Match overview

St Lucia Kings chased down 203 to beat Guyana Amazon Warriors by 4 wickets at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet on 26 August 2025. The Kings reached their target off the back of a blistering powerplay, scoring 86 runs for just 1 wicket in the first six overs to effectively take the game away from the Warriors early. AWJ Auguste was named Player of the Match. The Warriors had themselves posted a competitive 202/6, fuelled by a strong death-overs display of 74 runs, but found their bowling unable to stem the tide once the Kings' openers took charge. It was St Lucia's first win over Guyana in CPL 2025 after losing the pair of earlier meetings this season.

The target was well beyond the venue's average second-innings score of 165 across 71 T20 matches. Chasing sides do win here more often than not, at a 56 per cent success rate, but 203 was still a sizeable ask. The Kings made it look straightforward through their powerplay phase, and even when they lost three wickets in the middle overs for 86 runs, they had enough in the bank to carry the pressure into the death.

Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to bat, a decision that runs against the grain of what this ground tends to reward. Fielding first is the preference here, with toss winners opting to field 75 per cent of the time. Batting first is not without merit when it produces a total above 200, but the Kings' powerplay dominance neutralised whatever advantage the Warriors hoped to gain.

Venue and conditions

The Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in Gros Islet is one of the most consistently high-scoring T20 venues in the Caribbean. Across 71 matches, the average first-innings score sits at 177 and the average second-innings score at 165. Both sides exceeded those benchmarks on this occasion, reflecting either an exceptionally good surface or batting conditions that were particularly benign.

Powerplay performance is telling at this ground. The average powerplay contribution is 42 runs, which makes St Lucia Kings' 86 in the first six overs a genuine outlier. For context, Guyana Amazon Warriors took only 44 runs in their powerplay for 3 wickets, closer to the norm but hampered by the early losses. The death phase also plays above average here: the Warriors' 74 runs in the final overs comfortably exceeded the ground's average death contribution of 33 runs.

The chase-success rate of 56 per cent means this is a ground where teams bat second more willingly than most. Dew in the evening can assist the chasing side's batters, and conditions tend to be more predictable under lights once the surface has settled. That backdrop made Guyana's decision to bat first a harder one to justify.

How to watch

CPL 2025 matches are available in the UK on Sky Sports Cricket, which holds the broadcast rights for the competition. Streaming is available through Sky Go for existing subscribers and via NOW TV with a day or monthly sports pass for those without a full package. Matches typically kick off in the afternoon or early evening local time in the Caribbean, which translates to late afternoon or early evening in the UK during August, depending on the scheduling slot.

Recent form

Guyana Amazon Warriors came into this fixture in reasonable shape. They had won their two most recent 2025 matches against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons and St Kitts Patriots respectively, and had beaten St Lucia Kings twice already this season. Their only recent defeats against this opposition came in the 2024 CPL, where the Kings won twice before Guyana recovered to claim a 35-run win.

St Lucia Kings had a mixed recent run. A loss to Trinbago Knight Riders was followed by a win over St Kitts Patriots, and they had dropped both their 2025 encounters against the Warriors before this match. Their 2024 record against Guyana showed they could win in both high-scoring and lower-scoring formats of the fixture. This chase will give the Kings confidence heading into the next stages of the 2025 season, and it brings the overall head-to-head to a position where Guyana's historical 7-5 advantage over St Lucia looks increasingly slender.