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1. No saliva to shine the ball, fans allowed
Vanuatu, a Pacific island, became the first nation to host a cricket tournament but this will be the first time since March a Full Member of ICC hosting a cricket match and that too including several international players, mainly from the West Indies. This will also be the first tournament that will not allow the use of saliva to shine the ball, the raging debate of recent days after the Coronavirus outbreak. However, there will be no restrictions on fans as they will be allowed inside the stadium maintaining the health protocols.
2. The tournament format, dates
The VPL will have 30 matches and 72 players have been drafted in by six teams through a draft held on May 11. There were some familiar names like fast bowler Kesrick Williams, opening batsman Sunil Ambris and left-arm pacer Obed McCoy. The tournament, which will be streamed live, will run from May 22 to 30 and will start at 6 PM IST and will end at 11.30 PM IST. It's 8.30 AM EST at St Vincent and the organisers said they were adopting this rather unusual time for the VPL keeping the Indian audience in mind. Dream11 is the main partner of the event and they have a wide base in India.
3. Teams' details
1. Botanic Gardens Rangers: Kesrick Williams (Marquee player); Nixon Mclean (coach).
2. Grenadines Divers: Obed McCoy (Marquee player); Ian Allen(coach),
3. Salt Pond Breakers: Sunil Ambris (Marquee player); Olanzo Jackson (coach).
4. La Soufriere Hikers: Desron Maloney (Marquee player); Irvin Warrican (coach).
5. Dark View Explorers: Lindon James (Marquee player); Bertram Stapleton (coach).
6. Fort Charlotte Strikers: Keron Cottoy (Marquee player); Kenroy Martin (coach).
4. Full VPL schedule (All times in IST)
May 22: Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 6 PM
La Soufriere Hikers vs Botanic Garden Rangers, 8 PM
Dark View Explorers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 10 PM
May 23: Dark View Explorers vs La Soufriere Hikers, 6 PM
Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 8 PM
Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Garden Rangers, 10 PM
May 24: Botanic Garden Rangers vs Dark View Explorers 6 PM
Grenadines Divers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 8 PM
Salt Pond Breakers vs La Soufriere Hikers, 10 PM
May 25: Salt Pond Breakers vs Botanic Garden Rangers 6 PM
La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers, 8 PM
Grenadines Divers vs Dark View Explorers, 10 PM
May 26: Grenadines Divers vs La Soufriere Hikers 6 PM
Dark View Explorers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 8 PM
Botanic Garden Rangers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers 10 PM
May 27: Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Grenadines Divers 6 PM
Dark View Explorers vs Botanic Garden Rangers 8 PM
Salt Pond Breakers vs La Soufriere Hikers 10 PM
May 28: Fort Charlotte Strikers vs Dark View Explorers 6 PM
Grenadines Divers vs Salt Pond Breakers, 8 PM
La Soufriere Hikers vs Botanic Garden Rangers, 10 PM
May 29: La Soufriere Hikers vs Fort Charlotte Strikers 6 PM
Grenadines Divers vs Botanic Garden Rangers, 8 PM
Salt Pond Breakers vs Dark View Explorers, 10 PM
May 30: Semifinal 1: Team 1 vs Team 4, 6 PM
Semifinal 2: Team 2 vs Team 3, 8.30 PM
May 31: Third place play-off: Loser SF 1 vs Loser SF 2 6 PM
FINAL: Winner SF 1 vs Winner SF 2: 8.30 PM
