# Barbados Royals

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 and CPL architect.
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.
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.

## Current squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
    As of 7 July 2024
| No. | Name | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
| Batsmen ||||||||
| — | Rovman Powell | (1993-07-23) 23 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | Captain |
| 10 | David Miller | (1989-06-10) 10 June 1989 (age 35) | 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 21) | Left handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2024 | |
| — | Rahkeem Cornwall | (1993-02-01) 1 February 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2022 | |
| — | Justin Greaves | (1994-02-26) 26 February 1994 (age 30) | 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 24) | Right-handed | Slow left arm orthodox | 2019 | |
| 16 | Keshav Maharaj | (1990-02-07) 7 February 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | | |
| 61 | Maheesh Theekshana | (2000-08-01) 1 August 2000 (age 24) | 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 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | |
| — | Ramon Simmonds | (2001-10-16) 16 October 2001 (age 23) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2022 | |
* Previous logoSource: Barbados Royals Players

## 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

## 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 |