In the latest fixture of the 2026 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) hosted at Providence Stadium on September 5, the Guyana Amazon Warriors delivered a clinical, commanding performance to defeat the Jamaica Kingsmen by eight wickets, extending their flawless unbeaten run on home soil this season. The result leaves the Kingsmen facing an urgent battle to reset their form and retain their chances of qualifying for the tournament’s playoffs.
Having been sent in to open the batting by Warriors captain Shai Hope, the Kingsmen struggled to find any consistent rhythm against a tight, disciplined Warrior bowling attack from the first over. South African all-rounder Dwaine Pretorius got the hosts off to a flying start, claiming two key wickets in his three-over spell, both via lbw: he dismissed opener Kirk McKenzie for just 1 run before removing top-order batter Keacy Carty for 18. Spin bowler Khary Pierre also picked up a pair of scalps, first bowling Usman Khan before trapping Maaz Sadaqat in front to claim his wicket for 35 runs off 34 deliveries.
Wickets tumbled steadily through the middle overs, putting the Kingsmen firmly on the back foot. In the 13th over, the side collapsed to 83 for 5 after Keemo Paul (15) and Rovman Powell departed in consecutive deliveries, with Powell falling for a golden duck to veteran Afghan spinner Mohammad Nabi. It was left to lower-order batter Hassan Khan to salvage the Kingsmen’s innings, and he delivered a sensational late surge, hitting an unbeaten 62 runs from only 29 deliveries that included six towering sixes. His solo effort dragged the Kingsmen to a final total of 159 for 7 from their 20 overs. Odean Smith chipped in with a useful 13 runs before being run out in the penultimate over, while Vitel Lawes held firm at the non-striker’s end to see out the innings.
For the Warriors, the 160-run chase never looked like anything other than a routine victory once opening batter Rahmanullah Gurbaz found his range. Gurbaz and opening partner Mavendra Dindyal put on 46 runs in less than five overs, putting the game well beyond the Kingsmen’s reach inside the PowerPlay itself. Dindyal departed to Hunain Shah for a rapid 33 off 17 balls, an innings that featured four sixes, but Gurbaz continued his aggressive charge, reaching a half-century of 54 runs off 35 balls with five fours and three sixes. He was finally caught out off the bowling of Maaz Sadaqat in the 13th over with the score at 114, handing the Kingsmen their second wicket of the innings.
That left captain Shai Hope and star batter Shimron Hetmyer to close out the win, and the pair required less than five overs to seal the eight-wicket victory. Hope anchored the chase with an unbeaten 39 off 35 deliveries, while Hetmyer accelerated to an unbeaten 30 from just 17 balls, wrapping up the win in the 18th overs with 16 deliveries still to spare. The Warriors chased the target at a run rate of 9.23 runs per over, with only Hunain Shah and Maaz Sadaqat managing to take a wicket each for the Kingsmen. Overall, the Kingsmen’s bowling attack leaked nearly nine runs per over, unable to slow the Warrior charge at any point in the chase.
With the win, the Guyana Amazon Warriors stretch their unbeaten home run this CPL season, cementing their position as one of the tournament’s top contenders. For the Jamaica Kingsmen, the defeat creates added pressure to regroup quickly ahead of their upcoming fixtures if they hope to keep their playoff qualification hopes alive.