St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Shimron Hetmyer of Guyana Amazon Warriors is dismissed by Naseem Shah of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

©CPL via Getty Images

Republic Bank CPL 2025 witnessed a gripping contest in Game 25 as St Kitts & Nevis Patriots edged Guyana Amazon Warriors by just 5 runs at Providence Stadium, thanks to Rizwan’s heroics and superb bowling.

Match Analysis

Naseem Shah delivered an ice veined final over that got the Patriots a much-needed victory off the final ball. With the Warriors needing 11 runs off the last over, Shah nailed his yorkers to first dismiss Keemo Paul then to concede just five runs to stun the packed stadium. The victory sees the Patriots keep their playoff hopes alive.

Imran Tahir won the toss and elected to field first, his side took regular wickets but the Patriots were able to post a competitive total thanks to a brilliant 85 from 62 deliveries from Mohammad Rizwan who was dismissed in the final over.

Mohammad Rizwan of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots

©CPL via Getty Images

The opener was duly named Player of the Match hit eight fours and three sixes before a mix up in the middle saw him run out with two deliveries to go in the innings.

The Warriors stayed in contention during their whole reply with the bat but without a decisive innings in the manner of Rizwan’s they ultimately fell short in the final over. An all-round tight bowling performance from the Patriots saw wickets shared across the board and a well-deserved victory at the last.

The result sees the Patriots into fifth position in the table with six points from nine games, the Warriors currently in fourth spot with 8 points from seven matches.

An engrossing contest was apt as the CPL hots up and enters its final phase with everything to play for.

Match Summary

Guyana Amazon Warriors vs St Kitts & Nevis Patriots, Match 25

Guyana Amazon Warriors 144/8 (20 ov)

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 149/6 (20 ov)

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots won by 5 runs

SCORECARD

Partnership

Match Stats

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Fall of wickets: 1-9 (Andre Fletcher - 1.5 ov), 2-25 (Kyle Mayers - 3.5 ov), 3-26 (Leniko Boucher - 4.3 ov), 4-64 (Rilee Rossouw - 9.6 ov), 5-87 (Jason Holder - 12.3 ov), 6-148 (Mohammad Rizwan - 19.4 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors Fall of wickets: 1-38 (Moeen Ali - 5.3 ov), 2-44 (Ben McDermott - 6.4 ov), 3-59 (Shimron Hetmyer - 8.6 ov), 4-93 (Hassan Khan - 12.6 ov), 5-95 (Shai Hope - 13.4 ov), 6-109 (Dwaine Pretorius - 16.2 ov), 7-129 (Romario Shepherd - 18.3 ov), 8-139 (Keemo Paul - 19.1 ov)

Wagon Wheel

Playing XI

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Ben McDermott

Shai Hope(WK)

Moeen Ali

Shimron Hetmyer

Hassan Khan

Dwaine Pretorius

Romario Shepherd

Quentin Sampson

Keemo Paul

Gudakesh Motie

Imran Tahir(C)

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots

Andre Fletcher

Rilee Rossouw

Mohammad Rizwan(WK)

Kyle Mayers

Jason Holder(C)

Leniko Boucher

Navin Bidaisee

Ashmead Nedd

Dominic Drakes

Naseem Shah

Waqar Salamkheil

Match Details:

Date: Monday, September 8, 2025 01:00

Venue: Providence Stadium, Guyana

Toss: Guyana Amazon Warriors elected to bowl

Umpires: Denavon Hayles (West Indies)

Match Referee: Chris Wright (West Indies) Leslie Reifer (West Indies) Carl Tuckett (West Indies TV)

© Cricket World 2025

Click here to read article