After being off for almost a year, the Bahamas Cricket Association (BCA) TwentyTwenty (T20) League and the T20 Nations League is set to resume. Action will get underway Saturday October 28 at Haynes Oval.
President of the BCA Gregory Taylor Sr. said he is happy to have the league back up and running after the hiatus and they are looking forward to having a good season.
"We had some hiccups, but we are excited to get it started; and whatever happens, we are determined to go on with cricket. After a long while, we are starting late in the year. There was a lot of heat and it was too hot for anyone to go out and play. We didn't want anyone to have a heat stroke so we decided to do it in October or early next year, but in the end, we latched on to October," Taylor said.
Currently, there is some work being done to Haynes Oval as they prepare for a TwentyTen (T10) international tournament early next year. The league is hoping to get the work completed by this month's end.
Taylor is expecting seven teams in the BCA league and four teams in the Nations League this year. One of the teams in the BCA league will be an under-19 team. The defending champion in the BCA T20 League is the Rising Stars. Guyana is the defending champion in the Nations League.
Taylor said he is looking forward to seeing some good competition. As for using the players for the national team in any international competition, Taylor said nothing is written in stone.
"We do not know what is going to happen next year but there is supposed to be a qualifier for the T20 Cup and I do not know if it will be played next year or early 2025. However, another qualification process may come up and that is what we are looking at," Taylor said.
With the players being out of competition for so long, Taylor expects some rust but he knows that they will work their way into shape once they start playing again.
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