPN Caribbean, the exclusive Caribbean broadcast partner of the CG United Super50 Cup, as well. as on ESPN+ in the US. Two more Zone B games will be played at the Coolidge Cricket Ground (CCG), home of Cricket West Indies.
All Zone A matches in Trinidad will be split equally between the Brian Lara Cricket Academy (BLCA) and Queen’s Park Oval (QPO), with the first two matches played on Monday, October 31. Every Zone A match will be streamed live on the Windies Cricket YouTube channel in the Caribbean and worldwide.
Each team will play six group games, playing each of their Zone competitors twice. The top two teams from each zone will qualify for the semi-finals, which will be played in Antigua at SVRS on Wednesday 16 November and Thursday 17 November. The CG United Super50 Cup Final will take place at the same venue on Saturday, November 19.
“The CG United Super50 Cup 2022 promises to be an action-packed event for our fans to celebrate with exciting cricket rivalries and players pushing for selection in the West Indies. This year’s tournament features some of the region’s best up and coming talent competing to win the CG United Sir Clive Lloyd Trophy,” said CWI CEO Johnny Grave.
“We look forward to seeing the West Indies Academy and CCC play against our regional professional teams and expect the competition to provide them with an excellent development opportunity. This will help expand the pool of players who are exposed to the highest levels of competition at regional level CWI welcomes and thanks title partners CG United for their continued sponsorship of the CG United Super50 Cup, as their investment has proved invaluable to the development of the game in the region.”
Schedule of matches:
Area A
BLCA matches start at 14:00 local time (13:00 Jamaica); matches at QPO start at 9am local time (8am Jamaica)
October 31: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v CCC at BLCA
October 31: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles in QPO
November 2: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles in BLCA
November 2: CCC v Windward Islands Volcanoes in QPO
November 5: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC at BLCA
November 5: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Windward Islands Volcanoes at QPO
November 7: Windward Islands Volcanoes vs Guyana Harpy Eagles in BLCA
November 7: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v CCC at QPO
November 9: CCC v Windward Islands Volcanoes in BLCA
November 9: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force vs Guyana Harpy Eagles in QPO
November 12: Trinidad & Tobago Red Force v Windward Islands Volcanoes at BLCA
November 12: Guyana Harpy Eagles vs CCC at QPO
Area B
Matches on SVRS start at 14:00 local time (13:00 Jamaica) unless otherwise stated. CCG matches start at 9am local time (8am Jamaica)
October 29: Leeward Islands Hurricanes v West Indies Academy at SVRS (1pm kick-off) – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 1: Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Jamaica Scorpions at SVRS (start at 13:00) – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 1: West Indies Academy v Barbados Pride at CCG
November 3: Barbados Pride v Jamaica Scorpions at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 5: Jamaica Scorpions v West Indies Academy at SVRS (9am kick-off) – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 6: Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Barbados Pride at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 8: Barbados Pride v Jamaica Scorpions at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 9: Leeward Islands Hurricanes v West Indies Academy at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 11: West Indies Academy v Barbados Pride at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 11: Leeward Islands Hurricanes vs Jamaica Scorpions at CCG
November 13: Leeward Islands Hurricanes v Barbados Pride in SVRS- Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 14: Jamaica Scorpions v West Indies Academy at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 16: Semifinal 1 – Zone A Winner v Zone B Runner Up at SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 17: Semi-Final 2 – Zone B Winner v Zone A Runner Up in SVRS – Live on ESPN Caribbean
November 19: SVRS FINAL – Live on ESPN Caribbean
