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 five titles in 2015, 2017, 2018, 2020 and 2025 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. The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament. 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. 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.
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.
On 28 August 2026, Trinbago Knight Riders defeated Barbados Tridents by seven wickets at Queen's Park Oval during the 2026 Caribbean Premier League. Barbados Tridents scored 127/9, while Trinbago Knight Riders reached 128/3 in the 15th over.
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, 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. They went on to win the 2015 tournament to earn their first title, defeating the Barbados Tridents by 20 runs at Queen's Park Oval.
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. In 2016, Red Chillies Entertainment took over the team's entire 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 was New Zealand's Brendon McCullum, who had played for KKR in the past. In 2017, Simon Katich replaced fellow Australian Simon Helmot as the head coach. Brad Hogg, Javon Searles, Brendon McCullum, Colin Munro, Darren Bravo and Chris Lynn had also played for both teams. As of 2026, Sunil Narine is the only player who plays for both the Knight Riders teams.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No.NameNat.Birth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes Batsmen Darren BravoLeft-handedRight-arm medium 2025 Keacy CartyRight-handedRight-arm medium 2023 Alex HalesRight-handedRight-arm medium 2025Overseas All-rounders Yannic CariahLeft-handedRight-arm leg spin 2025 Nathan EdwardLeft-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2025 Colin MunroLeft-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2025Overseas Sunil NarineLeft-handedRight-arm off-spin 2016 Kieron PollardRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2019 Andre RussellRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2022 Wicket-keepers Joshua Da SilvaRight-handed 2025 Nicholas PooranLeft-handedRight-arm off break 2022Captain Spin bowlers Akeal HoseinLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2019 Usman TariqRight-handedRight-arm offbreak 2025Overseas Pace bowlers Mohammad AmirLeft-handedLeft-arm fast 2025Overseas McKenny ClarkeRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2025 Terrance HindsRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2024 Ali KhanRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2024Overseas Source: Trinbago Knight Riders players
Administration and support staff PositionName CEO Venky Mysore Head Coach Dwayne Bravo Head of Cricket Strategy & Assistant Coach Ryan ten Doeschate Bowling Coach Ottis Gibson Spin Bowling Coach Nikita Miller Fielding Coach Gibran Mohammed Strength & Conditioning Coach Zephyrinus Nicholas
Statistics
Most runs PlayerSeasonsRuns Colin Munro 2016–present 2,594 Darren Bravo 2013–present 1,902 Kieron Pollard 2019–present 1,782Nicholas Pooran 2013–present 1,538Lendl Simmons 2019–2021 979 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets PlayerSeasonsWicketsDwayne Bravo 2013–2024 111 Sunil Narine2016–present102 Akeal Hosein2019–present62 Kevon Cooper2013–201859 Ali Khan2018–present51 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Overall results Season's summary
+CPL summary of resultsYear 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 10 6 5 0 0 54.54% 3/6202212840066.67%2/6 Overall10465370263.72% Source: ESPNcricinfo 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 2014 League standing Final position 20134th out of 6Semifinalists 20144th out of 6Playoffs 20153rd out of 6 Champion 20164th out of 6Qualifier 20171st out of 6 Champion 20181st out of 6 Champion 20194th out of 6Qualifier 20201st out of 6 Champion 20211st out of 6Semifinalists 20226th out of 6League stage20232nd out of 6 Runners-up20243rd out of 6Eliminator 20253rd out of 6 Champion
The 6ixty SeasonLeague standingFinal 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:- Trinbago Knight Riders (Women's) Kolkata Knight Riders Abu Dhabi Knight Riders Los Angeles Knight Riders
References
External links Trinidad and Tobago on CPLT20.com