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.
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. 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.
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. 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. 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. The side finished bottom of the group in the 2023 Women's Caribbean Premier League.
Current squad As per 2024 season. Players in bold have international caps. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Notes Batters47 Kyshona Knight Left-handed Right-arm medium – Britney Cooper Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium – Mignon du Preez Right-handed – Overseas player– Marie Kelly Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas player All-rounders5 Deandra Dottin Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain– Zaida James Unknown Left-handed Left-arm medium – Orla Prendergast Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas player – Samara Ramnath Unknown Right-handed Right-arm medium Wicket-keepers42 Kycia Knight Right-handed – – Shunelle Sawh Right-handed – Bowlers13 Lee-Ann Kirby Right-handed Right-arm medium 14 Anisa Mohammed Right-handed Right-arm off break Vice-captain– Shamilia Connell Right-handed Right-arm medium – Fran Jonas Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player– Carena Noel 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 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
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