PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC – Organisers were expecting an overwhelming response after tickets for the final and semi-finals of the Caribbean Premier League went on sale yesterday.
The tournament, which has emerged as one of the leading Twenty20 domestic tournaments, is set to bowl off next month and showcase some of the leading names in the game like Chris Gayle, Kevin Pietersen and Lasith Malinga.
Damien O’Donohoe, CPL’s chief executive, said organisers were anticipating capacity crowds for the three matches, all scheduled for the historic Queen’s Park Oval here.
“CPL is always the hottest ticket in town. We know that all three games will be a sell out at the Queen’s Park Oval, so I urge fans to book early to avoid disappointment,” O’Donohoe said.
“We can’t wait to see who will be battling it out in the finals in front of what is bound to be a fantastic crowd at one of the Caribbean’s most iconic venues.”
The key championship games are returning to Queen’s Park Oval this year, after being played at Warner Park in St Kitts last year.
Queen’s Park Oval hosted the semi-finals and final in the inaugural year in 2013.
Tickets for the semi-finals have been priced at US$12.50 while spectators pay US$15 to see the final.
Meanwhile, the league announced that box offices in Barbados, St. Lucia and St. Kitts and Nevis will open on May 27, with the Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago venues following on June 15.
Jamaica will open their box offices on June 18.
Six franchises – title-holders Barbados Tridents, last year’s losing finalists Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, St Lucia Zouks, Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel and new boys St Kitts Patriots – will contest the CPL.
The tournament bowls off June 20 at Kensington Oval with a re-match of last year’s final.
