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] 2015 tournament .[2] [3]
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] 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 and Andre Russell are the only players 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 5 June 2023
Administration and support staff Statistics As of 18 April 2024 Most runs Most wickets Overall results Season's summary As of 15 September 2021
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%
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 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
2023
2nd out of 6
Runners-up
2024
The 6ixty
Season
League standing
Final position
2022
3rd out of 6
Runners-up
See also References External links
Current first-class and list A teams Current franchise T20 teams Other teams Guest teams in domestic competition
Seasons Squads Current teams Former teams Venues Lists Related topics
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X 2 (2012, 2014)
Jamaica
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