Elegant Trinidad and Tobago batsman Darren Bravo stunned Gros Islet with a whirlwind 94 runs from 36 deliveries last night, as the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) fought back from the dead to defeat the St Lucia Stars in 2018 Caribbean Premier League (CPL) action. The triumph pushed TKR to second …
Read More »CPL 18 (Video): Lara says TKR look worthy favourites, but wary of top order batsmen
Wired868 Cover Drive Match Summary: West Indies cricket icon Brian Lara suggests that Trinbago Knight Riders are ahead of schedule and worthy CPL favourites; but offers a note of concern about their top order batsmen! More from Wired868 RBCPL24: Are WI being served? Wired868 looks back at CPL24 “Yuh tink …
Read More »CPL 18: Ramdin and Munro star as magnificent TKR pummel Pollard’s Stars
The Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) produced a magnificent display in both innings to doom the St Lucia Stars to a 101 run defeat and an all too familiar opening game loss in the 2018 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) competition last night at the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of …
Read More »CPL 18: “The best vs the best!” Bravo and Pollard share barbs ahead of TKR’s season opener
“No pressure on our team, the pressure is on their team. They haven’t won anything in a while and the pressure is there with them.” Trinbago Knight Riders captain Dwayne Bravo threw down the gauntlet to his countryman and new St Lucia Stars captain Kieron Pollard on the eve of …
Read More »CPL 17: Shillingford gives T&T fans the shivers; but TKR has last laugh in colourful clash
“We go chase down dem runs in 14 overs,” an eager Carib Stand patron told Wired868, his smile so wide there might have been saliva spilling into his ears. “Fourteen?” another fan within earshot sneered. “Yuh mad or what? We winning in ten!” I was struck by the complete identification …
Read More »CPL 17: Shadab outshines Stars in TKR home win; spin reigns at Oval
There’s a new star in the CPL firmament but he is not from the newly re-named St Lucia franchise. The 18-year-old Shadab Khan was a shining light for the Trinbago Knight Riders in their less-than-convincing four-wicket victory over the St Lucia Stars in Monday night’s CPL 2017 action at the …
Read More »CPL 17: Trinbago Knight Riders look to double up; bid to down Sammy’s Stars again
They’re back! And they’re bidding to do better than they did last year! When Dwayne Bravo’s Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) take on Darren Sammy’s St Lucia Stars (SLS) in an early return match at the Queen’s Park Oval this evening, they will be at almost full strength. Missing from the …
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