Trinbago Knight Riders

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.

Trinbago Knight Riders
Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015)
Personnel
CaptainKieron Pollard
CoachImran Jan[1]
OwnerKnight Riders Group
Chief executiveRajeev Singh,
Lloyd Rangiah
Team information
CityPort of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago
Colours  Red,   Black,   Purple and   Gold.
Founded2013 (2013)
Home groundQueen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020)
Official websitewww.tkriders.com

T20 kit

In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel.[2] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament.[3] After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.

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

History

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.[3]

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.[2] 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.[4] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach.[5]

Current squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 4 April 2022

No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Notes
Batsmen
Tion Webster (1995-04-21) 21 April 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium2019
All-rounders
N/AAndre Russell Jamaica (1988-04-29) 29 April 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2022
55Kieron Pollard (1987-05-12) 12 May 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019Captain
74Sunil Narine (1988-05-26) 26 May 1988Left-handedRight-arm off-spin2016
Wicket-keepers
N/ANicholas Pooran (1995-10-02) 2 October 1995Left-handedRight-arm off break2022
Spin Bowlers
Akeal Hosein (1993-04-25) 25 April 1993Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019
Pace Bowlers
Jayden Seales (2001-09-10) 10 September 2001Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020
Source:Trinbago Knight Riders players

    Administration and support staff

    Position Name
    Owner Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta
    CEO Venky Mysore
    Head Coach Imran Jan

    Statistics

    Most runs

    Nat. Player Span Matches Innings Runs Average HS 100 50
    Colin Munro 2016–present 60 59 1881 38.38 100* 1 14
    Darren Bravo 2013–present 84 74 1743 32.88 94* 0 11
    Dwayne Bravo 2013– 2020 79 60 965 22.97 67 0 2
    Lendl Simmons 2019–present 29 28 902 34.69 96 0 9
    Denesh Ramdin 2016–2019, 2021 52 44 879 32.55 59* 0 5

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

    Most wickets

    Nat. Player Span Matches Wickets Avg BBI Econ SR 4w 5w
    Dwayne Bravo 2013- 2020 79 106 21.96 5/23 8.57 15.3 4 1
    Kevon Cooper 2013–2018 56 59 23.64 3/21 7.89 17.9 0 0
    Sunil Narine 2016–present 55 54 22.31 3/27 5.56 24.0 0 0
    Fawad Ahmed 2018–2020 24 35 15.40 4/21 6.34 14.5 1 0
    Khary Pierre 2017–present 37 35 25.20 3/18 6.86 22.0 0 0

    Source: ESPNcricinfo, Last updated: 5 September 2021

    Overall results

    Season's summary

    CPL summary of results
    Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
    2013 8350037.5%4/6
    2014 10640060%4/6
    2015 13840166.67%1/6
    2016 12660050%3/6
    2017 131030076.92%1/6
    2018 13940069.23%1/6
    2019 12560145.45%3/6
    2020 1212000100%1/6
    2021 11650054.54%3/6
    Overall 10465370263.72%
    Last updated : 15 September 2021
    Source:ESPNcricinfo[6]

    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

    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

    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

    References

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