CPL 2025, Match 30: Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Barbados Royals full match highlights and scorecard

On the 30th encounter of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the Guyana Amazon Warriors locked horns with the Barbados Royals at the Providence Stadium in Guyana. The visiting captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first, having already been disqualified from the event. 

Guyana made just one change to the playing eleven as Shamar Joseph came in place of Hasan Khan. For then, a victory was needed to get among the top two spots of the points table. For the Royals, Eathan Bosch was benched with Kofi James getting a chance on the side.

Shimron Hetmyer fire Guyana Amazon Warriors to 189/6

Guyana’s opening batter, Ben McDermott, continued to struggle in the tournament before the wicket-keeper batter, Shai Hope, nailed 31 runs in 19 balls with the help of two sixes and one boundary. Quentin Sampson and Shimron Hetmyer posted a 50-run stand for the third wicket as the former nailed 50 runs in 36 balls with three fours and four sixes.

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Shimron Hetmyer, who got a first-ball duck in the previous contest, clubbed 68 runs in 39 balls, thanks to eight boundaries and three sixes at a strike rate of 174.36, to push the Warriors to 189/6 in their allotted 20 overs of the first innings.

Gudakesh Motie’s five-wicket haul completes 64-run victory

The Royals’ story of the entire tournament continued in the clash as they lost three wickets inside the first six overs of the innings. Sherfane Rutherford nailed 27 runs, but it took him 32 balls at a strike rate of under 85 with two over boundaries and one boundary.

The left-arm spinner, Gudakesh Motie, was excellent with his line and length and ended with a fine spell of 5/21 in 3.2 overs at an economy rate of 6.30 to bundle out the opponents for 125 in 18.2 overs. The 64-run win fired them to the second position in the points table.

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