Barbados Royals

Not to be confused with Monarchy of Barbados.

This article is about the men's team. For the women's team, see Barbados Royals (WCPL).

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^[1] and CPL architect.^[2]

Barbados Royals

Barbados Tridents (2013–2020)
Personnel
Captain	Rovman Powell
Coach	Trevor Penney
Owner	Manoj Badale Rajasthan Royals
Team information
Colours	Pink   Blue
Founded	2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Home ground	Kensington Oval
Capacity	11,000
History
CPL wins	2 (2014, 2019)
6ixty wins	0
Official website	www.barbadosroyals.com
T20I kit

Royals Group
Current Teams
Rajasthan Royals (2008–present) 1 (2008) Barbados Royals (2021–present) Barbados Royals Women (2022–present) 2 (2023) , (2024) Paarl Royals (2022–present)

In 2014 CPL they qualified for the champions league. They were out of the tournament in the group stage managing to win only one of their four matches. On 30 July 2021, it was announced that the team name would be changed from the Barbados Tridents to the Barbados Royals.^[3][4]

Barbados Royals as part of the Royals Sports Group, are two-time Caribbean Premier League champions, lifting the trophy in 2014 and 2019. In 2022, Barbados Royals continue its journey in CPL and managed to closed some sponsorship deals like MCW Sports.^[5]

Current squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

As of 7 July 2024

No.	Name	Nat.	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Notes
Batsmen
—	Rovman Powell		(1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2023	Captain
10	David Miller		(1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	2024
All-rounders
98	Jason Holder		(1991-11-05) 5 November 1991 (age 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2013
9	Dunith Wellalage		(2003-01-09) 9 January 2003 (age 22)	Left handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2024
—	Rahkeem Cornwall		(1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 32)	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	2022
—	Justin Greaves		(1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 31)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2019
—	Alick Athanaze		(1998-12-07) 7 December 1998 (age 26)	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	2024
Wicket-keepers
12	Quinton de Kock		(1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 32)	Left-handed	–
Spin bowlers
—	Joshua Bishop		(2000-05-30) 30 May 2000 (age 25)	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	2019
16	Keshav Maharaj		(1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 35)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
61	Maheesh Theekshana		(2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 25)	Right handed	Right-arm off break	2024
Pace bowlers
—	Nyeem Young		(2000-09-22) 22 September 2000 (age 24)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2020
—	Obed McCoy		(1997-01-04) 4 January 1997 (age 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	2022
—	Ramon Simmonds		(2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23)	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	2022

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Statistical summary

As of 15 September 2021

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	Tied	NR	Win %	Position
2013	8	4	4	0	0	50%	3/6
2014	10	7	3	0	0	70%	1/6
2015	11	6	5	0	0	54.54%	2/6
2016	10	3	6	0	1	30%	5/6
2017	10	4	6	0	0	40%	5/6
2018	10	2	8	0	0	20%	6/6
2019	13	7	6	0	0	61.53%	1/6
2020	10	3	7	0	0	30%	5/6
2021	10	3	7	0	0	30%	6/6
2022	12	9	3	0	0	80%	1/6
Total	103	48	55	0	1	42.39%

• Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
• Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
• Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss
• NR indicates no result

Source: ESPNcricinfo^[6]

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
Head coach	Trevor Penney

Seasons

Caribbean Premier League

Year	League standing	Final standing
2013	3rd out of 6	Semi-finalists
2014	1st out of 6	Champion
2015	1st out of 6	Runners-up
2016	5th out of 6	League stage
2017	5th out of 6	League stage
2018	6th out of 6	League stage
2019	2nd out of 6	Champion
2020	5th out of 6	League stage
2021	6th out of 6	League stage
2022	1st out of 6	Runners-up
2023	5th out of 6	League stage
2024	4th out of 6	Qualifier

The 6ixty

Season	League standing	Final position
2022	2nd out of 6	Semi-finalists

See also

• Barbados Royals (WCPL)