CPL ·Qualifier 1
Finished
76/10
(15 ov)
77/1
(5.2 ov)
Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won by 9 wickets (with 88 balls remaining)
1
·4·66·
16 runs
2
···161
8 runs
3
64466·
26 runs
4
·64·1nb46
21 runs
5
·W·4··
4 runs
6
·2
2 runs
Batting
RB4s6sSR
A. Jangoo
4 4 1 0 100
E. Lewis
23 13 2 2 176.9
Bowling
OMRWEcon
M. Miraz
1.2 4 10 0 7.5
I. Tahir
2 8 20 1 10
MATCH STATS GAW ABF
PP 34/1 (5.7) 77/1 (14)
Middle 42/9 (4.7) —
Death — —
4s 6 6
6s 1 8
Dots 43% 42%
Extras 7 1
Best P'ship 27(10) 71(1)
Runs
GAWABF
30609012015005101520
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Date and time 18/09/2026 · 00:00
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Competition Caribbean Premier League · Qualifier 1
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Venue Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
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Weather
🌡 27°C💧 82%☁️ 29%💨 16 km/h
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Toss Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won the toss, elected to bowling
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Umpire 1 Gregory Brathwaite
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Umpire 2 Leslie Reifer
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TV Umpire Christopher Taylor
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Referee Reon King

Guyana Amazon Warriors aur Antigua & Barbuda Falcons Kensington Oval, Bridgetown mein takra rahe hain, aur dono teams winning records ke saath contest mein aa rahi hain. GAW ka season 8 wins aur 2 losses ka hai, saath mein +0.781 net run rate. ABF 6 wins aur 3 losses par hain, -0.364 net run rate ke saath. Official XIs aa chuke hain, aur toss Falcons ne jeeta hai—wo bowl first karenge. Models alag-alag inputs par split hain, lekin favourite par aligned hain, to match ek test ban jata hai: kya season-long strength chalegi ya phir woh matchup jismein recent times mein result ulta gaya hai, wahi heavy padega.

Toss & Conditions

🪙 Antigua & Barbuda Falcons won toss, elected bowling
🏟 Kensington Oval, Bridgetown
🌡 27°C💧 82%☁️ 29%💨 16 km/h🌧 0.1mm

Kensington Oval par men’s T20 matches mein average first-innings total 170.7 hai (44 games se). Chasing teams ne 52% matches jeete hain, matlab toss advantage dono taraf se koi khaas nahi dikhta. Start par forecast 27.0°C, 82.0% humidity, 29.0% cloud cover, 15.5 km/h wind aur 0.1 mm precipitation ka hai; is venue par warm aur humid games mein first-innings totals ka average 171.6 रहा hai—basically ground ke overall 170.7 ke barabar. Antigua & Barbuda Falcons ne bowl choose kiya hai, aur numbers bolte hain ki first-innings target venue norm ke aas-paas hi sabse clear reference point hoga, conditions ki wajah se scoring mein koi bada swing expect nahi.

Head-to-Head

Last three head-to-head meetings mein Antigua & Barbuda Falcons ne 2 jeete hain aur Guyana Amazon Warriors ne 1. Most recent clash isi month earlier aaya tha, aur Falcons ne total set karte hi control le liya, end mein 65-run win ke saath. Ye result ABF ke batting first karke GAW ke liye bahut zyada chhod dene par build hua. Late August mein Warriors ne comeback kiya tha—chhota target chase karke seven wickets se jeete, aur 61 balls abhi bhi unused the. September last year mein jaake dekhein to Falcons ne ek aur chase edge kiya tha, four wickets se home aaye with five balls remaining. Overall pattern ye hai ki ABF chases finish karne ke tareeke dhoond lete hain, aur most recently jab unhe batting se game set karne ka mauka mila, to unhone dominate bhi kiya.

Guyana Amazon Warriors

NRR +0.781WLWWL→

Guyana Amazon Warriors 16 points ke saath table top par hain, 8–2 record aur +0.781 net run rate ke saath. Unke last three games mein do tight chases ke baad ek stumble aaya—most recently Barbados Tridents se six wickets se haar gaye with 31 balls remaining. Wo defeat tab aayi jab GAW ne batting first ki, aur board par enough nahi laga paaye—ye reminder hai ki jab top order build nahi karta to unka margin for error jaldi narrow ho jata hai. Isse just pehle, unhone Trinbago Knight Riders ko chase karke eight balls to spare jeeta, aur usse pehle Saint Lucia Kings ko four wickets se with nine balls left nikaal diya, dikhata hai ki pressure mein bhi wo finishes nikaal rahe hain.

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

NRR -0.364WLWWW→

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons three-match winning run ke saath aa rahe hain, aur latest win isi matchup mein emphatic 65-run win tha jab unhone batting first ki. Usse pehle, unhone Trinbago Knight Riders ke against total defend karke eight runs se jeeta, aur usse pehle Barbados Tridents ko 30 runs se haraya—phir se batting se game set karke. Standings mein ABF ka 6–3 record hai with a -0.364 net run rate, to recent results strong rahe hain chahe overall run-rate picture utni flattering na ho. Toss unke favour mein gaya aur decision bowl ka hai, to wo momentum carry karna chahenge, aur saath hi ek aisi side ke against jo close games bhi jeet rahi hai aur defendable totals bhi post kar rahi hai.

Playing XI

Guyana Amazon Warriors ne aisa XI announce kiya hai jisme Mohammad Haris aur Khary Pierre side mein aaye hain, aur pichhle match se Dwaine Pretorius aur Veerasammy Permaul miss out kar gaye. Group ka spine Mehidy Hasan Miraz lead kar rahe hain, aur Shai Hope aur Glenn Phillips bhi is lineup mein impact ke hisaab se top three rated hain. Hope designated wicketkeeper hain XI mein, aur Haris aur Phillips bhi keeper options ke taur par included hain.

Playing XI
CareerPer match career impact: runs + wickets + strike-rate, poore record par. Zyada behtar hai.FormWahi impact score, par player ke last 5 matches ka — career nahi, current form. Zyada behtar hai.
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Allrounder
31.543.6
Shai Hope
Shai HopeWK
Wicketkeeper
31.221.9
Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips
Wicketkeeper
30.120.5
Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd
Allrounder
27.928.3
Shamar Joseph
Shamar Joseph
Bowler
26.428
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer
Batsman
25.69.9
Imran Tahir
Imran TahirC
Bowler
23.631
Mohammad Haris
Mohammad Haris
Wicketkeeper
22.930.6
Khary Pierre
Khary Pierre
Allrounder
21.921
Quentin Sampson
Quentin Sampson
Bowler
19.819.3
Mavendra Dindyal
Mavendra Dindyal
Batsman
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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons ne last outing se do changes kiye hain: Rahkeem Cornwall aur Shamar Springer ko draft in kiya, jabki Karima Gore aur Jayden Seales drop out hue. Unki impact list mein Shadab Khan top par hain, aur key names mein Moeen Ali aur Cornwall next in line hain. XI mein Amir Jangoo wicketkeeper ke role mein bhi included hain.

Playing XI
CareerPer match career impact: runs + wickets + strike-rate, poore record par. Zyada behtar hai.FormWahi impact score, par player ke last 5 matches ka — career nahi, current form. Zyada behtar hai.
Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan
Allrounder
34.640.3
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliC
Allrounder
28.526.7
Rahkeem Cornwall
Rahkeem Cornwall
Allrounder
27.333.7
Hasan Nawaz
Hasan Nawaz
Batsman
26.131.4
Sufiyan Muqeem
Sufiyan Muqeem
Bowler
25.724
Shamar Springer
Shamar Springer
Bowler
25.622.7
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph
Bowler
25.527.6
Amir Jangoo
Amir JangooWK
Wicketkeeper
24.226.8
Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis
Batsman
20.723.2
Fabian Allen
Fabian Allen
Allrounder
2014.2
Joshua James
Joshua James
Allrounder
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Key Stats

GAWABF
NRR +0.78 -0.36
EloPast results aur opponents ki strength se bani team ki overall rating. Zyada = strong. 1596 1577
Form (last 5) 3/5 4/5
H2H (last 4) 2/4 2/4
Key PlayersHar team ke top-3 players ki career impact (runs + wickets + strike-rate) se bani combined strength. Zyada behtar hai. 30.9 30.1
Player FormWahi top-3 players, par unke last 5 matches ka impact — career nahi, recent form. Zyada behtar hai. 28.7 33.5
Total score 3 2

Prediction

Current prediction, playing XI aur toss ke baad

Chaaro models Guyana Amazon Warriors ke side hain—model average 57% GAW vs 43% ABF. Bookmakers almost coin flip ke kareeb hain: GAW 52% (1.80) par priced hain aur ABF 48% (1.92) par, matlab market ke against GAW ke favour mein 5.0 percentage-point gap. Key Stats card ise level dikhata hai: "GAW 3 - 3 ABF", jo aise matchup ko suit karta hai jahan different indicators different direction mein pull karte hain. Models ka lean GAW ke stronger net run rate aur chhote se Elo edge se driven hai, jabki ABF ka recent form aur head-to-head trend contest ko tight rakhta hai. Agar Warriors ka top-end impact trio apni season-long efficiency ko first-innings platform mein convert kar de, to wo model edge justify karenge; warna Falcons ki recent ability—totals set karke games control karna—unhe bilkul live rakhti hai.

GAWABF
60% ML 40%
57% AI 1 43%
53% AI 2 47%
58% Math 42%
52% Books 48%

Muqeem rips out the middle

Sufiyan Muqeem set the tone with a spell that never let Guyana Amazon Warriors reset, and Antigua & Barbuda Falcons turned it into a 9-wicket win with 88 balls remaining. After a steady enough start, the Warriors’ innings unravelled in a rush, leaving a chase so small that Cornwall could play without compromise. The Falcons finished it in 5.2 overs, with the result effectively sealed long before the halfway mark of the second innings.

42/9 after the powerplay

The match swung hard in the middle overs, where Guyana went from 34/1 in the powerplay to 76 all out—losing nine wickets for 42 runs. Muqeem (4/13) and Shadab Khan (4/16) owned that phase, repeatedly breaking any attempt at a rebuild and keeping boundaries scarce. Even the Warriors’ best stand—27 between Shamar Joseph and Romario Shepherd—only briefly slowed the slide before another cluster of wickets ended any hope of batting deep.

Cornwall finishes, Muqeem leads

Muqeem was the innings-defining figure, using four tight overs to turn a competitive start into a collapse. Shadab matched him for impact, ensuring there was no safe matchup for right- or left-handers. Then Cornwall made the chase brutally short, smashing 49 from 16 at a strike rate over 300, while Evin Lewis’ 24 off 13 kept the tempo high in their 71-run stand that ended the contest almost as soon as it began.

Batting
RBSR
Rahkeem Cornwall
Rahkeem Cornwall
ABF Batsman
4916306
Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis
ABF Batsman
2413185
Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips
GAW Batsman
1615107
Bowling
WREcon
Sufiyan Muqeem
Sufiyan Muqeem
ABF Bowler
4133.3
Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan
ABF Bowler
4164.0
Joshua James
Joshua James
ABF Bowler
111.0

Numbers favoured GAW, game didn’t

Pre-match indicators leaned Guyana’s way on season-long efficiency and a small ratings edge, but this game was decided by what happened once the field spread. The Warriors needed their top order to convert a platform into a defendable total; instead, the innings stalled immediately after the powerplay and never recovered. Antigua’s recent knack for controlling games showed up again: once they had wickets in hand and a tiny target, there was no scenario where pressure could build.

ML
GAW 60% ❌
AI 1
GAW 57% ❌
AI 2
GAW 53% ❌
Math
GAW 58% ❌
Books
GAW 52% ❌
Playing XI
Imran Tahir
Imran TahirC Bowler
Shai Hope
Shai HopeWK Wicketkeeper
Romario Shepherd
Romario Shepherd Bowling Allrounder
Shimron Hetmyer
Shimron Hetmyer Batsman
Mavendra Dindyal
Mavendra Dindyal Batsman
Khary Pierre
Khary Pierre Allrounder
Mehidy Hasan Miraz
Mehidy Hasan Miraz Allrounder
Quentin Sampson
Quentin Sampson Bowler
Shamar Joseph
Shamar Joseph Bowler
Glenn Phillips
Glenn Phillips Wicketkeeper
Mohammad Haris
Mohammad Haris Wicketkeeper
Rest of Squad
Dwaine Pretorius
Dwaine Pretorius Allrounder
Matthew Nandu
Matthew Nandu Allrounder
Mohammad Nabi
Mohammad Nabi Allrounder
Ronaldo Alimohamed
Ronaldo Alimohamed Allrounder
Isai Thorne
Isai Thorne Bowler
Johnathan Van Lange
Johnathan Van Lange Bowler
Veerasammy Permaul
Veerasammy Permaul Bowler
Rahmanullah Gurbaz
Rahmanullah Gurbaz Wicketkeeper
Playing XI
Moeen Ali
Moeen AliC Allrounder
Amir Jangoo
Amir JangooWK Wicketkeeper
Hasan Nawaz
Hasan Nawaz Top Order Batter
Evin Lewis
Evin Lewis Batsman
Fabian Allen
Fabian Allen Allrounder
Joshua James
Joshua James Allrounder
Rahkeem Cornwall
Rahkeem Cornwall Allrounder
Shadab Khan
Shadab Khan Allrounder
Alzarri Joseph
Alzarri Joseph Bowler
Shamar Springer
Shamar Springer Bowler
Sufiyan Muqeem
Sufiyan Muqeem Bowler
Rest of Squad
Jayden Seales
Jayden Seales Batsman
Kusal Perera
Kusal Perera Batsman
Tim Robinson
Tim Robinson Batsman
Milind Kumar
Milind Kumar Allrounder
Tajinder Singh
Tajinder Singh Allrounder
Anderson Mahase
Anderson Mahase Bowler
Anderson Phillip
Anderson Phillip Bowler
Karima Gore
Karima Gore Bowler
Usama Mir
Usama Mir Bowler
Jahmar Hamilton
Jahmar Hamilton Wicketkeeper