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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During the 28th fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the Barbados Royals locked horns with the Trinbago Knight Riders for their last home clash at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The home captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a slow and low surface. 

Royals made two changes to the playing eleven as Shaqkere Parris came into the opening position, along with Zishan Motara, into the side. On the other hand, Knight Riders also made two changes to the team as Joshua Da Silva, the wicket-keeper batter, replaced Darren Bravo, and Saurabh Netravalkar came in place of Nathan Edwards.

Trinbago Knight Riders struggle their way to 166/8

The top order of the Trinbago side struggled immensely in the first eight overs as their captain, Nicholas Pooran, the number four batter, also smashed just 45 runs in 44 deliveries at a strike rate of 102.27 with the help of three boundaries and one six. Kieron Pollard, who had been in incredible form this season, drilled a decent knock off 36 runs in 25 balls at a strike rate of 144.

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After 18 overs, with the dismissal of Andre Russell, they were 135/6 on the board. That was when Akeal Hossein, the left-handed batter, clubbed an unbeaten knock of 23 runs in six balls with three sixes and one boundary to shoulder them to 166/8 in their allotted 20 overs of the first innings.

Barbados Royals complete chase by seven wickets in 19 overs

The 87-run partnership for the opening wicket between the wicket-keeper opening batter, Quinton de Kock, and Kadeem Alleyene, laid a good platform for the chase in the second innings. The South African batter nailed 55 runs in 35 balls with the help of three boundaries and as many sixes. But they still found themselves under pressure.

That was when Sherfane Rutherford and captain Powell stood up with an unbeaten stand of 56 runs for the fourth wicket to complete the chase by seven wickets and six balls to spare.

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On the 27th encounter of the 2025 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Barbados Royals locked horns with the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Kensington Oval in Barbados. The home captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface that was anticipated to get slow in the second innings. 

Barbados retained their same playing eleven after earning their opening victory in the last game. On the other hand, the Patriots made just one change. Their opening left-handed batter, Rilee Rossouw, got out of the eleven, and Evin Lewis, who recovered from his injury, came back into the side.

Jason Holder’s 53* leads St Kitts and Nevis Patriots to 150/7

It was a stable opening stand of the Patriots inside the first six overs of the innings as they got 46 runs with both openers struggling with a strike rate of around 110. Mohammed Rizwan, the wicket-keeper opening batter, bashed 39 runs in 36 balls with the help of four boundaries and one six. Their middle order couldn’t do well apart from Jason Holder.

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The former Barbados Royals batter clubbed an unbeaten knock of 53 runs in 30 balls at a strike rate of 176.67, with the help of five sixes and one boundary. Navian Bidaisee nailed 30 runs in 23 balls at a strike rate of 130.43 with two fours and one six to post 150/7 in their allotted 20 overs of the first innings.

Barbados Royals fail to hold nerve in one-run defeat

Just like the Patriots, the Royals also got a decent start inside the power play with the 42-run opening partnership. Brandon King nailed 29 runs in 22 balls at a strike rate of 131.82, with the help of three sixes and one boundary. Rassie van der Dussen also nailed a fine knock of unbeaten 37 runs in 27 balls with two fours and one six.

However, the Patriots held their nerve beautifully on defense. Dussen nailed a six on the first ball of the last over, but the Royals needed two runs off the last ball. And Holder picked up the wicket of Daniel Sams to claim the one-run victory to breathe for another day.

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On the 24th fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, Barbados Royals locked horns with the Saint Lucia Kings at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The visiting captain, David Wiese, won the toss and decided to bowl first on he surface, expecting it to get better in the second innings. 

The home side made one change in the playing eleven with Kadeem Alleyne coming in place of Johann Layne. On the other hand, the Kings decided to go with an unchanged eleven.

Small contributions fire Barbados Royals to 191/5

It was another poor start from the Royals as they lost Quinton de Kock in the third over of the innings. Brandon King's 42 runs in 31 balls with the help of three boundaries and three over boundaries at a strike rate of 135.48 gave them some stability. Kadeem played a crucial knock of 39 runs in just 21 deliveries, thanks to three boundaries and as many sixes.

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However, at 120/5 in 15.2 overs, they were still struggling for a firing finish. And that’s when Rovman Powell, their captain, smashed a fine knock of unbeaten 41 runs in 17 balls with four fours and three sixes to shoulder them to 191/5 in 20 overs with 70 runs coming in less than five overs.

Saint Lucia Kings fell short of target of 24 runs

The visitors didn’t make a good start and kept losing wickets from top to bottom. Their wicket-keeper and opening batter, Tim Seifert, smacked 24 runs in 13 balls with two sixes and one four. Tim David bashed 44 runs in 28 balls, thanks to four over boundaries and two fours at a strike rate of 157.14.

However, none of these contributions were to get them over the target in the second innings as they finished their allotted 20 overs with 164/9 and fell short of the target by 27 runs.

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During the 22nd encounter of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, Barbados Royals locked horns with Antigua and Barbuda Falcons at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Imad Wasim-led side won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface that was expected to be chasing-friendly. 

For the Royals, Johann Layne came into the eleven with Kadeem Alleyne getting a break. On the other hand, Antigua decided to make three changes into the playing eleven with Kevin Wickham, Shamar Springer, Obed McCoy as Jewel Andrew, Odean Smith, and Usama Mir getting out of the team.

Brandon King’s 98* pushes Barbados Royals to 187/4

The 91-run opening partnership between wicket-keeper batter Quinton de Kock and Brandon King provided the Royals with a fine start in the first innings. The latter remained unbeaten 98 runs in just 65 balls at a strike rate of more than 150, with the help of six boundaries and seven sixes as they flew off to an aggressive start with the bat.

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At number three, Sherfane Rutherford clubbed 29 runs in 17 balls at a strike rate of over 170, thanks to three boundaries and two sixes. Chris Green later remained undefeated on 16 runs in six balls with one four and one six as they posted 187/4 in their allotted 20 overs.

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons complete nervy chase by four wickets

Just like King, Andries Gous also creamed a fine knock of 85 unbeaten runs in 53 balls at a strike rate of 160.38 with the help of five boundaries and four sixes as they kept clubbing the small contributions in the entire innings. Kevin Wickham and Shakib Al Hasan dashed off good knocks with the bat.

On the flip of the coin, Fabian Allen got one six while captain Wasim drilled 17 runs in 11 balls with lots of doubles in the middle. On the last ball, they completed the successful chase by four wickets in hand.

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The Barbados Royals are yet to find their momentum in the ongoing Caribbean Premier League (CPL 2025). After playing 5 matches, they remained without a single win. Before their fifth match against the Amazon Warriors, they honored Mark Henry, a WWE superstar, who earned the nickname 'World's Strongest Man.' The Barbados Royals shared an official video of moments of Mark with the team. This came as a surprise for cricket and wrestling fans across the world. The video shared by Barbados Royals with Henry's WWE entrance theme song, "Somebody's gonna get it..." adds a layer of nostalgia.

Though the aura created by Mark did not sustain for long, as the Royals again suffered a defeat, and their search for their first win of the campaign continues. Amazon Warriors won today's match by 4 wickets, chasing a target of 166 runs in the second innings. Dwaine Pretorius received the man of the match award for his all-round performance. After taking a wicket in the first innings, he played a match-winning 53-run knock in the second innings of the game.

Batting first, Barbados Royals registered 165 for 6 in the first innings. Their collective total mostly depended on three batters—skipper Rovman Powell, Rassie van der Dussen, and Brandon King. Powell scored an unbeaten 50-run knock off 28 deliveries with 6 over-boundaries and, interestingly, no boundary. Gudakesh Motie proved to be the most effective bowler for Amazon Warriors. In his 4-over spell, the spinner claimed a brace with an economy rate of 4.00.

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— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 5, 2025

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Shai Hope played for winning cause

The match turned into a neck-to-neck contest in the second innings when Eathan Bosch clinched a couple of wickets early, three wickets total in the match. Ramon Simmonds also played a crucial role for the Royals by taking a couple of wickets.

But Shai Hope remained strong on the wicket to ensure a win for the Amazon Warriors. Hope scored an unbeaten 62 off 49, accompanied by Dwaine Pretorius' 53 and Quentin Sampson's unbeaten 33-run innings.

During the 21st encounter of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, Barbados Royals locked horns with Guyana Amazon Warriors at the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. The Imran Tahir-led side won the toss and decided to bowl first on a dry surface, expecting it to get better in the second innings. 

The Royals made one change to the playing eleven with Shaqkere Perris getting out as the South Africa T20I star batter, Rassie van de Dussen, coming into the side. For the Amazon Warriors, Jediah Blades came into the side with Shamar Joseph getting dropped.

Rovman Powell’s unbeaten half-century smashes Barbados Royals to 165/6

It wasn’t a supreme start for the Barbados side in the first 12 overs of the first innings as they lost half of their side for just 69 runs. Only Brandon King was the contributor in the top order for smashing 39 runs in 27 balls with the help of six boundaries and one six at a strike rate of 144.44.

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Rassie van de Dussen and Powell celebrated a fine partnership of 82 runs for the sixth wicket to provide some fire to the depleted innings. The latter remained unbeaten on 50 runs in just 28 balls at a strike rate of 178.57 with six over boundaries as they posted 165/6 in their 20 allotted overs.

Guyana Amazon Warriors complete tense chase by four wickets

It was the same kind of start for the Guyana side, who lost four wickets in five overs for just 30 runs. Shai Hope, the wicket-keeper batter, remained undefeated by the end of the innings as he remained unbeaten on 62 runs in 49 balls at a strike rate of 126.53 with five boundaries and one six.

That was when Hope and Dwaine Pretorious posted an 89-run stand for the fifth wicket, with the latter clubbing 53 runs in 34 balls at a strike rate of 155.88, thanks to four over-boundaries and two fours. Quentin Sampson got 33 runs in 20 balls to complete the chase by four wickets with two balls to spare.

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On the 16th fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, the Trinbago Knight Riders locked horns with Barbados Royals at the Brian Lara Stadium in Tarouba, Trinidad. The home captain, Nichaolas Pooran, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface where chasing has been a comfortable job.

The Knight Riders decided to retain the same playing eleven for the contest. On the other end, the Royals left out Johann Layne with Chris Green coming into the side after finishing his assignment from The Hundred 2025.

Barbados Royals push their way to 178/6

Barbados’ wicket-keeper batter, Quinton de Kock, has struggled for 17 runs in 15 balls at the opening position as the top three couldn’t contribute much with the bat in an aggressive manner. Kadeem Alleyne got 41 runs in just 37 balls at a strike rate of only 110 with three boundaries and one six.

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Sherfane Rutherford drilled 45 runs in 22 balls at a strike rate of over 200, thanks to three boundaries and four sixes. Their captain, Rovman Powell, smacked a fine knock of 31 runs in just 15 balls with a couple of boundaries and three sixes as they posted 178/6 in their allotted 20 overs.

Trinbago Knight Riders complete easy chase by seven wickets

Both Alex Hales and Keacy Carty couldn’t add much to the scorecard before Colin Munro and captain Pooran put up a fine 93-run partnership for the third wicket to take themselves near the winning margin.

Munro, the left-handed batter, remained undefeated on 67 runs in 44 balls at a strike rate of over 150 with the help of four boundaries and as many sixes. On the other hand, Pooran remained unbeaten on 65 runs in 40 balls at a strike rate of 162.50 with one boundary and six sixes. Kieron Pollard completed 14000 T20 runs as they completed the chase by seven wickets with 13 balls to spare.

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Mohammed Rizwan, after finishing the three-match ODI series against West Indies in the Caribbean, got a chance to feature for the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots during the 2025 season of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL). However, there was no change in the luck for the batter in the department as he continued to struggle to maintain the pace of scoring runs.

In two games of the season, the right-handed batter, Mohammed Rizwan, smashed 33 runs in 32 deliveries at a strike rate of 103.12 with the best score of 30 runs. In those deliveries, Rizwan has nailed only a couple of boundaries, which is a concern for the franchise, who expect a lot from the veteran, along with the PCB, which decided to drop the batter from the Asia Cup 2025 squad.

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A video has gone viral of the 33-year-old from the CPL side, Barbados Royals. The left-arm spinner bowled a full delivery to which Rizwan looked to sweep, but once he missed connecting with the ball, it hit the stumps to dismiss the batter. But the issue was the choice of song where the franchise put ‘haal kaise hey apka’, which suggests a little bit of trolling towards the batter.

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In the 93 innings of the T20Is, Rizwan has smacked 3414 runs at an average of 47.41 and a strike rate of over 125 with the help of 30 half-centuries and one century at the best score of unbeaten 104 runs. During the recent ODI series in the Caribbean, he scored 69 runs in three innings with the best score of 53 runs.

 

 

 

 

 

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In 257 innings of the shortest format, the wicket-keeper batter has grabbed 8454 runs at an average of nearly 43 and a strike rate of 125.74, scoring three centuries and 69 fifties at the best score of 110*. In the history of PSL, he has 2770 runs in 82 innings at a strike rate of 130.

Along with Rizwan, the former T20I captain of the Green Brigade, Babar Azam is struggling in the same mode, having already been left out of the national side. However, he has reportedly been given a chance to return to the T20I side if he develops his T20 game in the BBL.

On the eighth fixture of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2025, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots met the Barbados Royals at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. The touring captain, Rovman Powell, won the toss and decided to bowl first on a surface which he anticipated would get better in the second innings. 

The home side made as many as four changes in the eleven, with Evin Lewis, Abbas Afridi, and Ashmead Nedd coming into the eleven while Mohammed Rizwan made his debut in the league. On the other hand, the Royals left out Shaqkere Parris and Mujeeb-Ur-Rahman to include Kofi James and Nyeem Young in the side.

St Kitts and Nevis Patriots fire their way to 174/8

Andre Fletcher, the wicket-keeper batter, smashed 25 runs in 16 balls with the help of 156.25, but the Patriots still kept losing wickets regularly and hardly got the required momentum in the first innings. Kyle Myer clubbed 42 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 150 with one four and three sixes.

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Captain Jason Holder drilled 38 runs in 21 deliveries at a strike rate of 180.95, with the help of four boundaries and two sixes. A few other small contributions from the lower order pushed them to post 174/8 in their allotted 20 overs in the first innings.

Barbados Royals limp to face a 12-run defeat 

It was the same issue for the Barbados side in the chase during the second innings. Kadeem Alleyne smacked 42 runs in 28 balls at a strike rate of 150, shouldering on two boundaries and three sides. However, whenever they needed to put the foot on the accelerator, they lost a wicket and struggled.

Their former captain, Holder, used the pace variations beautifully with the right line and length to pick four wickets in 3.2 overs. The Royals got bundled out for 162 runs in 18.2 overs and faced a 12-run defeat.

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