Match overview
Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by 3 wickets at Providence Stadium on 6 September 2025, in a Caribbean Premier League T20 that was settled deep into the final over. Guyana, who won the toss and chose to field, chased 168 with enough composure in the middle overs to absorb a nervy death-overs wobble. D Pretorius took home the Player of the Match award. The result snapped a four-match losing run against TKR for the Warriors and trimmed the all-time head-to-head to 14-12 in Trinbago's favour.
Trinbago Knight Riders had recovered well from a scratchy powerplay. They lost 3 wickets in the first six overs for just 40 runs, but a middle phase of 53 runs without loss steadied the ship. A brutal death-overs spell of 74 runs from the final four overs for 2 wickets pushed them to 167/5. It was a total that, on paper, sat almost exactly at Providence's average first-innings score of 170 across 113 matches.
Guyana's reply was more assured at the top. Their powerplay of 66 runs at the cost of 2 wickets was comfortably above the venue average of 40 powerplay runs. The middle overs brought 57 more for 2 wickets, and though the death overs tightened considerably at 45 runs for 3, the Warriors crossed the line.
Venue and conditions
Providence Stadium is one of the most data-rich T20 venues in the Caribbean, with 113 matches providing a clear picture of what to expect. The average first-innings score sits at 170, though the average second-innings score of 146 tells a different story: chasing is harder here than batting first suggests. The overall chase success rate is 49%, which means it is genuinely a coin flip once you factor in conditions.
The powerplay average of 40 runs means Guyana's 66 in their first six overs was well above what the pitch typically offers. Equally, the average death-overs tally of 38 was comfortably beaten by Trinbago's 74 in that phase. Both sides, in different phases, exceeded historical norms. That pattern tends to indicate flat, true surfaces with good outfield pace rather than any particular assistance for bowlers.
Teams elect to field first at Providence 63% of the time after winning the toss. Guyana followed that trend here. The logic is sound: dew can make bowling harder as the evening progresses in the Caribbean, and batting second with a target in mind removes some of the uncertainty about what constitutes a defendable score.
How to watch
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For fans travelling or catching up after the fact, the CPL's own digital platforms carry highlights and match replays, though geo-restrictions may apply outside the Caribbean.
Recent form
Trinbago Knight Riders arrived at this fixture having won four of their last five CPL matches in 2025, with their only loss coming against St Lucia Kings. Three of those wins came in sequence, including one against Guyana Amazon Warriors earlier in the season. That run made them slight favourites on current form, but home conditions and the specific dynamics of a chase at Providence complicated the picture.
Guyana's recent form was patchier. They had won two of their last five, beating Barbados Royals and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons but losing to both TKR and St Lucia Kings. Home advantage at Providence mattered. The venue's history, their familiarity with the surface, and the natural uplift of playing in front of a home crowd all contributed to a performance that, in the end, got the job done by 3 wickets. Both sides will look ahead to the remainder of the CPL 2025 campaign with the standings tightened by this result.
