Match overview
Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Barbados Royals by 4 wickets at Kensington Oval, Bridgetown on 4 September 2025. Barbados posted 165 for 6 after winning a decent powerplay, only for the middle overs to cost them four wickets and stall the momentum. Guyana's chase started poorly. They were 43 for 4 at the powerplay mark. But a composed recovery of 84 runs for 1 wicket through the middle overs settled the game before the hosts could claw back. D Pretorius took Player of the Match honours and Guyana's 20th win in 29 meetings between the sides.
The result was largely settled between overs 7 and 16. Guyana's ability to rebuild after losing four top-order wickets inside six overs speaks to the depth of their batting. For Barbados, the 69-run death blitz partially masked what was a difficult evening, but 165 on a ground where the average first-innings score across 119 matches is 188 was always likely to leave them short.
This was a fourth defeat in five for Barbados in the 2025 CPL. Their only recent win at this venue came against Guyana in 2024, and even that precedent offered little comfort here.
Venue and conditions
Kensington Oval has staged 119 T20 matches at the time of this fixture, making it one of the better-documented grounds in Caribbean cricket. The average first-innings score sits at 188, which puts Barbados' total of 165 roughly 23 runs below what is typically posted here. The average second-innings score is 172. Guyana's 170 for 6 just fell short of that, though they got the job done with 4 wickets to spare.
The powerplay conditions at this ground tend to be more bowler-friendly than the overall scoring rates suggest. The venue average of 36 powerplay runs is modest by T20 standards, and both sides hit that figure exactly. 43 runs each. Though Guyana's four-wicket loss in that phase was unusually heavy. Sides choose to field first 57% of the time here, and the 50% chase success rate means neither batting nor fielding first carries a structural advantage. Guyana's toss decision to bowl was consistent with the Kensington Oval convention.
Death overs at this ground typically produce around 29 runs. Barbados' 69-run final-phase burst was more than double that average, which suggests either the surface eased considerably or the Royals' lower order played above themselves in the closing overs.
How to watch
CPL 2025 matches are broadcast in the United Kingdom on Sky Sports Cricket. Subscribers can stream live coverage via Sky Go or the NOW TV day or month pass, which offers access without a full Sky subscription. Caribbean fixtures in September typically start in the afternoon local time, placing UK kick-off around 9pm BST. Check the Sky Sports schedule for confirmed timings for remaining CPL 2025 fixtures.
Recent form
Barbados Royals arrived at this fixture in difficult form. Four of their previous five results in 2025 were defeats. To Trinbago Knight Riders, St Kitts Patriots, and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons. And their only win in that stretch came against Trinbago Knight Riders in 2024. The loss to Guyana on 4 September deepens a concerning run with the knockout stages approaching.
Guyana Amazon Warriors came in with a more mixed recent record but were trending better. They had won their previous two fixtures in 2025, against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and St Kitts Patriots, before this win at Kensington Oval. Earlier in the season they lost to Trinbago Knight Riders and St Lucia Kings, so consistency has been an issue. The win here, chasing under pressure from 43 for 4, was nonetheless an encouraging performance for a side that leads this head-to-head 20–9 across 29 meetings. Both teams will face further group-stage fixtures before the CPL 2025 play-offs.
