GAW vs ABF | Warriors eye third spot in points table, set to face Falcons in 26th CPL 2025 game
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Two of the top four teams, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, will take on each other in the 26th game of the ongoing Caribbean Premier League 2025. Both teams will aim to strengthen their chances for the tournament’s playoff stage with a win in this game, in Guyana.
Guyana Amazon Warriors are currently fourth in the tournament standings, with four wins and three defeats in their seven games so far this season. They started their campaign with two consecutive wins against the SKN Patriots and Falcons, followed by two consecutive defeats against the Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders. After these two defeats, they made a stunning comeback with two wins in a row against Barbados Royals and the Knight Riders. In their previous game against the SKN Patriots by a narrow margin of five runs. They will aim to win this game and move to the third spot in the standings.
On the other hand, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have been through a mixed journey, with four wins and as many defeats, alongside a ‘no-result’ game in their nine matches. Their campaign started with a six-wicket defeat against the SKN Patriots, followed by a same-margin win against the Barbados Royals. Later, they defeated the Knight Riders by eight runs before losing by 83 runs against the Warriors. In their next game against the Patriots, they won by seven wickets before facing two consecutive defeats. In their last game against Barbados Royals, they won by four wickets.
GAW: L L W W L
Guyana Amazon Warriors have been through a rollercoaster journey, with three defeats and two wins in their last five games so far.
ABF: L W L L W
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have also been through the same kind of form in their last five games, losing three games while winning two. They will have a moral advantage in this game as they are coming off a four-wicket win against the Barbados Royals.
Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons have faced each other in three games in the CPL since the 2024 edition of the tournament. The Warriors have completely dominated this head-to-head rivalry, winning all three games by good margins.
The pitch is expected to have a tinge of grass but a bit dry underneath, which might assist spinners as the game progresses. Dew might make chasing slightly easier later.
It will be a humid evening in Providence with a light breeze, and the temperature will be hovering around 31 degrees Celsius.
Guyana Amazon Warriors might look forward to making a change or two in their middle order to strengthen their batting. They are expected to make this change after a defeat in the previous game.
On the contrary, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons might go ahead with their unchanged playing XI, which they played with in the last game, considering the winning combination.
GAW Probable XI: Ben McDermott, Moeen Ali, Shai Hope (WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Hassan Khan, Keemo Paul, Dwaine Pretorius, Romario Shepherd, Quentin Sampson, Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir (C).
ABF Probable XI: Amir Jangoo (WK), Andries Gous, Karima Gore, Kevin Wickham, Shakib Al Hasan, Fabian Allen, Imad Wasim (C), Shamar Springer, Obed McCoy, Jayden Seales, Salman Irshad.
CPL 2025’s 26th game, between Guyana Amazon Warriors and Antigua and Barbuda Falcons, will be streamed live on the JioHotstar and FanCode apps. For TV viewers, it will be live on the Star Sports Network.
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