Toss & Conditions

Across all men’s T20 matches at Kensington Oval, the average first-innings total is 170.7 from 44 games. Chasing teams have won 52% of those matches, which points to no meaningful toss advantage either way. The forecast at the start is 27.0°C with 82.0% humidity, 29.0% cloud cover, wind at 15.5 km/h and 0.1 mm precipitation; in warm and humid games at this venue, first-innings totals have averaged 171.6, essentially the same as the ground’s overall 170.7. Antigua & Barbuda Falcons have chosen to bowl, and the numbers suggest a first-innings target around the venue norm is the clearest reference point rather than any conditions-driven swing in scoring.

Head-to-Head

Across the last three head-to-head meetings, Antigua & Barbuda Falcons have won two and Guyana Amazon Warriors one. The most recent clash came earlier this month, and it was the Falcons who controlled it from the moment they set a total, finishing with a 65-run win. That result was built on ABF batting first and leaving GAW with too much to do. In late August, the Warriors answered back by chasing a small target and winning by seven wickets with 61 balls still unused. Going back to September last year, the Falcons edged another chase, getting home by four wickets with five balls remaining, so the broader pattern is ABF finding ways to finish chases and, most recently, dominating when they’ve had the chance to set the game up with the bat.

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 117/10

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 182/5

2026-09-08 · ABF won by 65 runs

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)

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Guyana Amazon Warriors are top of the table on 16 points, with an 8–2 record and a +0.781 net run rate. Their last three games have swung from two tight chases to a stumble, most recently losing to Barbados Tridents by six wickets with 31 balls remaining. That defeat came after GAW batted first and couldn’t put enough on the board, a reminder that their margin for error narrows quickly when the top order doesn’t build. Just before that, they chased down Trinbago Knight Riders with eight balls to spare, and earlier they got past Saint Lucia Kings by four wickets with nine balls left, showing they’ve still been finding finishes under pressure.

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 99/10

BTBarbados Tridents 98/4

2026-09-13 · BT won by 6 wickets (with 31 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 127/4

TKTrinbago Knight Riders 126/8

2026-09-11 · GAW won by 6 wickets (with 8 balls remaining)

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 122/6

SLSaint Lucia Kings 119/10

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

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons come in off a three-match winning run, and the latest of those was the emphatic 65-run win in this matchup after they batted first. Before that, they defended a total against Trinbago Knight Riders to win by eight runs, and earlier they beat Barbados Tridents by 30 runs, again setting the game up with the bat. In the standings, ABF have a 6–3 record with a -0.364 net run rate, so the recent results have been strong even if the overall run-rate picture is less flattering. With the toss going their way and a decision to bowl, they’ll be looking to keep that momentum while leaning on a side that has been winning close games as well as posting defendable totals.

ABAntigua & Barbuda Falcons 182/5

GAGuyana Amazon Warriors 117/10

2026-09-08 · ABF won by 65 runs

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

Playing XI

GAW ABF

Guyana Amazon Warriors have named a XI that brings Mohammad Haris and Khary Pierre into the side, with Dwaine Pretorius and Veerasammy Permaul the two to miss out from the previous match. The spine of the group is led by Mehidy Hasan Miraz, with Shai Hope and Glenn Phillips also rated as the top three by impact in this lineup. Hope is the designated wicketkeeper in the XI, with Haris and Phillips also included as keeper options.

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.

Mehidy Hasan Miraz

Allrounder

31.543.6

Shai HopeWK

Wicketkeeper

31.221.9

Glenn Phillips

Wicketkeeper

30.120.5

Romario Shepherd

Allrounder

27.928.3

Shamar Joseph

Bowler

26.428

Shimron Hetmyer

Batsman

25.69.9

Imran TahirC

Bowler

23.631

Mohammad Haris

Wicketkeeper

22.930.6

Khary Pierre

Allrounder

21.921

Quentin Sampson

Bowler

19.819.3

Mavendra Dindyal

Batsman

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Antigua & Barbuda Falcons make two changes from their last outing, drafting in Rahkeem Cornwall and Shamar Springer while Karima Gore and Jayden Seales drop out. Shadab Khan tops their impact list, with Moeen Ali and Cornwall next in line among the key names. The XI also includes Amir Jangoo as the wicketkeeper.

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.

Shadab Khan

Allrounder

34.640.3

Moeen AliC

Allrounder

28.526.7

Rahkeem Cornwall

Allrounder

27.333.7

Hasan Nawaz

Batsman

26.131.4

Sufiyan Muqeem

Bowler

25.724

Shamar Springer

Bowler

25.622.7

Alzarri Joseph

Bowler

25.527.6

Amir JangooWK

Wicketkeeper

24.226.8

Evin Lewis

Batsman

20.723.2

Fabian Allen

Allrounder

2014.2

Joshua James

Allrounder

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Key Stats

Prediction

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.

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.