The biggest party in sport came back to the Brian Lara Academy in Tarouba on Friday and the Trinis were in their glee. Chris Gayle’s STKNP were bidding to become the St Kitts and Nevis Party Poopers, thus confirming recent whispers by a little voice to the effect that, for …
Read More »CPL 18 (Video): Why Lara is excited about a TKR and Guyana Amazon Warriors final
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara credits the Trinbago Knight Riders for their Eliminator win against the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and explains what fans can expect from Sunday’s final against Shimron Hetmyer’s Guyana Amazon Warriors: More from Wired868 Best: Berry wide of mark for praising WI style, yet …
Read More »CPL 18: A 6 for a 9? How Amazon Warriors left DJ Bravo’s TKR no more margin for error
The time to be in front, every athlete knows, is at the end. And if, come Sunday evening, Trinbago Knight Riders are not at the front of the race for the 2018 CPL title, their fans will probably feel justified in pointing fingers at their skipper, Dwayne Bravo. “Bravo the …
Read More »Guyana’s Warriors triumph again; TKR face Eliminator on Friday after dramatic loss in Providence
For the third time in the last four Caribbean Premier League (CPL) seasons, the Trinbago Knight Riders will be forced to take the long way to the finals after tonight’s dramatic loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors at Providence Stadium in Georgetown forced them into a do-or-die eliminator contest on …
Read More »CPL 18: Did Lara put ‘goatmouth’ on TKR or were Bravo’s men playing dead to ketch Amazon cobo alive?
One day fuh police, the old people tell us, and one day fuh tief. With Trinbago Knight Riders now carded to take on—for the third time in the space of a week—the Guyana Amazon Warriors in tomorrow’s first qualifier in Providence, what I think interests the fans is whose way …
Read More »CPL 18: Hetmyer and Rutherford pull off stunning comeback, as TKR lose in Guyana
The Trinbago Knight Riders finished their regular season campaign on a losing note tonight, as they lost by six wickets to the Guyana Amazon Warriors in Georgetown. The Warriors elected to field after winning the toss, and might have felt reasonably pleased with that decision, as the Knight Riders posted …
Read More »CPL 18 (Video): Aguilleira picks her dream final for the 2018 CPL competition
West Indies wicketkeeper/batsman and T20 World Cup champion Merissa Aguilleira talks to Wired868’s Cover Drive during the 2018 CPL contest between the Trinbago Knight Riders and Guyana Amazon Warriors and selects the two teams that would make a dream final: More from Wired868 Pooran, Holder and Mayers decline WI contracts; …
Read More »CPL 17 TKR Review: ‘Dey does only run until the Knights ketch dem’
The time to be in front, every successful sportsman knows, is at the end. Ask Sir Alex Ferguson (but not Arsene Wenger!), Serena Williams, Roger Federer, Mo Farah, Usain Bolt (but not Justin Gatlin!) and Dwayne Bravo (but not Jason Holder!) That’s illustrious company for the Trinbago Knights Riders captain, …
Read More »CPL 17: Knight Riders fight off Warriors; bid to avenge Patriots defeat in Saturday final
For the tenth time in twelve matches this season, Trinbago Knight Riders skipper Dwayne Bravo won the toss. And for the third time, his side last night got the better of the Rayad Emrit-led Guyana Amazon Warriors in yesterday’s second Eliminator of the Hero Caribbean Premier League at the Brian …
Read More »CPL 17: Rashid, Luke find right key as Warriors get Tallawahs monkey off back, TKR await…
A Rashid Khan hat-trick in the 15th over proved enough to allow the Guyana Amazon Warriors to shake one of the monkeys off their back at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba last night and set up a showdown tonight with the Trinbago Knight Riders The Warriors’ Afghan leg-spinner …
Read More »CPL 17: Bravo’s down-sized TKR tackle Gayle’s Goliaths; can class trump form?
Boasting a spin attack that would be the envy of many teams in world cricket, Trinbago Knight Riders lost only two matches on their way to ending the round robin phase of this year’s Hero CPL T20 comfortably at the top of the table. But as they prepare to meet …
Read More »CPL 17: No easy ride for Knight Riders; buoyant Patriots bid for revenge in Tuesday playoff
They’re back at home and up against it! After a stellar run of qualifying matches, including eights wins, ended in defeat on Saturday, Dwayne Bravo’s Trinbago Knight Riders must get back to winning ways. But it won’t be easy. And they may be quaking in their boots. Tomorrow, they take …
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