The 6IXTY: Schedule, Squads and everything you need to know about the new tournament

The 6IXTY is all set to go underway later this month. The Caribbean Premier League and the cricket board of West Indies have come forward to come up with the league which will be played in T10 Format. Jamaica Tallawahs, Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Saint Lucia Kings, Trinidad Knight Riders, and St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots will compete against each other in the league.

The purpose of the league is to create a revolution in the T10 format. The matches will begin on August 24 and the finals will be played on August 28.

Here's all you need to know about The 6IXTY:

Squads:

Saint Lucia Kings:

Roston Chase, Johnson Charles, Kesrick Williams, Mckenney Clarke. Alzarri Joseph, Scott Kuggeleijn, Mark Deyal, Jeavor Royal, Matthew Forde, Leroy Lugg, Preston Mcsween. Larry Edwards, Ackeem Auguste, Rivaldo Clarke, Roshon Primus, Ravendra Persaud, and Jeese Bootan.

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Shimron Hetmyer, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Colin Ingram, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Shai Hope, Paul Stirling, Heinrich Klassen, Keemo Paul, John Campbell, Jermaine Blackwood, Gudakesh Motie. Veerasammy Permaul, Ronsford Beaton, Shermon Lewis, Matthew Nandu, and Junior Sinclair.

Barbados Royals:

Jason Holder, Obed McCoy, Kyle Mayers, Azam Khan, Hayden Walsh Jr. Oshane Thomas, Rahkeem Cornwall, Devon Thomas, Joshua Bishop, Justin Greaves, Corbin Bosch, Nyeem Young, Teddy Bishop, Ramon Simmonos, Harry Tector.

Trinidad Knight Riders:

Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Nicholas Pooran, Akeal Hosein, Ravi Rampaul, Tim Seifert, Seekuge Prasanna, Jayden Seales, Tion Webster, Khary Pierre, Anderson Phillip, Terrence Hinds, Leonardo Julien, and Shaaron Lewis.

St. Kitts & Nevis Patriots:

Chris Gayle, Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher, Qasim Akram, Shefane Rutherford, Dwayne Pretorius, Darren Bravo, Sheldon Cottrell, Dominic Drakes, Dewald Brewis, Izharulhaq Naveed, Joshua Da Silva, Jon-Russ Jaggesar, Keacy Carty, Kelvin Pittman, and Carmichael.

Jamaica Tallawahs:

Rovman Powell, Sandeep Lamichhane, Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim, Brandon King, Kennar Lewis, Mohammad Amir, Shamarah Brooks, Migael Pretorius, Chris Green, Raymon Reifer. Jamie Merchant, Amir Jangoo, Shamar Springer, Nicholson Gordon, Kirk Mckenzie, and Joshua James.

Rules and Regulations of The 6IXTY:

• Only six wickets will be there for a team in an innings instead of ten wickets
• Rules are strict pertaining to over-rate. Teams that cannot maintain the over-rate will be forced to play one field short in the final six balls. Slow over-rate can prove to be costly for the team committing the fault.
• Teams will be required to bowl five consecutive overs from each end instead of switching per one over.
• There will be a two-over powerplay and the batting team will be provided an option to opt for the third in case of hitting two maximums in the two-over powerplay.
• Fans will now have an option to vote for ‘free-hit’ through app or website

The 6IXTY, Full Schedule: