Trinbago Knight Riders (WCPL)

Trinbago Knight Riders

Personnel
Captain	Deandra Dottin
Coach	Robert Samuels
Team information
Colours	Red and Black
Established	2022
History
WCPL  wins	1 (2022)
6ixty  wins	0

Knight Riders Group
Current Teams
Kolkata Knight Riders (2008-present) 3 (2012, 2014, 2024) Trinbago Knight Riders (2015-present) 4 (2015, 2017, 2018, 2020) Trinbago Knight Riders Women (2022-present) 1 (2022) Abu Dhabi Knight Riders (2023-present) Los Angeles Knight Riders (2023-present)
Defunct Teams
Cape Town Knight Riders (2017)

The Trinbago Knight Riders are a women's cricket team that compete in the Women's Caribbean Premier League and The 6ixty, representing Trinidad and Tobago. The formation of the team was announced in March 2022, aligned with the equivalent men's team, playing their first match in August 2022. 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 Trinbago Knight Riders (Men's) team in the Caribbean Premier League. ^[1]

The team is captained by Deandra Dottin. The side won the inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League, beating Barbados Royals in the final.

History

On 14 March 2022, Cricket West Indies announced their intention to hold the first Women's Caribbean Premier League, to run alongside the men's tournament, which began in 2013. Trinbago Knight Riders were one of three teams announced to be taking part in the tournament, aligned with one of the men's teams. ^[2] The team's squad was announced on 16 June 2022, with Deandra Dottin announced as captain of the team. The inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League is scheduled to begin on 31 August 2022. ^[3]

On 22 June 2022, it was announced that a T10 tournament would precede the Women's CPL, taking place from 24 to 28 August, known as The 6ixty and involving the three teams competing in the main tournament. ^[4] The side topped the initial group stage in the inaugural edition of The 6ixty, but lost to Barbados Royals in the final by 15 runs. ^[5] In the inaugural Women's Caribbean Premier League, the side topped the initial group stage before beating Barbados Royals in the final by 10 runs to win the competition. ^[6] The side finished bottom of the group in the 2023 Women's Caribbean Premier League. ^[7]

Current squad

As per 2024 season. ^[8] Players in bold have international caps.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Notes
Batters
47	Kyshona Knight	West Indies	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 33)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Britney Cooper	West Indies	(1989-08-23) 23 August 1989 (age 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium
–	Mignon du Preez	South Africa	(1989-06-13) 13 June 1989 (age 36)	Right-handed	–	Overseas player
–	Marie Kelly	England	(1996-02-09) 9 February 1996 (age 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Overseas player
All-rounders
5	Deandra Dottin	West Indies	(1991-06-21) 21 June 1991 (age 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Captain
–	Zaida James	West Indies	Unknown	Left-handed	Left-arm medium
–	Orla Prendergast	Ireland	(2002-06-01) 1 June 2002 (age 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	Overseas player
–	Samara Ramnath	West Indies	Unknown	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
Wicket-keepers
42	Kycia Knight	West Indies	(1992-02-19) 19 February 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	–
–	Shunelle Sawh	West Indies	(2004-07-17) 17 July 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	–
Bowlers
13	Lee-Ann Kirby	West Indies	(1987-04-07) 7 April 1987 (age 38)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
14	Anisa Mohammed	West Indies	(1988-08-07) 7 August 1988 (age 36)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	Vice-captain
–	Shamilia Connell	West Indies	(1992-07-14) 14 July 1992 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium
–	Fran Jonas	New Zealand	(2004-04-08) 8 April 2004 (age 21)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	Overseas player
–	Carena Noel	West Indies	(1994-09-25) 25 September 1994 (age 30)	Right-handed	Left-arm off break

Seasons

Women's Caribbean Premier League

Season	League standings								Final Position
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2022	2	1	0	0	1	+0.050	3	1st	Champions
2023	4	1	3	0	0	–0.421	2	3rd	League stage
2024	4	2	2	0	0	-0.518	4	2nd	Runners-up

The 6ixty

Season	League standings								Final Position
	P	W	L	T	A/C	NRR	Pts	Pos
2022	4	2	2	0	0	+0.914	4	1st	Runners-up

Knight Riders Group

Knight Riders Group also include the following teams in various T-20 format leagues and championships:-

• Trinbago Knight Riders (Men's)
• Kolkata Knight Riders
• Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
• Los Angeles Knight Riders

References

1. Today, Telangana (18 June 2022). "Shah Rukh Khan now owner of women's cricket team".
2. "Three-team Women's CPL to run alongside men's edition in 2022". ESPNcricinfo. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
3. "Hayley Matthews, Stafanie Taylor and Deandra Dottin set to captain Women's CPL teams". ESPNcricinfo. 16 June 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2022.
4. "CPL to launch inaugural T10 tournament 'The 6ixty' in August". ESPNcricinfo. 22 June 2022. Retrieved 24 August 2022.
5. "Final, Basseterre, August 28 2022, The 6IXTY Women's Competition: Royals Women v Trinbago Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 August 2022.
6. "Final (N), Basseterre, September 4 2022, Women's Caribbean Premier League: Trinbago Women v Royals Women". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 11 September 2022.
7. "Women's Caribbean Premier League 2023". CricketArchive. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
8. "Drafted and Overseas Players Announced for Massy WCPL". Caribbean Premier League. Retrieved 27 August 2023.