Trinbago Knight Riders

Trinidad and Tobago

Founded

2013

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Brian Lara Cricket Academy · 20,000 cap

The Trinbago Knight Riders (formerly the Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel) are a franchise cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. The Red Steel was one of the original six teams created for the tournament's inaugural 2013 season. Their home ground is Queen's Park Oval. In 2015, Red Chillies Entertainment, the parent company of Indian Premier League team Kolkata Knight Riders, purchased stake in the Red Steel. The Red Steel went on to win the 2015 tournament. After the season, the name was changed to Trinbago Knight Riders.

Saint Lucia Kings

Saint Lucia

Founded

2013

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Daren Sammy Cricket Ground · 15,000 cap

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.