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Head-to-Head

GAW lead the last three head-to-head meetings 2-1. In the most recent meeting, GAW won by 7 wickets and finished the chase with 61 balls remaining after ABF were bowled out for 116. That game was defined by ABF losing all 10 wickets, leaving GAW a small target and time to spare. The wider pattern is mixed, with ABF also having a recent win in this matchup by chasing down a low total with 5 balls remaining.

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 116/10

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 121/3

2026-08-23 · GAW won by 7 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 99/10

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 103/6

2025-09-10 · ABF won by 4 wickets (with 5 balls remaining)

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 128/10

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 211/3

2025-08-22 · GAW won by 83 runs

Guyana Amazon Warriors

GAW are #1 in the CPL regular season on 12 points and are currently in the playoff zone. They are on a six-match unbeaten run, and their last three wins include two chases finished with 9 balls and 16 balls remaining. The most telling result in that stretch was a D/S-method win by 9 runs against Trinbago Knight Riders, showing they can close out tight games as well as dominate.

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 132/3

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 128/10

2026-09-06 · GAW won by 7 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 160/2

JKJamaica Kingsmen 159/7

2026-09-04 · GAW won by 8 wickets (with 16 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 185/5

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 172/7

2026-08-31 · GAW won by 9 runs(D/S method)

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

ABF are #2 in the CPL regular season on 11 points and are currently in the playoff zone. They have won two of their last three, including back-to-back wins where they defended 30 runs against Barbados Tridents and then edged Trinbago Knight Riders by 8 runs. The most telling result is that 8-run win over TKR, a tight finish that still went their way.

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 183/4

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 175/7

2026-09-02 · ABF won by 8 runs

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 155/5

BTBarbados Tridents 125/10

2026-08-25 · ABF won by 30 runs

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 116/10

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 121/3

2026-08-23 · GAW won by 7 wickets (with 61 balls remaining)

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Prediction

Joseph turns the chase to rubble

Alzarri Joseph made the decisive intervention, ripping through Guyana Amazon Warriors’ chase just when their powerplay had kept the contest alive. Antigua & Barbuda Falcons’ 182/5 always looked a handful, but Guyana’s 71/4 burst suggested a puncher’s chance. Instead, Joseph’s pace and hard lengths triggered a collapse that ended at 117 in 14.2 overs, sealing a 65-run Falcons win.

Middle-overs squeeze breaks GAW

The match swung in Guyana’s middle overs, where they went from chaotic momentum to complete paralysis. After racing at 11.5 an over in the powerplay, they managed only 46 runs for six wickets through the middle phase (RR 5.5), never reaching a death-overs launch at all. The turning point was the immediate post-powerplay period: wickets kept falling and boundaries dried up, leaving even a modest partnership target out of reach — their best stand was just 33.

Joseph, Shadab set the tone

Joseph’s 4/41 was the match-winning spell because it arrived when Guyana still had a route via powerplay momentum. Shadab Khan shaped both innings: his 2/19 strangled the middle overs, then his 30 off 9 balls turbocharged the finish. Hasan Nawaz’s 36 off 27 provided the top-order glue, allowing the Falcons to save their biggest blows for the back end.

Why the script flipped

Pre-match numbers leaned heavily towards Guyana on form and overall strength, but this game punished their risk-heavy approach. The early surge came with four powerplay wickets, and once the Falcons’ spinners and cutters hit their lengths, Guyana had no stable set batter to reset the chase. Antigua’s innings, by contrast, built steadily before exploding late — 64 runs in the death overs at 16 an over — ensuring Guyana couldn’t afford even a short quiet patch.