CPL 2023: Trinbago Knight Riders swap Khary Pierre for all-rounder Mark Deyal
Left-arm spinner Pierre has been with the Knight Riders since 2017 and has been part of a championship-winning team three times.
Mark Deyal has been transferred to the Trinbago Knight Riders from the Saint Lucia Kings. As part of the same deal, Khary Pierre will move from the Knight Riders to the Kings.
Deyal, a top-order batter, returns to the Knight Riders, his home franchise, after three seasons with the Kings. Deyal has 446 runs at the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) with a high score of 78.
Left-arm spinner Pierre has been with the Knight Riders since 2017 and has been part of a championship-winning team three times. He has 40 wickets at an average of 25 in CPL matches.
The complete squads for the 2023 Republic Bank CPL will be announced during the draft show, which will take place at the end of June.
ABOUT THE REPUBLIC BANK CARIBBEAN PREMIER LEAGUE:
First started in 2013, the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) is a franchise-based T20 format cricket tournament that combines two of the most compelling aspects of Caribbean life – dramatic cricket and a vibrant Carnival atmosphere. The broadcast and digital viewership in 2022 was 721.8 million making it one of the most-watched leagues in world cricket. Jamaica Tallawahs are the current Republic Bank CPL champions, and the other competing teams are Barbados Royals, Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Saint Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders.
The 2023 tournament will run from 16 August to 24 September.
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