Trinbago Knight Riders will be back in Tarouba on Sunday to defend their CPL title after Fawad Ahmed’s spin heroics of three for 13 sent the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots out of the tournament last night at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Tarouba. Once again, TKR did it …
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The Wired868 management felt that, in the run-up to Trinbago Knight Riders’ second qualifier against Chris Gayle’s St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, it would be a good idea to actually get inside the head of TKR captain Dwayne Bravo. But old habits die hard. I was busy, time was short …
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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 …
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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): Lara hails TKR’s resurgence; but can they hold off a blip?
West Indies cricket legend Brian Lara hails the Trinbago Knight Riders as the best team of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), but can Dwayne Bravo’s boys stave off a blip at the business end of the season? More from Wired868 RBCPL24: Are WI being served? Wired868 looks back at CPL24 …
Read More »CPL 2018: TKR continue win streak with nervy last over win, as Fawad steps in for Munro
The Caribbean Premier League’s (CPL) leading run scorer Colin Munro had a rare off night at the Queen’s Park Oval last night. But, once again, the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) found a way to triumph with a nervy last over victory against the Barbados Tridents at the Queen’s Park Oval …
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 Vaneisa: Making a case for mixed-sex cricket …
Read More »CPL 18: Horses for courses! Bravo explains use of Narine and Pierre, as TKR surge to the top
The toss, according to Guyana Amazon Warriors skipper Rayad Emrit, was the only thing that his team got right last night, as hosts Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) surged past them to the top of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) standings with a crushing 67-run victory at the Queen’s Park Oval …
Read More »Cover Drive (video): DJ Bravo on why West Indies dominate T20 and his biggest cricketing regret
Trinbago Knight Riders captain Dwayne “DJ” Bravo discusses what it meant wear the maroon cap, why West Indies dominate at T20 level and his biggest regret as a cricketer, in the fifth episode of Wired868 series, Cover Drive: More from Wired868 TV6ME: Michael Johnson and Anton Corneal on How to …
Read More »CPL 18: In defence of DJ Bravo (Part 3): Inside the mind of the TKR captain
Steve Smith had not bowled in a competitive match for at least two years before Barbados Tridents’ captain Jason Holder called him up to bowl in the August 22 game against the Jamaica Tallawahs. Smith claimed two crucial wickets, conceded a mere 19 runs in his three overs and thus …
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