Toss & Conditions

Head-to-Head

There have been no previous meetings between Jamaica Kingsmen and Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Jamaica Kingsmen

Jamaica Kingsmen are 7th in the CPL regular season with 0 points, a 0W-2L record, and an NRR of -0.150. Their form reads like a team stuck on the wrong side of tight finishes, losing their last two games by 5 runs and then by 2 wickets with no balls remaining. The pressure point is execution at the end of matches, because they have been close enough to win both.

JKJamaica Kingsmen 201/9

BTBarbados Tridents 206/3

2026-08-12 · BT won by 5 runs

JKJamaica Kingsmen 167/7

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 168/8

2026-08-07 · ABF won by 2 wicket (with 0 ball remaining)

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Guyana Amazon Warriors are playing their first match of this CPL season, so they start with 0 points and no tournament record yet. Their most recent listed results from other competitions include two wins and one loss, including a 64-run win over Barbados Royals. The question is how quickly that recent momentum translates into an opening CPL performance.

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 157/10

SLSaint Lucia Kings 143/10

2025-09-18 · GAW won by 14 runs

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 189/6

BRBarbados Royals 125/10

2025-09-14 · GAW won by 64 runs

Playing XI

Key Stats

Verdict

All four models favour Guyana Amazon Warriors, with the average projection at GAW 61% vs JK 39%. Bookmakers agree, pricing GAW at 61% (1.55) vs JK at 39% (2.40). The key-stats summary leans GAW 3-1 overall, driven by their edge in Elo and recent results. JK’s route to flipping it is turning their close-game pattern into a finished chase or defence, because their last two losses were decided at the death.

Nabi’s four-for sets it up

Mohammad Nabi’s spell was the match’s pivot, squeezing Jamaica Kingsmen until the innings simply ran out of batters. After a tentative start, Kingsmen never recovered from the steady drip of wickets, and Guyana Amazon Warriors’ chase was measured rather than frantic, finishing the job by six wickets with 35 balls remaining.

Middle overs choke Jamaica

The game was effectively won in the middle phase of Jamaica’s innings. They crawled to 26/2 in the powerplay, then tried to reset, but the middle overs brought 70/5 and constant disruption. Even the best Kingsmen stand — 35 between Rovman Powell and Reeza Hendricks — couldn’t kick the run-rate on, and the death overs produced only 21/3 as Guyana kept them to 117 in 19.4.

Hope anchors, Nabi finishes

Nabi was the standout, his 4/22 repeatedly breaking partnerships before they could form. Shai Hope then played the innings the chase demanded, 56 off 41 at a calm tempo, and his 51-run partnership with Nabi drained the last pressure after Guyana’s powerplay stutter. Glenn Phillips’ 28 off 17 provided the late acceleration, while Russell’s 2/12 offered Jamaica a brief window that never stayed open.

Form and Elo show up

Pre-match numbers leaned Guyana because they’ve been the steadier side recently, and that composure showed in how they managed a low target. Jamaica’s recent pattern of close losses needed a clean batting night to flip the script, but the early wobble meant they were always chasing momentum. Guyana, even after losing three in the powerplay, didn’t panic: 45/3 became a controlled pursuit rather than a scramble.