Trinbago Knight Riders Last updated August 31, 2025 CPL franchise based in Trinidad and Tobago
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The Trinbago Knight Riders (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel ) are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in the Port of Spain , Trinidad and Tobago that competes in the Caribbean Premier League , a franchise-based cricket league since 2013. Their home ground is Queen's Park Oval . They are the most successful team in CPL history, winning four titles in 2015 , 2017 , 2018 and 2020 respectively.
The Red Steel are among the original six teams established for the tournament's inaugural edition . In 2015, Knight Riders Group , the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders , purchased the majority stake in the Red Steel. [ 1] The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament . [ 2] After the victorious season, the franchise name was renamed to Trinbago Knight Riders in 2016, to promote the brand legacy of the Knight Riders overseas. [ 3] The franchise is owned by the Knight Riders Group , a sporting subsidiary alliance between the Red Chillies Entertainment and the Mehta Group , which also owns the Women's team that plays in the Women's Caribbean Premier League . [ 4]
The side's all-time leading run-scorer is Colin Munro , while their leading wicket-taker is Dwayne Bravo , who is now serving as the head-coach of the team since the 2025 edition .
Franchise 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 and Andre Russell are the only players who currently plays for both the Knight Riders teams. [ 5] Simon Katich in 2017, replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach. [ 6]
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold . As of 15 August 2025 Administration and support staff Statistics As of 18 April 2024 Overall results 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%
Source: ESPNcricinfo [ 7] 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 2014 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 3rd out of 6 Eliminator
The 6ixty Season League standing Final position 2022 3rd out of 6 Runners-up
Knight Riders Group Knight Riders Group also include the following teams in various T-20 format leagues and championships:-
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