Barbados Royals
Barbados
The Barbados Royals (previously known as the Barbados Tridents) are the representative franchise cricket team of Barbados in the Caribbean Premier League. They are one of the six teams specifically created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. Hollywood actor Mark Wahlberg had an equity interest in the team since 2013 after he was introduced to the game by his friend Ajmal Khan, the club's chairman and CPL architect.
Saint Lucia Kings
Saint Lucia
Saint Lucia Kings (formerly known as St Lucia Stars and St Lucia Zouks) are the representative team of Saint Lucia in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) of cricket. It is one of the six teams created in 2013 for the inaugural season of the tournament. The Zouks won only 4 games out of 14 in the first two seasons finishing last and second last in the tournament respectively. For the 2017 season, the franchise chose to rebrand under a new name and logo as the St Lucia Stars. In 2018, St Lucia Stars finished 5th in Caribbean Premier League winning three out of their ten matches. In the 2019 season, St Lucia finished 5th again and narrowly missed out on a semi-final spot. In the 2020 season, St Lucia finished as Runner's up and missed out the opportunity to Win the season. In 2021, Punjab Kings, the IPL franchise bought the team ownership and renamed it to Saint Lucia Kings.