Caribbean Premier League — match preview

Guyana Amazon Warriors v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Kensington Oval, Barbados | 17 Sept 2026, 20:00T20

Match winner odds

Guyana Amazon Warriors

58% implied · best @ Grosvenor

1.62

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons

42% implied · best @ Betway

2.30

Best price across 8 bookmakers at the time of writing. Live market odds, not advice.

Ground trends — Kensington Oval, Barbados

Six-friendly: 13.6 sixes per match vs 10.9 globally
Bat first advantage: 59% win rate batting first vs 41% chasing

In-play & trading angles

Defendable totalA first-innings score of 150+ is defended 70% of the time here. Once a side posts it, the fielding team is live in-play — the market often overrates the chase.
Chasing is hard hereChasing sides win only 41% at this ground. A batting-first team stays value even at level par — don't back the chase too early.
Toss mattersTeams batting first win 59% here (vs 41% chasing). Back the side that wins the toss and bats.

Average runs in the last five overs at Kensington Oval, Barbados are 7.5, 8.9, 8.6, 9.2, 9.3 — about 43.5 runs in the closing quarter (70 men's T20 matches). Runs lines below that, with batting in hand, are the overs angle.

Full ground stats

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Avg 1st innings158 (8 rpo)

Median 1st innings164

Chase success rate41%

Bat first win rate59%

Toss winner win rate58%

Avg powerplay (1st inns)44.5/1.6

Boundaries per match21.2 fours, 13.6 sixes

Highest chase / lowest defended223 / 127

Based on 70 men's T20 matches at this ground.

Team trends

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Overall93-59 · 61.2%

Recent form

WWWWL

Batting first52.9% (70)

Chasing69.1% (81)

At this ground75% (8)

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Overall13-15 · 46.4%

Recent form

WLWWW

Batting first31.3% (16)

Chasing66.7% (12)

At this ground50% (2)

Head-to-head (last 6 CPL meetings): Guyana Amazon Warriors 4, Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 2.

Teams

Guyana Amazon Warriors

· Recently fell short chasing 182 v Antigua and Barbuda Falcons; chased 128 v St Kitts and Nevis Patriots; chased 159 v Jamaica Kingsmen (last 3 matches)
· Averaging 141.4 with the bat (136.3 at home, 145.3 away) (7 matches in 2026)
· Conceding an average of 146.4 — 142.2 bowling first, 172 bowling second (7 matches in 2026)
· Won 8 of last 10 (10 matches)
· Wins 69.1% chasing vs 52.9% the other way (70 bat-first / 81 chasing)
· Strong overall record at Kensington Oval, Barbados: 6-2 (8 matches)
· Leads the H2H vs Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 4-2 (6 meetings)

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

· Recently defended 182 v Guyana Amazon Warriors; defended 183 v Trinbago Knight Riders; defended 155 v Barbados Tridents (last 3 matches)
· Averaging 159.5 with the bat (157.5 at home, 161.5 away) (8 matches in 2026)
· Conceding an average of 141.4 — 179.7 bowling first, 118.4 bowling second (8 matches in 2026)
· Wins 66.7% chasing vs 31.3% the other way (16 bat-first / 12 chasing)
· Trails the H2H vs Guyana Amazon Warriors 2-4 (6 meetings)

Key matchups

R Shepherd vs S Springer32/13 · SR 246 · 1w

R Shepherd has dominated S Springer — SR 246 off 13 balls

S Hetmyer vs S Springer27/11 · SR 245 · 1w

S Hetmyer has dominated S Springer — SR 245 off 11 balls

R Cornwall vs D Pretorius19/8 · SR 238 · 1w

R Cornwall has dominated D Pretorius — SR 238 off 8 balls

R Gurbaz vs A Joseph18/8 · SR 225 · 1w

R Gurbaz has dominated A Joseph — SR 225 off 8 balls

A Jangoo vs M Nabi4/8 · SR 50 · 1w

4 runs off 8 balls, 1 dismissal

From these two sides' historical CPL meetings — a guide to duels that may recur.

Players

Guyana Amazon Warriors

Shimron Odilon Hetmyerbat

· 221 runs in 7 innings in 2026 at an average of 55.25, striking at 212.5 (7 inns, 104 balls)
· Low score of 1, best of 111 (7 inns, 104 balls)
· 2.4 sixes per innings (17 total) (7 inns, 104 balls)
· Strikes at 187.5 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 49.9% above the league average, averaging 30 (80 balls faced)

Shai Diego Hopebat

· 213 runs in 7 innings in 2026 at an average of 71, striking at 120.3 (7 inns, 177 balls)
· Low score of 0, best of 56 (7 inns, 177 balls)
· 1.6 sixes per innings (11 total) (7 inns, 177 balls)
· Strikes at 140.7 against Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in the CPL, 12.5% above the league average, averaging 42.2 (150 balls faced)

Imran Tahirbowl

· 7 wickets in 7 innings in 2026 at 7.2 runs per over (7 inns, 156 balls)
· 1 wickets per innings (7 inns, 156 balls)

Mohammad Nabibowl

· 13 wickets in 7 innings in 2026 at 5.8 runs per over (7 inns, 150 balls)
· 1.86 wickets per innings (7 inns, 150 balls)

Antigua and Barbuda Falcons

Hassan Nawazbat

· 173 runs in 6 innings in 2026 at an average of 28.83, striking at 125.4 (6 inns, 138 balls)
· Low score of 1, best of 76 (6 inns, 138 balls)
· 1.2 sixes per innings (7 total) (6 inns, 138 balls)
· Strikes at 130.2 against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL, 4.1% above the league average, averaging 28 (43 balls faced)

Evin Lewisbat

· 153 runs in 6 innings in 2026 at an average of 25.5, striking at 125.4 (6 inns, 122 balls)
· Low score of 1, best of 48 (6 inns, 122 balls)
· 2.5 sixes per innings (15 total) (6 inns, 122 balls)
· Strikes at 124.9 against Guyana Amazon Warriors in the CPL, 0.2% below the league average, averaging 25.33 (365 balls faced)

Jayden Nigel Tristen Sealesbowl

· 3 wickets in 8 innings in 2026 at 10.2 runs per over (8 inns, 132 balls)
· 0.38 wickets per innings (8 inns, 132 balls)

Alzarri Shaheim Josephbowl

· 11 wickets in 7 innings in 2026 at 9.4 runs per over (7 inns, 132 balls)
· 1.57 wickets per innings (7 inns, 132 balls)

Stats are computed from ball-by-ball data and show their sample sizes. Ground figures cover every men's T20 played there, not CPL alone.