Toss & Conditions

Across all recorded men’s T20s at Providence Stadium, Providence, the average first-innings total is 160.0 from 76 matches. Chasing sides have won 53% of those games, which points to no meaningful toss advantage either way rather than a clear bat-first or chase-first bias. The forecast at the start is 27.6°C with 83% humidity, 69% cloud cover, wind at 12.6 km/h and no precipitation expected. In very humid matches here (humidity above 80%), first-innings totals have averaged 157.8 across 48 games, and in warm-and-humid conditions at this venue the average is 162.1 with the chasing side winning 49% of 61 matches. That 162.1 figure is only 2.1 runs above the ground’s overall 160.0 average, so the recorded scoring pattern in these conditions has effectively been no different, keeping a roughly 160-type first-innings benchmark in play for strategy.

Head-to-Head

Across the last three head-to-head meetings, Guyana Amazon Warriors have won two and Trinbago Knight Riders have won one. The most recent clash was in late August and went Guyana’s way by nine runs on the D/L method. That result was decided by a narrow margin rather than a runaway, keeping the rivalry tight. Earlier in September 2025, TKR got home by three wickets with 12 balls remaining, showing they’ve recently closed out a chase against this opponent. But the month before that, the Warriors won by three wickets with a single ball left, a reminder that these games have swung on fine details rather than sustained dominance.

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 172/7

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 185/5

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

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 130/8

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 133/7

2025-09-22 · TKR won by 3 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 168/7

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 167/5

2025-09-06 · GAW won by 3 wickets (with 1 ball remaining)

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Guyana Amazon Warriors are top of the CPL regular-season table with 14 points. Their 7–1 record and +1.029 net run rate reflect a campaign that has mostly stayed in their control. Most recently they beat Saint Lucia Kings by four wickets with nine balls remaining, a finish that still demanded a composed chase. The one clear blemish in their last three was a 65-run loss to Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, but they responded by beating St Kitts and Nevis Patriots by seven wickets with nine balls to spare.

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 122/6

SLSaint Lucia Kings 119/10

2026-09-09 · GAW won by 4 wickets (with 9 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 117/10

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 182/5

2026-09-08 · ABF won by 65 runs

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 132/3

SNSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots 128/10

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

Trinbago Knight Riders

Trinbago Knight Riders come in off a 35-run win over Barbados Tridents, a result that at least steadied their recent sequence. That followed an eight-run defeat to Antigua & Barbuda Falcons, a tight loss that left little room for error. Their latest three also include a nine-run D/L defeat against Guyana, so margins have been a recurring theme. In the table they sit seventh on six points, with a 3–6 record and a +0.064 net run rate that shows how narrow their season has been.

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 147/6

BTBarbados Tridents 112/10

2026-09-06 · TKR won by 35 runs

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 175/7

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 183/4

2026-09-02 · ABF won by 8 runs

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 172/7

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 185/5

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

Playing XI

GAW TKR

Guyana Amazon Warriors have named Shai Hope to keep wicket in a XI that also includes Glenn Phillips, Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Romario Shepherd. Miraz and Veerasammy Permaul come into the side compared to the previous match, with Khary Pierre and Kemol Savory the two to make way. By impact, Hope, Miraz and Phillips are the leading names in this lineup.

Playing XI

CareeriCareer impact per match: runs + wickets + strike-rate, across the player's whole record. Higher is better.FormiThe same impact score over the player's last 5 matches — current form rather than career. Higher is better.

Shai HopeWK

Wicketkeeper

31.323.3

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Allrounder

30.925.2

Glenn Phillips

Wicketkeeper

30.231.7

Romario Shepherd

Allrounder

27.926.9

Dwaine Pretorius

Allrounder

27.815.4

Shamar Joseph

Bowler

26.428

Shimron Hetmyer

Batsman

25.737.7

Imran TahirC

Bowler

23.631.6

Quentin Sampson

Bowler

20.117.4

Mavendra Dindyal

Batsman

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Veerasammy Permaul

Bowler

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Nicholas Pooran has the gloves for Trinbago Knight Riders, with Colin Munro, Kieron Pollard, Alex Hales and Sunil Narine forming the core around him. The only change from their last outing is Justin Greaves coming in for Dexter Sween, leaving 10 players unchanged. Pooran, Munro and Pollard are the top three by impact in the XI they’ve picked.

Playing XI

CareeriCareer impact per match: runs + wickets + strike-rate, across the player's whole record. Higher is better.FormiThe same impact score over the player's last 5 matches — current form rather than career. Higher is better.

Nicholas PooranC

Wicketkeeper

32.543.8

Colin Munro

Batsman

29.734.9

Kieron Pollard

Allrounder

28.638.9

Alex Hales

Batsman

28.216.2

Sunil Narine

Bowler

27.646.5

Usman Tariq

Bowler

25.315

Justin Greaves

Allrounder

23.711.8

Lahiru Kumara

Bowler

23.621

Akeal Hosein

Bowler

23.423.2

Jyd Goolie

Batsman

19.723.7

Joshua Da SilvaWK

Wicketkeeper

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Key Stats

Prediction

Mehidy’s spell flips the script

Mehidy Hasan Miraz turned a decent Trinbago start into a grind, and that shift set up Guyana Amazon Warriors’ six-wicket win with eight balls remaining. TKR had early intent, but once Mehidy got into his rhythm, boundaries dried up and the innings lost shape. By the time the chase began, 126 felt par-plus only if Guyana stumbled against spin and scoreboard pressure.

Middle overs choke TKR

The match was decided in the middle overs, where TKR’s tempo collapsed from their powerplay promise. They went 52/3 in the middle phase at 5.2 an over, a steep drop from 43/2 in the first six. Mehidy’s 4-over burst (4/23) was the centrepiece, forcing hitters to take risks into a packed ring; the squeeze meant TKR entered the death without momentum and could only add 31/3.

Hope anchors, Hetmyer closes

Shai Hope’s 42 off 35 was the chase’s stabiliser, especially through the slower middle where wickets could have made 127 awkward. His 49-run stand with Shimron Hetmyer kept Guyana ahead of the asking rate without forcing shots. Hetmyer then provided the punch—28 off 19—turning a careful pursuit into a comfortable finish once the game entered the last four overs.

Numbers backed Guyana’s control

Pre-game, Guyana’s edge was built on being the steadier, higher-quality side, and the match followed that script: win key overs, then keep the chase calm. Even when Sunil Narine’s 1/13 threatened to drag the target into a scrap, Guyana didn’t chase the rate early. They absorbed the quiet overs, trusted their batting spine, and waited for the release valve at the back end.