It proved to be simply one other day within the workplace for the Guyana Amazon Warriors within the first afternoon fixture of CPL 2026. Persevering with their theme of tying the opposition down earlier than chasing down a easy goal, they brushed apart St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on the Windfall Stadium for his or her sixth consecutive win, securing a playoff berth within the course of. Mohammad Nabi and Romario Shepherd mixed for seven wickets, earlier than Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Shai Hope anchored a chase of 129.
The Patriots opted to bat first and began decently with Kyle Mayers and Johnson Charles placing on 34 for the opening wicket. However the scales tilted considerably within the again half of the Powerplay as Shepherd accounted for each openers on both aspect of Shamar Joseph dismissing Andre Fletcher. Nabi then obtained in on the act to take away Jason Holder, earlier than accounting for Wanindu Hasaranga within the eleventh over because the Patriots sunk to 64/5, with the dearth of bounce on a sluggish floor making life difficult for the batters.
The revival got here by way of a 45-run stand between Alick Athanaze and Dasun Shanaka, who picked up the odd 4 and 6 to take the Patriots previous the 100-run mark. Nonetheless, Shepherd returned to swing issues the hosts’ approach once more as he dismissed Shanaka. Nabi quickly backed it up with a double-strike that noticed him end with 4/17, earlier than Dwaine Pretorius castled Ashmead Nedd with one which stored low. Watching all of it from the opposite finish was Athanaze, who quickly introduced up a half-century with a 4 and a six however fell to Joseph within the remaining over because the Patriots misplaced their final 5 wickets for 19 runs.
The Amazon Warriors began steadily earlier than Gurbaz set to work, dominating Holder in a 26-run fourth over. He reeled a few fours off Naseem Shah too earlier than being cleaned up by Hasaranga, by which era although the Afghan batter had successfully put the chase to mattress. Such was the influence of his 25-ball 39 that even a substantial slowdown within the scoring price by no means hampered the Amazon Warriors.
Regardless of batting at a sluggish tempo, Hope held up an finish and whereas Dindyal and Shimron Hetmyer couldn’t rating large, Nabi performed his half with the bat with an unbeaten 25. The chase stretched midway into the penultimate over, however Hope noticed his group house with a boundary.
Transient Scores: St Kitts and Nevis Patriots 128 all out in 19.2 overs (Alick Athanaze 52; Mohammad Nabi 4-17, Romario Shepherd 3-16, Shamar Joseph 2-22) misplaced to Guyana Amazon Warriors 132/3 in 18.3 overs (Rahmanullah Gurbaz 39, Shai Hope 38*, Mohammad Nabi 25*; Navin Bidaisee 2-20) by 7 wickets.
