Trinbago Knight Riders
| Trinbago Knight Riders | |
|---|---|
| Alternative names | Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel |
| founded | 2013 |
| Hometown | Port Spain |
| Colours | Red Black |
| Home stadium | Queen's Park Oval |
| capacity | 12,500 |
| other stages | - |
| CPL wins | 3 |
| CLT20 wins | 0 |
| As of December 1, 2019 | |
The Trinbago Knight Riders (up to the 2015 season: Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel ) are a cricket team from Trinidad and Tobago . The franchise started with the launch of the Caribbean Premier League in 2013. The home stadium is the Queen's Park Oval in Port of Spain . Since 2016, the team has been called Knight Riders for sponsorship reasons , as the franchise was bought by the owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders , which plays in the Indian Premier League . Trinbago Knight Riders won the Caribbean Premier League for the first time in the 2015 season.
history
The foundation
In December 2012, the West Indies Cricket Board announced the establishment of a franchise based Twenty20 league. Shortly afterwards, in the spring of 2013, the venues where the franchises should be based were determined, including in Trinidad and Tobago. At the first draft in June 2013, the team received 15 players like any other, with Dwayne Bravo being the team's star player. As overseas players, Ross Taylor , Aaron Finch and Kevin O'Brien were signed . The team name was also set that month with Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel . Dwayne Brave was appointed as the first captain .
2013 season
The team lost the first three games and then won the next three. With a game ratio of three wins and four defeats, the team qualified fourth in the group for the semifinals. There they met the group first Guyana Amazon Warriors , against whom they were eliminated with a 7 wicket loss. The team's best batsman and bowler was Dwayne Bravo.
2014 season
In the second season, the team was able to keep its most important players in the draft. There was a problem with the team's name during the season as the Trinidad and Tobago Minister of Sports did not want the national name to be used in the team name. This could be solved after negotiations of the CPL in the middle of the season. The start of the season was more balanced this time and so they moved into the quarter-finals as third with six wins and three defeats. There they met the Jamaica Tallawahs and were eliminated with a 4 wicket loss. Best batsman of the season was Evin Lewis , best bowler Kevon Cooper .
2015 season
At the beginning of the season, it was announced that the owners of the Kolkata Knight Riders had acquired a stake in the franchise. The season was balanced at first, so that after the group stage with five wins, four losses and one no result, they finished third again. There you played in the quarterfinals against the Jamaica Tallawahs, where you won with 27 runs. In the semi-finals, Guyana Amazon Warriors was the opponent against whom they had lost in the last group game. Nevertheless, a victory with 6 wickets and thus the final. In the final you faced the defending champion Barbados Tridents . The team was able to prevail there with 20 runs and so the team won the first CPL title. The team's best batsman was Jacques Kallis , best bowler Dwayne Bravo, who was also the best bowler of the tournament with 28 wickets that season.
Cut off in the CPL
| year | Games | Victories | Defeats | No result | Final placement (preliminary round) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 7th | 3 | 4th | 0 | Semi-finals (4/6) |
| 2014 | 9 | 6th | 3 | 0 | Quarter finals (3/6) |
| 2015 | 10 | 5 | 4th | 1 | Winner (3/6) |
| 2016 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 0 | Semi-finals (4/6) |
| 2017 | 10 | 8th | 2 | 0 | Winner (1/6) |
| 2018 | 10 | 7th | 3 | 0 | Winner (1/6) |
| 2019 | 10 | 4th | 5 | 1 | Semi-finals (4/6) |
Web links
Official team presentation in the CPL
Individual evidence
- ↑ Red Steel dubbed Trinbago Knight Riders ( English ) Trinidad and Tobago Guardian. February 11, 2016. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ WICB announce franchise-based T20 league ( English ) Cricinfo. December 13, 2012. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League to contract 90 players ( English ) Cricinfo. February 13, 2013. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Ponting first international player to join CPL ( English ) Cricinfo. March 15, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League squads finalized ( English ) Cricinfo. June 6, 2013. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ CPL franchises announce team names ( English ) Cricinfo. June 15, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ CPL appoints franchise captains ( English ) Cricinfo. July 2, 2013. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ O'Brien, bowlers set up T & T's first win ( English ) Cricinfo. August 9, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Bowlers send St Lucia packing ( English ) Cricinfo. August 17, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Dominant Guyana stroll into final ( English ) Cricinfo. August 22, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ^ Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Renaldo Matadeen: Pietersen signed by St Lucia; Afridi not selected in CPL draft ( English ) Cricinfo. April 4, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Red Steel franchise name issue resolved ( English ) Cricinfo. July 22, 2014. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Russell scripts dramatic turnaround for Tallawahs ( English ) Cricinfo. August 14, 2013. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ KKR owners buy stake in CPL franchise T&T Red Steel ( English ) Cricinfo. June 10, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Dominant Red Steel surge into first CPL final ( English ) Cricinfo. July 25, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Akmal, Delport power Red Steel to maiden CPL title ( English ) Cricinfo. July 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most runs ( English ) Cricinfo. Retrieved June 1, 2016.
- ↑ Caribbean Premier League, 2015 / Records / Most wickets ( English ) Cricinfo. January 29, 2013. Accessed June 1, 2016.