Mohammad Nabi’s four-wicket haul and Shai Hope’s unbeaten 56 underlined Guyana Amazon Warriors’ profitable begin to their CPL 2026 marketing campaign as they orchestrated a six-wicket victory over Jamaica Kingsmen with 35 deliveries to spare at Sabina Park on Thursday. The Kingsmen, who entered the sport on the again of consecutive defeats, proceed to stay winless after a complete defeat the place they’d no solutions to the mastery of the Amazon Warriors’ spin assault.
Khary Pierre vindicated Guyana’s determination to bowl first with an early scalp within the type of Shayan Jahangir, earlier than Shamar Joseph wound up the Powerplay by cleansing up Keacy Carty. The Kingsmen managed simply 26 runs in that section earlier than Reeza Hendricks appeared to inject some gasoline into the innings. Hendricks and Rovman Powell shared a 35-run partnership however skipper Imran Tahir eliminated them each on both aspect of Hassan Khan’s dismissal, which marked Nabi’s first.
Nabi then ran by the decrease middle-order, the loss of life knell for the Kingsmen coming within the type of Andre Russell’s dismissal as he chipped one again tamely. Nabi ended with returns of 4 for 22, whereas Glenn Phillips chipped in with a wicket of his personal because the spinners accounted for eight of the ten wickets to fall. The Kingsmen have been bowled out with two deliveries to spare, mustering a modest 117.
In response, debutant Mavendra Dindyal bagged a golden duck however a brisk 42-run stand between Phillips and Hope set the Amazon Warriors on their manner. Russell made an affect with the ball, putting twice within the last Powerplay over to take away Phillips, who made a breezy 28, and Shimron Hetmyer. However Hope quashed any distant risk of an unlikely comeback on the a part of the Kingsmen, anchoring the innings with common strike rotation earlier than choosing his moments for the large pictures.
He solid a 51-run partnership with Nabi, who struck two fours in his 19 earlier than falling to Vitel Lawes. It was however a comfort for the hosts, nevertheless, as Hope received to his fifty earlier than tonking Hassan down the bottom for a six to seal the competition in emphatic style.
Temporary scores: Jamaica Kingsmen 117 all out in 19.4 overs (Reeza Hendricks 40; Mohammad Nabi 4-22, Shamar Joseph 2-22, Imran Tahir 2-26) misplaced to Guyana Amazon Warriors 118/4 in 14.1 overs (Shai Hope 56*, Glenn Phillips 28; Andre Russell 2-12) by 6 wickets.
