CPL 2025, Match 17: Trinbago Knight Riders vs Guyana Amazon Warriors full match highlights and scorecard

During the 17th fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the Trinbago Knight Riders locked horns with the Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The home captain, Nicholas Pooran, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a fairly easy chasing ground. 

Knight Riders decided to leave out Ali Khan for the successive clash as they brought back Terrance Hinds into the eleven. On the flip side of the coin, Guyana took the field with three changes- as Kevion Anderson, Iftikhar Ahmed, and Jediah Blades went to warm the benches as Shamar Joseph, Quentin Sampson, and Hasan Khan came into the team.

Guyana Amazon Warriors struggle in their first innings of 163/9

Guyana didn’t enjoy their opening power play with the bat. Inside the first six overs of the first innings, they lost three wickets while the wicket-keeper batter, Shai Hope, got 39 runs in 29 balls before he got hit-wicket off a wide delivery. They kept losing wickets regularly and never got the chance to fire up with the bat.

See Also: Major shake-up in Rajasthan Royals with three different groups? Report drops bombshell

Quentin Simpson drilled 25 runs in 19 balls with the help of three sixes, while Dwane Pretorious clubbed 21 runs in just 16 balls with three boundaries as the Warriors finished with 163/9 in their allotted 20 overs. Akeal Hossein, opening the bowling, finished with a fine figure of 3/27 in four overs.

Trinbago Knight Riders’ strong opening partnership complete easy chase by six wickets

The 116-run opening partnership between Alex Hales and Colin Munro provided the home side a fine start in just 10.3 overs. The former drilled a fine knock of 74 runs in 43 deliveries at a strike rate of 172.09, with the help of three boundaries and seven sixes, while Munro cracked 52 runs in 30 balls with three sixes and six boundaries at a strike rate of 173.33.

Imran Tahir picked up three wickets in four balls to slow down the Knight Riders, but that wasn’t enough. Andre Russell remained unbeaten on 27 runs in 14 balls to complete the chase by six wickets with 16 balls to spare.

Full Scorecard Summary-