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CPL franchise based in Trinidad and Tobago

The Trinbago Knight Riders (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel) are a franchise cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Red Steel was one of the original six teams created for the tournament’s inaugural 2013 season. Their home ground is Queen’s Park Oval.

In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel.[1] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament.[2] After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.[citation needed]

Team logo as the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel, 2013–2015 seasons

History[edit]

The Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel were one of the six teams created for the Caribbean Premier League’s inaugural 2013 season. In 2015, they won the tournament for the first time, defeating the Barbados Tridents by 20 runs at Queen’s Park Oval.[2]

Also in 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, led by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan and Mehta Group of businessman Jay Mehta and his wife Juhi Chawla, purchased stake in the Red Steel. Red Chillies Entertainment also owns the Indian Premier League’s Kolkata Knight Riders; this was the first time an IPL team had invested in a Twenty20 cricket league outside India.[1] In 2016, Red Chillies Entertainment took over the team’s operations and changed the name to the Knight Riders. The core team remained the same in 2016, with Dwayne Bravo at the helm. However, the team’s marquee foreign player is New Zealand’s Brendon McCullum, who has played for KKR in the past. Brad Hogg, Javon Searles, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo and Chris Lynn have also played for KKR before. Sunil Narine is the only player who currently plays for both the Knight Riders teams.[3]Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[4]

Current squad[edit]

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 16 July 2022

Administration and support staff[edit]

Statistics[edit]

Most runs[edit]

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

Most wickets[edit]

Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

Overall results[edit]

Season’s summary[edit]

CPL summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
2013 8 3 5 0 0 37.5% 4/6
2014 10 6 4 0 0 60% 4/6
2015 13 8 4 0 1 66.67% 1/6
2016 12 6 6 0 0 50% 3/6
2017 13 10 3 0 0 76.92% 1/6
2018 13 9 4 0 0 69.23% 1/6
2019 12 5 6 0 1 45.45% 3/6
2020 12 12 0 0 0 100% 1/6
2021 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 3/6
Overall 104 65 37 0 2 63.72%
Last updated : 15 September 2021
Source:ESPNcricinfo[5]

Note:

  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result).
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
  • Tied+Win – Counted as a win and Tied+Loss – Counted as a loss.
  • NR indicates – No Result.

Home ground[edit]

QPO – Flood lights turned on

The Trinbago Knight Riders plays their home games at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain. The QPO was also the host ground of the semi-finals and finals of 2013 and 2015 editions of the CPL. The Queen’s Park Oval is one of the oldest and most historic of grounds in the Caribbean as well as having one of the largest capacities, accommodating approximately 20,000 spectators in comfort. Home of the Queen’s Park Cricket Club (QPCC) since 1896, it has hosted Test matches since 1930, ODIs since 1983 and T20s since 2009.

Seasons[edit]

Caribbean Premier League[edit]

Year League standing Final Position
2013 4th out of 6 Semifinalists
2014 4th out of 6 PlayOffs
2015 3rd out of 6 Champion
2016 4th out of 6 Qualifier
2017 1st out of 6 Champion
2018 1st out of 6 Champion
2019 4th out of 6 Qualifier
2020 1st out of 6 Champion
2021 1st out of 6 Semifinalists
2022 6th out of 6 League stage

The 6ixty[edit]

Season League standings Final Position
P W L T NRR Pts Pos
2022 3 2 1 0 0.301 4 3rd Runners-up

See also[edit]

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