Caribbean Premier League

Professional twenty20 cricket league

This article is about the men's tournament. For the women's tournament, see Women's Caribbean Premier League.

Cricket tournament

Caribbean Premier League

Countries| West Indies
Administrator| Cricket West Indies
Format| Twenty20
First edition| 2013
Latest edition| 2024
Next edition| 2025
Tournament format| Double round-robin and Playoffs
Number of teams| 6
Current champion| Saint Lucia Kings (1st title)
Most successful| Trinbago Knight Riders (4 titles)
Most runs| Johnson Charles (3315)
Most wickets| Dwayne Bravo (135)
TV| List of broadcasters
Website| cplt20.com
Seasons

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024
* 2025

The Caribbean Premier League (abbreviated to CPL or CPLT20) is an annual Twenty20 cricket tournament held in the Caribbean. It was founded by Cricket West Indies in 2013 to replace the Caribbean Twenty20 as the premier Twenty20 competition in the Caribbean. It is currently sponsored by Republic Bank Limited and consequently officially named the Republic Bank CPL.[1] The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final.[2]

## History

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Twenty20 domestic cricket first appeared in an organised manner in the West Indies in 2006 with the privately organised Stanford 20/20. The second and last edition of the Stanford competition was officially made part of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) calendar in 2008, after which the tournament ended when its sponsor Allen Stanford was charged with fraud and arrested in June 2009. The next organised Twenty20 competition came about with the creation of the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament by the WICB. The Caribbean Twenty20 was created to fill the gap left by the end of the Stanford 20/20 and to coincide with the 2010 Champions League Twenty20 tournament, which started less than two months after. The top domestic team from the Caribbean Twenty20 tournament qualified for the Champions League as the sole representative of the West Indies.[3]

The WICB first announced the plans for the Caribbean Premier League in September 2012 when it was revealed that the board was "in the advanced stages of discussions to have a commercial Twenty20 league in the region" with an unnamed investor and hoped to conclude a deal before 30 September.[4] On 14 September, the board met to make decisions on the structure and organisation of the Caribbean Twenty20 CPL Schedule in January;[5] to discuss the governance structure of the board and also discuss the planned commercial Twenty20 league and to finalise its structure. The Federation of International Cricketers' Associations (FICA) and the West Indies Players' Association (WIPA) were also to be brought in to discuss issues pertaining to players in relation to the planned T20 league.[4] On 13 December 2012, the WICB announced that they had finalised an agreement with Ajmal Khan[6] founder of Verus International, a Barbados-based merchant bank, for the funding of the new franchise-based Twenty20 league to be launched in 2013.[7] It was then expected that the new Caribbean Premier League was likely to comprise six Caribbean city-based franchises as opposed to the current territorial set-up with the majority of the players are to come from the West Indies. As part of the agreement, the WICB will receive additional funding from Verus International for additional retainer contracts for players in addition to the 20 annual retainer contracts the board currently funds.[8]

Dates for the tournament were confirmed for the 2013 Caribbean Premier League as 29 July to 26 August. The 2014 and 2015 tournaments took place between 5 July to 10 August and 21 June to 26 July respectively and the 2016 tournament took place between 29 June to 7 August.[9]

## Format

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### CPL

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The CPL T20 tournament is played between six teams and is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, the teams each play ten matches overall, three of which are at home. This unusual format occurs because all six teams are co-located at a single playing site for five sequential matches, then the whole tournament moves to a new location for five more games, and so on. Six stadiums are used (see Venues below), each a home field for one of the teams. The playoff stage includes two semi-finals and a final to determine the winner of the tournament. All three of the elimination playoff games will be played at Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Stadium .[10]

### The 6ixty

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The 6ixty is a T10 league organized by Cricket West Indies and the Caribbean Premier League that is scheduled to be played four times a year, starting with a five-day men's and women's tournament in August 2022.[11] A number of significant changes are made to the usual rules of T10 cricket:

* Teams are all out (i.e. they can't bat anymore) upon losing 6 wickets, rather than 10.
* The first 5 overs of each innings will all be bowled from one end of the pitch, with the other 5 overs bowled from the other end.
* Fielding teams must bowl the 10 overs of an innings within 45 minutes, or they lose a fielder during the final over.
* The batting team can 'unlock' a third powerplay over by hitting two sixes in the initial two powerplay overs.

## Teams

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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

Barbados Royals

Guyana Amazon Warriors

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Saint Lucia Kings

Trinbago Knight Riders

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Location of CPL teams

The tournament includes six franchises with fifteen contracted players each, including a maximum of five international players and four players under the age of 23.[12] Each team has one local and one international franchise player.[13]

Team  | Home ground  | Captain  | Head coach

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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Saint George | Chris Green | Shivnarine Chanderpaul
Barbados Royals | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Rovman Powell | Trevor Penney
Guyana Amazon Warriors | Providence Stadium, Providence | Imran Tahir | Rayon Griffith
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Warner Park Sporting Complex, Basseterre | Andre Fletcher | Malolan Rangarajan
Saint Lucia Kings | Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet | Faf du Plessis | Daren Sammy
Trinbago Knight Riders | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Kieron Pollard | Phil Simmons

### Defunct Teams

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Team | Home ground | Country | Debut | Dissolved

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Antigua Hawksbills | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium | Antigua and Barbuda | 2013  | 2014
Jamaica Tallawahs | Sabina Park | Jamaica | 2013  | 2023

## Seasons

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Out of the six teams that have played in the Caribbean Premier League since its inception, one team has won the competition four times, one team has won thrice, one team have won the competition twice and two teams have won the competition once. Trinbago Knight Riders are the most successful team in the history of Caribbean Premier League. Followed by Jamaica Tallawahs who won thrice, Barbados Tridents has won two titles,.[14][15] Trinbago Knight Riders who defeated St Lucia Zouks in the final of 2020 Season to secure their fourth CPL title and winning back-to-back championships.[16] The current champions are the Saint Lucia Kings who defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by 6 wickets to win their first CPL title.

CPL season's result[17] Season  | Final  | Player of
the series

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Venue  | Winners  | Result  | Runners-up
2013 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  | Jamaica Tallawahs
129/3 (17.3 overs) | Tallawahs won
by 7 wickets
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
128/5 (20 overs) | Krishmar Santokie
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2014 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis  | Barbados Tridents
152/6 (20 overs) | Tridents won
by 8 runs (D/L)
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
107/4 (15.5 overs) | Lendl Simmons
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2015 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago  | Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel
178/5 (20 overs) | Red Steel won
by 20 runs
Scorecard | Barbados Tridents
158/4 (20 overs) | Dwayne Bravo
(Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel)
2016[18] | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis  | Jamaica Tallawahs
95/1 (12.5 overs) | Tallawahs won
by 9 wickets
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
93 (20 overs) | Andre Russell
(Jamaica Tallawahs)
2017 | Brian Lara Cricket Academy, San Fernando, Trinidad and Tobago  | Trinbago Knight Riders
136/7 (19 overs) | Knight Riders won
by 3 wickets
Scorecard | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
135/6 (20 overs) | Chadwick Walton
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2018 | Trinbago Knight Riders
150/2 (17.3 overs) | Knight Riders won
by 8 wickets
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
147/9 (20 overs) | Colin Munro
(Trinbago Knight Riders)
2019 | Barbados Tridents
171/6 (20 overs) | Tridents won
by 27 runs
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
144/9 (20 overs) | Hayden Walsh Jr.
(Barbados Tridents)
2020 | Trinbago Knight Riders
157/2 (18.1 overs) | Knight Riders won
by 8 wickets
Scorecard | St Lucia Zouks
154 (19.1 overs) | Kieron Pollard
(Trinbago Knight Riders)
2021 | Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts and Nevis  | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
160/7 (20 overs) | Patriots won by 3 wickets
Scorecard | Saint Lucia Kings
159/7 (20 overs) | Roston Chase
(Saint Lucia Kings)
2022 | Providence Stadium, Providence, Guyana  | Jamaica Tallawahs
162/2 (16.1 overs) | Tallawahs won by 8 wickets
Scorecard | Barbados Royals
161/7 (20 overs) | Brandon King
(Jamaica Tallawahs)
2023 | Guyana Amazon Warriors
99/1 (14 overs) | Amazon Warriors won by 9 wickets
Scorecard | Trinbago Knight Riders
94 (18.1 overs) | Shai Hope
(Guyana Amazon Warriors)
2024 | St Lucia Kings
139/4 (18.1 overs) | St Lucia Kings 6 wickets
Scorecard | Guyana Amazon Warriors
138/8 (20 overs) | Noor Ahmad
(St Lucia Kings)

## Number of titles

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Team(s)  | Title(s)  | Runner-up  | Seasons won  | Seasons runner-up

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Trinbago Knight Riders | 4  | 1  | 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 | 2023
Jamaica Tallawahs† | 3  | \-  | 2013, 2016, 2022 | \-
Barbados Royals | 2  | 2  | 2014, 2019 | 2015, 2022
Guyana Amazon Warriors | 1  | 6  | 2023 | 2013, 2014, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2024
St Kitts and Nevis Patriots | 1  | 2021 | 2017
Saint Lucia Kings | 2  | 2024 | 2020, 2021

† Team now defunct

## Teams' performances

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Seasons

Teams

| 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024

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Antigua Hawksbills | 5th  | 6th  | –
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons | –  | 5th
Barbados Royals | 3rd  | W | RU  | 5th  | 5th  | 6th  | W | 5th  | 6th  | RU  | 5th  | 3rd
Guyana Amazon Warriors | RU  | RU  | 3rd  | RU  | 3rd  | RU  | RU  | 3rd  | 4th  | 3rd  | W | RU
Jamaica Tallawahs | W | 3rd  | 4th  | W | 4th  | 4th  | 6th  | 4th  | 5th  | W | 3rd  | –
St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | –  | 6th  | 6th  | RU  | 3rd  | 4th  | 6th  | W | 5th  | 6th  | 6th
Saint Lucia Kings | 6th  | 5th  | 5th  | 4th  | 6th  | 5th  | 5th  | RU  | RU  | 4th  | 4th  | W
Trinbago Knight Riders | 4th | 4th | W | 3rd  | W | W | 3rd  | W | 3rd  | 6th  | RU  | 4th

## Sponsorships

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Caribbean mobile network Digicel was named as the first global sponsor for the inaugural 2013 tournament and beyond in a multi-year deal.[19] As previous sponsors of the West Indies cricket team and the Digicel Caribbean Cup the brand has considerable experience with sponsoring cricket and other sporting events throughout the Caribbean. "The CPL is a perfect fit for Digicel. We’re huge fans of West Indies cricket and this is a great opportunity for us to invest not only in what will be an amazing event, but also in the young cricketers who will benefit from around the region," stated Digicel Group Marketing Operations Director Kieran Foley.[20]

Following the acquisition of the Guyana Amazon Warriors franchise owner, Dr. Ranjisingh 'Bobby' Ramroop's New GPC Inc, specifically its Limacol brand, has assumed the title sponsorship of the CPL.[21]

In June 2013 Courts announced their sponsorship of the Caribbean Premier League "CPL's partnership with Courts is a very strategic and beneficial one to both parties, and we are thrilled about the possibilities that exist for us from a marketing perspective," said CPL CEO Damien O' Donohoe. "Combining our advertising and marketing programmes with that of Courts will heighten the awareness of CPL across the region, and increase fan support, which will put people in the stands at matches and customers in the aisles of Courts."[22]

El Dorado Rum has been named as an official partner of the inaugural tournament, and sponsors the tournament's Catch of the Match award, which goes to one player in each game who makes a thrilling catch.[23]

* In 2013 and 2014 season, Limacol was the title sponsor.[21]
* Hero was title sponsor from 2015 to 2022.[24][25]
* Republic Bank became the title sponsor in 2023 season.[1]

## See also

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* List of Caribbean Premier League cricket five-wicket hauls
* Women's Caribbean Premier League

## References

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1. ^ a b "REPUBLIC BANK ANNOUNCED AS TITLE SPONSOR OF CPL T20". Caribbean Premier League. 29 March 2023. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
2. ^ "Jamaica lift inaugural CPL title". Wisden India. 25 August 2013. Archived from the original on 2 August 2015. Retrieved 25 August 2013.
3. ^ "WICB unveils domestic T20 tournament". ESPNcricinfo. 10 June 2010. Retrieved 10 July 2010.
4. ^ a b "WICB working on launching 'commercial T20 league' – Hilaire". ESPNcricinfo. 8 September 2012. Retrieved 8 September 2012.
5. ^ "Caribbean Premier League CPL T20 Schedule, Squads, Fixtures | | CPL T20 Live Streaming, Schedule, Squad, Fixtures, Standing". www.cplt20live.org. Archived from the original on 4 June 2018. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
6. ^ "Meet West Indies cricket's new wealthy benefactor". Retrieved 16 November 2021.
7. ^ Wattley, Garth (3 March 2013). "Meet West Indies cricket's new wealthy benefactor". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 August 2017.
8. ^ "WICB announce franchise-based T20 league". ESPNcricinfo. 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 December 2012.
9. ^ "Latest News | cplt20".
10. ^ "Caribbean Premier League to contract 90 players". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 7 April 2013.
11. ^ "CPL to launch inaugural T10 tournament 'The 6ixty' in August". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
12. ^ "Taylor signs for Caribbean Premier League". ESPNcricinfo. 4 April 2013. Retrieved 13 April 2013.
13. ^ "Caribbean Premier League to contract 90 players". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2013. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
14. ^ "Jason Holder-led Barbados Tridents to win second CPL title". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
15. ^ "Jamaica beat Guyana to win their second CPL title". Retrieved 7 February 2021.
16. ^ "Lendl simmons 84* and Kieron Pollard four-for give Trinbago Knight Riders to win their 4th CPL title". 10 September 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
17. ^ "CPL winner list". Retrieved 4 February 2021.
18. ^ "Guyana gets CPL finals as T&T loses out - Trinidad Guardian".
19. ^ "Latest News | cplt20".
20. ^ "Digicel Cricket / News / Digicel Announced as Major Sponsor for Caribbean Premier League". Archived from the original on 16 February 2015. Retrieved 16 February 2015.
21. ^ a b "CPL signs Title sponsorship agreement". Caribbean Premier League. 25 June 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
22. ^ "Latest News | cplt20".
23. ^ "Latest News | cplt20".
24. ^ "HERO MOTORCORP NAMED NEW TITLE SPONSOR OF CPL". Caribbean Premier League. 10 June 2015. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
25. ^ "HERO MOTOCORP EXTENDS TITLE SPONSORSHIP OF CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE FOR THREE YEARS". Caribbean Premier Leagueb. 28 August 2019. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

## External links

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* Official website
* Caribbean Premier League at ESPN Cricinfo

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Caribbean Premier League

Seasons|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Squads|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017
* 2018
* 2019
* 2020
* 2021
* 2022
* 2023
* 2024

Current teams|

* Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
* Barbados Royals
* Guyana Amazon Warriors
* St Kitts & Nevis Patriots
* Saint Lucia Kings
* Trinbago Knight Riders

Former teams|

* Antigua Hawksbills
* Jamaica Tallawahs

Venues|

* 2013
* 2014
* 2015
* 2016
* 2017

Lists|

* Five-wicket hauls

Related topics|

* Champions League Twenty20
* Caribbean Twenty20
* Stanford 20/20

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Cricket in the West Indies

Cricket West Indies

National teams|

* Men
* Women
* Men's A
* Men's U-19
* Women's U-19

Teams|

| Regional|

* Barbados (Men, Women)
* Guyana (Men, Women)
* Jamaica (Men, Women)
* Leeward Islands (Men, Women)
* Trinidad and Tobago (Men, Women)
* Windward Islands (Men, Women)

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Franchise|

* Barbados (Men, Women)
* Guyana (Men, Women)
* Trinbago (Men, Women)
* Antigua & Barbuda Falcons
* St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
* St Lucia Kings

Other|

* Combined Campuses and Colleges
* West Indies Academy

Tournaments|

| Senior|

| First-class|

* West Indies Championship
* Inter-Colonial Tournament (defunct)

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One Day|

* Super50 Cup
* Women's Super50 Cup

Twenty20|

| Regional|

* Women's Twenty20 Blaze
* Caribbean Twenty20 (defunct)
* Stanford 20/20 (defunct)

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Franchise|

* Caribbean Premier League
* Women's Caribbean Premier League

Other|

* The 6ixty

Youth|

* TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge
* TCL Under-19 West Indies Challenge Limited Overs Series
* CLICO West Indies Under-15 competition

Grounds|

* Kensington Oval, Barbados
* Queens Park Oval, Trinidad and Tobago
* Sabina Park, Jamaica
* Arnos Vale Stadium, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
* National Cricket Stadium, Grenada
* Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Saint Lucia
* Warner Park, Saint Kitts and Nevis
* Providence Stadium, Guyana
* Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua and Barbuda
* Windsor Park, Dominica
* Others

Lists|

* Test cricket records
* Test cricketers
* Captains
* Test wicket-keepers
* ODI cricket records
* ODI cricketers
* T20I cricket records
* T20I cricketers
* Women Test
* Women ODI
* Women T20I

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Twenty20 cricket competitions

Current|

| Multi-national|

* Global Super League (since 2024)
* European T20 Premier League (since 2026)

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Franchise|

Men's
T20 Blast (since 2003)
Super Smash (since 2006)
Indian Premier League (since 2008)
Big Bash League (since 2011)
Bangladesh Premier League (since 2012)
Caribbean Premier League (since 2013)
Pakistan Super League (since 2016)
Global T20 Canada (since 2018)
Lanka Premier League (since 2020)
Minor League Cricket (since 2021)
Top End T20 Series (since 2022)
SA20 (since 2023)
International League T20 (since 2023)
Major League Cricket (since 2023)
Nepal Premier League (since 2024)

Women's
Super Smash (since 2007)
Women's Big Bash League (since 2015)
Women's Caribbean Premier League (since 2022)
Women's Premier League (since 2023)
T20 Spring Challenge (since 2024)
Women's T20 Blast (since 2025)

National|

Africa
CSA T20 Challenge (since 2004)
Zimbabwe Domestic Twenty20 Competition (since 2007)
CSA Provincial T20 Cup (since 2019)

Americas
Women's Twenty20 Blaze (since 2012)
West Indies Breakout League (since 2025)

Asia
National T20 Cup (since 2005)
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy (since 2006)
Senior Women's T20 Trophy (since 2008)
Prime Minister Cup (since 2015)
Shpageeza Cricket League (since 2016)
National T20 Championship (since 2023)
National T20 Cup (since 2024)

Europe
Dutch Twenty20 Cup (since 2007)
Women's Twenty20 Cup (since 2009)
Inter-Provincial Trophy (since 2013)
Women's Super Series (since 2015)
Women's T20 County Cup (since 2025)

Domestic|

India
Tamil Nadu Premier League (since 2016)
Andhra Premier League (since 2022)
Maharaja Trophy KSCA T20 (since 2022)
Rajasthan Premier League (since 2023)
Bengal Pro T20 League (since 2024)
Delhi Premier League T20 (since 2024)

Defunct|

| Multi-national|

* International 20:20 Club Championship (2005)
* Stanford Super Series (2008)
* Champions League Twenty20 (2009–14)
* North Sea Pro Series (2014–15)
* Africa T20 Cup (2015–18)
* Cricket All-Stars (2015)

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National|

Africa
Mzansi Super League (2018–19)

Americas
Stanford 20/20 (2006–08)
Caribbean Twenty20 (2010–13)

Asia
SLC Twenty20 Tournament (2004–21)
SLC Super Provincial Twenty20 (2008–11)
Senior Women's T20 Challenger Trophy (2010–22)
Super 8 Twenty20 Cup (2011–15)
Sri Lanka Premier League (2011–12)
Hong Kong T20 Blitz (2016–18)
Afghanistan Premier League (2018)
Nepal T20 League (2022)

East Asia-Pacific
KFC Twenty20 Big Bash (2005–11)
Australian Women's Twenty20 Cup (2009–15)

Europe
Murgitroyd Twenty20 (2008–19)
Women's Cricket Super League (2016–19)
Regional Pro Series (2016)
Charlotte Edwards Cup (2021–24)

Domestic|

Bangladesh
Dhaka Premier Division Twenty20 Cricket League (2018–21)

India
Karnataka Premier League (2009–19)
Kashmir Premier League (2011–21)
KCA President's Cup T20 (2021)

Pakistan
Kashmir Premier League (2021–22)
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