Barbados Royals

{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Barbados Royals

| alt_name = Barbados Tridents (2013–2020)

| image = Barbados_Royals_Pink_Logo.svg

| colours = {{color box|FF64B4}} Pink
{{color box|000080}} Blue

| coach = Trevor Penney

| captain = Rovman Powell

| owner = Manoj Badale
Rajasthan Royals

| founded = {{start date and age|2013}}

| ground = Kensington Oval

| capacity = 11,000

| title1 = CPL

| title1wins = 2 (2014, 2019)

| title2 = 6ixty

| title2wins = 0

| website = {{URL|www.barbadosroyals.com}}

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{{Infobox

| bodyclass = nowraplinks

| header1 = Royals Group

| header2 = Current Teams

| data3 = Rajasthan Royals (2008–present)
1 (2008)
Barbados Royals (2021–present)
Barbados Royals Women (2022–present)
2 (2023) , (2024)
Paarl Royals (2022–present)

}}

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{{cite web | url=http://www.news.com.au/entertainment/celebrity-life/mark-wahlberg-buys-stake-in-caribbean-cricket-team-claims-to-be-a-huge-fan/news-story/3ba4b4a937c546a028ff077054cea7d5 | title=Wahlberg buys stake in cricket team | publisher=News Corp Australia Network | date=August 5, 2013 | access-date=August 19, 2017}} and CPL architect.{{cite web | url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/magazine/content/story/623113.html | title=Meet West Indies cricket's new wealthy benefactor | publisher=ESPN | work=Cricinfo | date=March 3, 2013 | access-date=August 19, 2017 | author=Wattley, Garth}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://www.cplt20.com/barbados-franchise-rebrands-royals |title=Barbados Franchise rebrands as the Royals|work=CPLT20 |access-date=31 July 2021}}{{cite web|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/cpl-barbados-tridents-set-to-become-barbados-royals-following-ipl-franchise-takeover-1271529 |title=Barbados Tridents set to become Barbados Royals following IPL franchise takeover |work=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=30 July 2021}}

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.{{cite web|url=https://bd.mcwsports.com/cricket/mcw-come-on-board-as-barbados-royals-principal-sponsor/ |title=Mcw Come on Board as Barbados Royals’ Principal Sponsor |work=MCW Sports |access-date=24 March 2022}}

Current squad

Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No. !Name !Nat. !Birth date !Batting style !Bowling style !Year signed !Notes
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colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Batsmen
{{NA}}	Rovman Powell	{{center\|{{flagicon\|JAM}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1993\|7\|23\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	style="text-align:center;"\| 2023	Captain
10	David Miller	{{center\|{{flagicon\|RSA}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1989\|6\|10\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm off-break	2024
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| All-rounders
98	Jason Holder	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1991\|11\|5\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;"\| 2013
style="text-align:center;\| 9	Dunith Wellalage	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Sri Lanka}}}}	{{birth date and age\|2003\|1\|9\|df=y}}	Left handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	style="text-align:center;\| 2024
{{NA}}	Rahkeem Cornwall	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Antigua and Barbuda}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1993\|2\|1\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm off-break	style="text-align:center"\| 2022
{{NA}}	Justin Greaves	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1994\|2\|26\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;"\| 2019
{{NA}}	Alick Athanaze	{{center\|{{flagicon\|DMA}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1998\|12\|7\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Right-arm off spin	2024
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Wicket-keepers
12	Quinton de Kock	{{center\|{{flagicon\|RSA}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1992\|12\|17\|df=y}}	Left-handed	–
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Spin bowlers
{{NA}}	Joshua Bishop	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}}}}	{{birth date and age\|2000\|5\|30\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Slow left arm orthodox	style="text-align:center;"\| 2019
16	Keshav Maharaj	{{center\|{{flagicon\|RSA}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1990\|2\|7\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox
style="text-align:center;\| 61 \|Maheesh Theekshana \|{{center\|{{flagicon\|Sri Lanka}}}} \|{{birth date and age\|2000\|8\|1\|df=y}} \|Right handed \|Right-arm off break \|style="text-align:center;\| 2024 \|
colspan="9" style="background:#dcdcdc; text-align:center;"\| Pace bowlers
{{NA}}	Nyeem Young	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}}}}	{{birth date and age\|2000\|9\|22\|df=y}}	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	style="text-align:center;"\| 2020
{{NA}}	Obed McCoy	{{center\|{{flagicon\|VCT}}}}	{{birth date and age\|1997\|1\|4\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Left-arm medium	style="text-align:center;"\| 2022
{{NA}}	Ramon Simmonds	{{center\|{{flagicon\|Barbados}}}}	{{birth date and age\|2001\|10\|16\|df=y}}	Left-handed	Left-arm medium-fast	style="text-align:center"\| 2022

File:Barbados Royals logo.svgSource: [https://www.cplt20.com/teams/barbados-royals Barbados Royals Players]

Statistical summary

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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%\|\|

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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

|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{{Cite web|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/team/results_summary.html?id=748;type=trophy|title=Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats {{!}} ESPNcricinfo.com|website=Cricinfo|access-date=11 February 2021}}

Administration and support staff

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!Position

!Name

Head coach

Trevor Penney

Seasons

=Caribbean Premier League=

class="wikitable"
Year ! League standing ! Final standing
2013 \|3rd out of 6 \|Semi-finalists
2014 \|1st out of 6 \| style="background: gold;" \| Champion
2015 \|1st out of 6 \| style="background: silver;" \| 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 \| style="background: gold;" \| Champion
2020 \|5th out of 6 \|League stage
2021 \|6th out of 6 \|League stage
2022 \|1st out of 6 \| style="background: silver;" \| Runners-up
2023 \|5th out of 6 \|League stage
2024 \|4th out of 6 \|Qualifier

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Year

! League standing

! Final standing

2013

|3rd out of 6

|Semi-finalists

2014

|1st out of 6

| style="background: gold;" | Champion

2015

|1st out of 6