Match overview

Guyana Amazon Warriors beat St Lucia Kings by 2 wickets at Providence Stadium on 13 September 2025, in one of the closer finishes of the CPL season. St Lucia Kings won the toss, chose to bat, and posted 185/4, a total comfortably above Providence's average first-innings score of 170 across 113 T20 matches at the ground. The Warriors' chase was anything but smooth: they lost 5 wickets in the middle overs, at one point putting the result in genuine doubt. But their death-overs batting held firm, scoring 52 runs from the final phase to get home with wickets running out. Q Sampson was named Player of the Match.

St Lucia Kings' innings was built on a fast start. Their powerplay produced 64 runs for 2 wickets, well ahead of Providence's average powerplay score of 40, and the middle overs added another 78 at the cost of just one wicket. The death overs yielded 43 runs, which felt slightly below the rate they'd set, but 185 looked a defendable target at a ground where teams batting first win just over half the time.

The Warriors' reply was a study in controlled chaos. They moved at a decent clip in the powerplay, taking 51 from the first six, then found themselves in trouble through overs 7 to 15, losing five wickets whilst adding 85 runs. It set up a tense final four overs requiring over 50 runs, and the Warriors got there, crossing the line on the penultimate or final delivery with 2 wickets remaining.

Venue and conditions

Providence Stadium is one of the more batter-friendly venues in the Caribbean T20 circuit. Its average first-innings score of 170 across 113 matches is among the higher in the CPL rotation, and the average death-overs score of 38 suggests teams with deep batting lineups can accelerate late. The ground's powerplay average of 40 runs means both sides' openers beat the expected scoring rate in this fixture.

The toss historically leans towards fielding first here: teams winning the toss choose to field 63% of the time. St Lucia's decision to bat after winning the toss ran against that convention, though their score of 185 justified the call in terms of the total they set. Providence's chase success rate of 49% across all T20 matches is essentially even, meaning neither batting first nor chasing carries a meaningful structural advantage. That makes individual performance and match context the decisive factors rather than any structural bias.

Dew can be a factor in evening fixtures at Caribbean grounds during this part of the season, potentially making it easier for the chasing side to time the ball in the later overs. Whether that played a role in the Warriors' final-phase scoring of 52 is hard to confirm, but it is worth noting as context for how Providence tends to play in September.

How to watch

CPL 2025 coverage in the UK is available on Sky Sports Cricket, with live streaming through Sky Go and NOW TV for subscribers. Sky Sports typically covers the majority of CPL fixtures across the group stage and knockout rounds. Check the Sky Sports website or app for the full broadcast schedule and to confirm which matches receive live coverage rather than highlights packages.

For fans in the Caribbean or following from overseas, Flow Sports carries comprehensive CPL rights across the region. UK viewers without a Sky subscription can follow ball-by-ball commentary and scorecards through ESPNcricinfo and CricketArchive.

Recent form

Heading into this fixture, St Lucia Kings were in stronger form of the two sides. They had won four of their previous five CPL matches in 2025, with their only defeat coming against Barbados Royals. Amongst those wins was a victory over Guyana Amazon Warriors themselves, so the Kings came into this game with both form and psychological momentum on their side.

The Warriors' recent record told a different story. They had won only 2 of their last 5 matches, with defeats to Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, St Kitts Patriots and Trinbago Knight Riders. Those losses against the upper half of the CPL table raised questions about whether the Warriors could close out tight situations. This 2-wicket win suggests they can, but their middle-overs vulnerability, losing 5 wickets for 85 runs in the second innings, remains something for their coaching staff to address. The two sides meet again in the CPL fixtures ahead, with the head-to-head level at 7-5 to the Warriors across all-time meetings.