Trinbago Knight Riders emerged as the winners of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 title after comfortably beating St Lucia Zouks by eight wickets. This was the fourth time that Trinbago Knight Riders won the CPL title, making them the league’s most successful team by a considerable margin.
St Lucia Zouks batted first in the final match and set a target of 155 runs in 20 overs for Trinbago Knight Riders. Andre Fletcher was the top scorer for St Lucia Zouks, having scored 39 runs on 27 balls. Key contributions came from Mark Deyal (29 runs), Najibullah Zadran (24 runs), and Roston Chase (22 runs).
Tight bowling by Trinbago Knight Riders ensured St Lucia Zouks lost all their ten wickets within 20 overs. Kieron Pollard was the destroyer-in-chief, as he took 4 wickets, including those of Fletcher, Chase, and Zadran. Ali Khan and Fawad Ahmed took 2 wickets each.
Simmons scored 84 runs off just 49 deliveries, including 4 sixes and 8 fours.
Trinbago Knight Riders’ route to Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2020 title
Trinbago Knight Riders had a great run in the CPL 2020 tournament. The team did not lose even one match of the 12 games it played. It won most of its matches comfortably, reminding everyone why it is the league’s most successful team.
Trinbago Knight Riders won all 10 matches of the league stage. Compared to that, the second positioned team at the league stage – Guyana Amazon Warriors – could win only 6 of the 10 games.
| Date | Match | Result |
| 18-Aug-20 | Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 4 wickets |
| 20-Aug-20 | Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 7 wickets |
| 23-Aug-20 | Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 19 runs |
| 26-Aug-20 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Lucia Zouks |
Trinbago Knight Riders won by 6 wickets |
| 27-Aug-20 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 7 wickets |
| 29-Aug-20 | Barbados Tridents vs Trinbago Knight Riders |
Trinbago Knight Riders won by 2 wickets |
| 01-Sep-20 | Jamaica Tallawahs vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 19 runs |
| 02-Sep-20 | St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 59 runs |
| 05-Sep-20 | St Lucia Zouks vs Trinbago Knight Riders | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 23 runs |
| 06-Sep-20 | Trinbago Knight Riders vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots | Trinbago Knight Riders won by 9 wickets |
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In all other matches, Trinbago Knight Riders won easily. Trinbago Knight Riders was chasing 149 on a slow pitch and had lost 5 wickets for just 62 runs. Trinbago Knight Riders has a line-up of superbly talented players.
How’s Trinbago Knight Riders likely to perform in CPL 2021?
For CPL 2021, Trinbago Knight Riders has retained 12 players from its title-winning squad of the previous year.
Meanwhile, Trinbago Knight Riders accepted the request of Dwayne Bravo, who had been a key player, to move to St Kitts & Nevis Patriots. Trinbago Knight Riders still has a formidable line-up, which is expected to perform well in Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021.
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