Caribbean Premier League preview
SIXTH EDITON OF THE CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE
AUSTRALIANS INVOLVED *Steve Smith (Barbados Tridents), David Warner (St Lucia Stars), Chris Lynn (Trinbago Knight Riders), Fawad Ahmed (Trinbago Knight Riders), Ben Cutting (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) and Tom Cooper (St Kitts & Nevis Patriots) *Three teams will be coached by Australians: Trinbago (Simon Katich), St Lucia (Brad Hodge), Guyana Amazon Warriors (Johan Botha)
KEY DATES *Aug 8: Tournament opener (Trinbago v St Lucia) at Port of Spain *Aug 17: Smith and Warner showdown (Barbados v St Lucia) at St Lucia *Sept 2: Smith and Warner showdown II (Barbados v St Lucia) at Bridgetown *Sept 16: Tournament final.
KEY DETAILS
*The Katich-mentored Trinbago are the reigning champions, while Hodge has taken charge of a St Lucia outfit that failed to win a single game during the 2017 edition *Each of the six teams will play each other twice before the finals start *Games will again be staged in Florida at the only cricket stadium in the United States with ICC status *Fox Sports is broadcasting all 34 matches
SPORTSBET ODDS *Trinbago Knight Riders 3.50 *St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 4.50 *Jamaica Tallawahs 4.50 *Barbados Tridents 5.00 * St Lucia Stars 6.00 * Guyana Amazon Warriors 8.00.
