Trinbago Knight Riders
| Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel (2013–2015) | ||
| File:Trinbago Knight Riders.png | ||
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | Kieron Pollard | |
| Coach | Abhishek Nayar | |
| Owner | Knight Riders Group | |
| Chief executive |
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| Team information | ||
| City | Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago | |
| Colours | Red, Black, Purple and Gold. | |
| Founded | 2013 | |
| Home ground | Queen's Park Oval and Brian Lara Cricket Academy | |
| Capacity | 20,000 | |
| History | ||
| CPL wins | 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) | |
| 6ixty wins | 0 | |
| Official website | www | |
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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]
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.[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
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 16 July 2022
| No. | Name | Nat | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| — | Tion Webster |  |
21 April 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2019 | ||
| — | Shaaron Lewis | |
12 March 1998 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ||
| — | Colin Munro |  |
1 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| — | Andre Russell |  |
29 April 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ||
| — | Seekkuge Prasanna |  |
27 June 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ||
| — | Khary Pierre | |
22 September 1991 | Left-handed | Right-arm Slow left-arm orthodox | 2017 | ||
| 55 | Kieron Pollard | |
12 May 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | Captain | |
| 74 | Sunil Narine | |
26 May 1988 | Left-handed | Right-arm off-spin | 2016 | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| — | Nicholas Pooran | |
2 October 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ||
| — | Leonardo Julien | |
9 September 2001 | Left-handed | - | 2022 | ||
| — | Tim Seifert | |
14 December 1994 | Right-handed | - | 2022 | ||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| — | Akeal Hosein | |
25 April 1993 | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ||
| — | Mahesh Theekshana | |
1 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm offbreak | 2022 | ||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| — | Jayden Seales | |
10 September 2001 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ||
| — | Anderson Phillip | |
22 August 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ||
| — | Terrance Hinds | |
10 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ||
| — | Ali Khan |  |
13 December 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ||
| Source:Trinbago Knight Riders players | ||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Owner |  Shah Rukh Khan, Jay Mehta
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| CEO | Venky Mysore
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| Head Coach | Abhishek Nayar
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Statistics
Most runs
| Nat. | Player | Span | Matches | Innings | Runs | Average | HS | 100 | 50 |
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Colin Munro | 2016–present | 60 | 59 | 1881 | 38.38 | 100* | 1 | 14 |
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Darren Bravo | 2013–2021 | 84 | 74 | 1743 | 32.88 | 94* | 0 | 11 |
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Dwayne Bravo | 2013– 2020 | 79 | 60 | 965 | 22.97 | 67 | 0 | 2 |
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Lendl Simmons | 2019–2021 | 29 | 28 | 902 | 34.69 | 96 | 0 | 9 |
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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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Dwayne Bravo | 2013- 2020 | 79 | 106 | 21.96 | 5/23 | 8.57 | 15.3 | 4 | 1 |
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Kevon Cooper | 2013–2018 | 56 | 59 | 23.64 | 3/21 | 7.89 | 17.9 | 0 | 0 |
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Sunil Narine | 2016–present | 55 | 54 | 22.31 | 3/27 | 5.56 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
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Fawad Ahmed | 2018–2020 | 24 | 35 | 15.40 | 4/21 | 6.34 | 14.5 | 1 | 0 |
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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 | 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
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
Caribbean Premier League
| 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
| 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
References
- ^ a b ESPN Sports Media. "KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Caribbean Premier League, Final: Barbados Tridents v Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel at Port of Spain, Jul 26, 2015". www.espncricinfo.com. ESPN. 26 July 2015. Retrieved 19 February 2016.
- ^ "No More Red Steel: T&T Knight Riders takes over CPL franchise". The Trinidad Guardian Newspaper.
- ^ "Simon Katich to coach Trinbago Knight Riders". news.com.au. 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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