CPL 2025 | Guyana Amazon Warriors aim one step ahead after faltering at final hurdle last year

‌Guyana Amazon Warriors will start their Caribbean Premier League 2025 campaign against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at Warner Park in Basseterre on Saturday. After a successful campaign, which saw them reach the final of the tournament last year, Warriors will aim to go all the way this season.

Guyana won seven of their 10 group matches to top the table after the league phase last year but stumbled twice in the Qualifiers to concede the title to St Lucia Kings. Warriors’ record in the summit clash will be something they will be pondering about, with the side losing five finals before winning their only title in CPL 2023 and again falling short at the final step in the next year.

However, they will take heart from the consistent performances throughout the last two seasons that saw them win 15 out of the 20 group games and topping the points table on both occasions. Shimron Hetmyer was Guyana’s best batter, fifth overall, last season amassing 402 runs in 13 matches at an average of 40.20 and a strike rate of 185.25. On the bowling front, the spin duo of Gudakesh Motie and skipper Imran Tahir topped the charts with 17 and 16 wickets, respectively.

Meanwhile, the Patriots will play their second home game in two days, after starting their CPL 2025 campaign with a clinical six-wicket win over Antigua and Barbuda Falcons on Friday. Left-arm wrist spinner Waqar Salamkheil was the star of the match with an impressive spell of 4/22 in four overs that restricted the Falcons to a modest total. 

Form Guide

SKNP Form: LLLLW

GAW Form: LWWWW

SKNP vs GAW head-to-head in CPL

The Warriors have been dominant against the Patriots in the CPL with 14 wins in 20 matches, while the Patriots have managed to win just six. The trend holds good for matches in the recent past as well with Warriorss winning four of the last five duels with the Patriots. 

SKNP 6 - 14 GAW

Pitch and Conditions

The Basseterre wicket is expected to continue on the slower side with significant assistance to the spinners. However, as witnessed during the last game, the wicket will ease out in the second half of the match helping stroke-making easy for the batters. For the same reason, the captain who wins the toss will prefer chasing a total.

Rain will have a say during the match with 84% chances of rain at night, with temperatures ranging around 25 degrees.

Team News

The patriots are expected to continue with the winning combination from their last game while Guyana might be tempted to start pacers Shamar Joseph and Jediah Blades with Imran Tahir leading the spin attack.

SKNP Expected XI

Evin Lewis, Andre Fletcher (wk), Kyle Mayers, Rilee Rossouw, Alick Athanaze, Jason Holder (c), Jyd Goolie, Abbas Afridi, Naseem Shah, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Waqar Salamkheil. 

GAW Expected XI

Kevlon Anderson, Shai Hope (wk), Shamarh Brooks, Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Glenn Phillips, Romario Shepherd, Gudakesh Motie, Shamar Joseph, Imran Tahir (c), Jediah Blades.

Broadcasting Platforms 

The St Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors CPL 2025 game will be digitally streamed on the fancode app and website while the TV viewers can catch the action on the Star Sports Network from 4:30 AM IST on Saturday.