2013 Caribbean Premier League
| Dates | 30 July 2013 – 24 August 2013[1] | 
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Caribbean Premier League | 
| Cricket format | Twenty20 | 
| Tournament format(s) | Group stage and knockout | 
| Champions | Jamaica Tallawahs (1st title) | 
| Runners-up | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 
| Participants | 6 | 
| Matches | 24 | 
| Attendance | 221,267 (9,219 per match) | 
| Player of the series | Krishmar Santokie (Guyana Amazon Warriors) | 
| Most runs | Shoaib Malik (Barbados Tridents) (272 runs) | 
| Most wickets | Krishmar Santokie (Guyana Amazon Warriors) (16 wickets) | 
| Official website | cplt20.com | 
The 2013 Caribbean Premier League or for sponsorship reasons, Limacol CPL 2013 was the inaugural season of the Caribbean Premier League, established by the West Indies Cricket Board. The tournament began on 30 July and ended on 24 August 2013.[2]
Format
The tournament has six teams and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. The group stage comprises 21 matches, with each team playing 7 matches. The knockout stage features two semi-finals and a final.[3]
Squads
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.628 | Advanced to the semi-finals | 
| 2 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0.162 | |
| 3 | Barbados Royals | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 1.069 | |
| 4 | Trinbago Knight Riders | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | −0.647 | |
| 5 | Antigua Hawksbills | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −0.151 | |
| 6 | Saint Lucia Kings | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 4 | −1.190 | 
Source: [4]
 Group stage
Barbados Tridents (H)  169/5 (20 overs)  |  v   |  St Lucia Zouks  152 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Guyana Amazon Warriors (H)  155/5 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Trinbago Knight Riders  136/9 (20 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to field.
 
(H) Barbados Tridents  146/8 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Antigua Hawksbills  134/8 (20 overs)  | 
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Jamaica Tallawahs  117 (19.1 overs)  |  v   |  Guyana Amazon Warriors (H)  118/2 (14.3 overs)  | 
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
 
Trinbago Knight Riders  52 (12.5 overs)  |  v   |  Barbados Tridents (H)  53/6 (8 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Antigua Hawksbills  117/7 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs  120/3 (16.5 overs)  | 
- Antigua Hawksbills won the toss and elected to bat.
 
(H) Guyana Amazon Warriors  126/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  St Lucia Zouks  129/5 (19.3 overs)  | 
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to field.
 
Antigua Hawksbills  166/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  St Lucia Zouks (H)  133/8 (20 overs)  | 
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to field.
 
Jamaica Tallawahs  146/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Trinbago Knight Riders (H)  141/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to field.
 
Barbados Tridents  175/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  St Lucia Zouks (H)  92 (17.5 overs)  | 
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
 
(H) Trinbago Knight Riders  159/4 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Guyana Amazon Warriors  156/4 (20 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to bat.
 
(H) St Lucia Zouks  142/7 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs  146/4 (17.3 overs)  | 
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Guyana Amazon Warriors  149/9 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Barbados Tridents  122 (19.4 overs)  | 
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
 
(H) Trinbago Knight Riders  169/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Antigua Hawksbills  132/8 (15 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Rain revised the Antigua Hawksbills' target to 134 runs from 15 overs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
 
Barbados Tridents  97/9 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Antigua Hawksbills (H)  98/5 (19 overs)  | 
- Barbados Tridents won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Guyana Amazon Warriors  139/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs (H)  134/8 (20 overs)  | 
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
 
St Lucia Zouks  179/4 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Antigua Hawksbills (H)  76/3 (10.4 overs)  | 
- St Lucia Zouks won the toss and elected to bat.
 - Rain stopped play during the Antigua Hawksbills' innings. Their par score after 10.4 overs was 93 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method.
 
St Lucia Zouks  99/5 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Trinbago Knight Riders  105/4 (17.5 overs)  | 
- Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel won the toss and elected to field.
 
Barbados Tridents  113/4 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs (H)  114/4 (18.1 overs)  | 
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
 
(H) Antigua Hawksbills  166/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Guyana Amazon Warriors  170/5 (20 overs)  | 
- Antigua Hawksbills won the toss and elected to bat.
 
Trinbago Knight Riders  133/8 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs (H)  134/7 (20 overs)  | 
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
 
Knockout stage
Brackets
| Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||
| 1 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 107/3 (16.2 ov) | |||||||
| 4 | Trinbago Knight Riders (H) | 103 (19.3 ov) | |||||||
| 1 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 128/5 (20 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 129/3 (17.3 ov) | |||||||
| 2 | Jamaica Tallawahs | 152/3 (18.3 ov) | |||||||
| 3 | Barbados Tridents | 148/6 (20 ov) | |||||||
Semi-finals
(H) Trinbago Knight Riders  103 (19.3 overs)  |  v   |  Guyana Amazon Warriors  107/3 (16.2 overs)  | 
- Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
 
Barbados Tridents  148/6 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs  152/3 (18.3 overs)  | 
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
 
Final
Guyana Amazon Warriors  128/5 (20 overs)  |  v   |  Jamaica Tallawahs  129/3 (17.3 overs)  | 
- Jamaica Tallawahs won the toss and elected to field.
 
Statistics
Most runs
| Player[5] | Team | Innings | Runs | High score | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shoaib Malik | Barbados Tridents | 8 | 272 | 78 | 
| Lendl Simmons | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 9 | 266 | 67* | 
| Andre Fletcher | St Lucia Stars | 7 | 238 | 76 | 
| Chris Gayle | Jamaica Tallawahs | 9 | 234 | 51 | 
| James Franklin | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 8 | 203 | 60* | 
Most wickets
| Player[6] | Team | Innings | Wickets | Best bowling | 
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krishmar Santokie | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 9 | 16 | 3/19 | 
| Shakib Al Hasan | Barbados Tridents | 8 | 11 | 6/6 | 
| Marlon Samuels | Antigua Hawksbills | 7 | 10 | 3/10 | 
| Ashley Nurse | Barbados Tridents | 7 | 10 | 4/28 | 
| Rayad Emrit | Barbados Tridents | 8 | 10 | 3/19 | 
References
- ^ Cricketwa (29 July 2013). "Caribbean Premier League 2013". Cricketwa. Retrieved 15 August 2014.
 - ^ "Caribbean Premier League set for July and August". ESPNcricinfo. 30 January 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
 - ^ "Caribbean Premier League to contract 90 players". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 23 February 2013.
 - ^ "Points Table | Caribbean Premier League, 2013 | ESPN Cricinfo". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 December 2012.
 - ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
 - ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 9 August 2013. Retrieved 14 August 2013.