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Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Shah Rukh Khan Buys Caribbean T20 Team Trinidad & Tobago

Bollywood superstar and Kolkata Knight Riders owner Shah Rukh Khan has bought Caribbean Premier League team Trinidad & Tobago, joining Hollywood biggies Mark Wahlberg and Gerard Butler.

Mark Wahlberg owns Barbados Tridents, Gerard Butler has invested in Jamaica Tallawahs, led by Chris Gayle

Khan, who co-owns two-time IPL champions KKR, invested in the Caribbean Premier League(CPL) team along with Juhi Chawla and her husband Jay Mehta.
The third edition of the tournament will be played from June 20 to July 26,2015

About Caribbean Premier League

2013 Caribbean Premier League(CPL) July 11 to Aug 16,2014

6 teams competed in the first CPLT20 tournament in 2013 –
  • Jamaica Tallawahs  - Chris Gayle(C)
  • Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel - Dwayne Bravo(C)
  • Barbados Tridents -Kieron Pollard(C)
  • Guyana Amazon Warriors -Denesh Ramdin(C)
  • St. Lucia Zouks -Darren Sammy(C)
  • Antigua Hawksbills-Marlon Samuels(C)

Teams Position

Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
 Guyana Amazon Warriors 7 5 2 0 10 +0.628
 Jamaica Tallawahs 7 5 2 0 10 +0.162
 Barbados Tridents 7 4 3 0 8 +1.069
 Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel 7 3 4 0 6 −0.647
 Antigua Hawksbills 7 2 5 0 4 −0.151
 St Lucia Zouks 7 2 5 0 4 −1.190


The inaugural tournament was won by the Jamaica Tallawahs who defeated the Guyana Amazon Warriors  in the final
Scorecard
Guyana Amazon Warriors 128/5 in 20 Overs
Jamaica Tallawahs 129/3 in 17.3 Overs
Match Result  - Jamaica Tallawahs won by 7 wickets
MOM -Chris Gayle for his 47*(48 Balls 4x6)

2014 Caribbean Premier League(CPL) July 30 to Aug 24,2013

Team Position

 Barbados Tridents 9 6 3 0 12 +0.860
 Guyana Amazon Warriors 9 6 3 0 12 +0.414
 Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel 9 6 3 0 12 +0.317
 Jamaica Tallawahs 9 6 3 0 12 -0.124
 St Lucia Zouks 9 2 7 0 4 -0.790
 Antigua Hawksbills 9 1 8 0 2 -0.820


Barbados Tridents won the title defeating Guyana Amazon Warriors
Scorecard
Barbados Tridents 152/6 in 20 Overs
Guyana Amazon Warriors 107/4 in 15.5 Overs
Match Result - Barbados Trident won by 8 runs (D/L)
MOM - Shoaib Malik (Barbados Tridents)for his 55*(42 Balls4x4 and 6x2)
Player of the Series -Lendl Simmons(Guyana Amazon Warriors)


Caribbean Premier League(CPL) is currently sponsored by Limacol and is officially titled the Limacol CPL.

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