Saint Lucia Kings vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match 11 — Caribbean Premier League

Who will win SLK vs GAW?

Cric First AI picks Guyana Amazon Warriors · confidence 62/100

• GAW won toss, chose to bowl first at Gros Islet.
• Fast, bouncy Daren Sammy surface, light rain around at start.
• SLK fresh off a rain-hit loss to Barbados Tridents.
• GAW open 2-0 after chasing down Jamaica Kingsmen easily.

Multiple previews independently flagged bowl-first as the tactical call, and GAW followed it — strong alignment.

Result: GAW won by 7 wickets. Prediction correct.

Toss and conditions

Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and chose to bowl first; Saint Lucia Kings bat first. Guyana Amazon Warriors chose to field, sending Saint Lucia Kings in under overcast, damp skies.

Bowling first lets GAW set a target before the pitch and weather turn trickier for the chasing bowlers.

Shamar Joseph gets the new ball on a fast surface before any rain complicates grip for SLK's attack chasing.

Key factors

Projected score and key matchup

First innings: 155-170 — Fast, bouncy deck should support 155-170 batting first, with rain a wildcard on scoring rate.

Amari Alexandre Goodridge v Mohammad Nabi: Nabi's variations could strangle SLK's most reliable batter early in a rain-threatened chase-first scenario.

Players to watch

Head-to-head and form

GAW have won their last two head-to-heads against SLK, including a last-ball thriller in September 2025.

Saint Lucia Kings: SLK are still searching for their first win after a narrow, rain-hit loss to Barbados Tridents.

Guyana Amazon Warriors: GAW are 1-0 and look to build momentum after a comfortable chase over Jamaica Kingsmen.

The story so far

Saint Lucia Kings arrive off a chastening night against Barbados Tridents, where Ackeem Auguste's 63 off 34 balls and Roston Chase's 34 weren't enough to chase 177 in a rain-shortened game. Guyana Amazon Warriors, by contrast, opened their campaign with a comfortable five-wicket win over Jamaica Kingsmen, Shai Hope's unbeaten 56 doing the chasing work. The two sides have history too — GAW snatched a two-wicket win in Georgetown last September when Dwaine Pretorius hit a last-ball six, part of a pattern where Guyana have had the better of Kings in recent CPL cricket.

The Daren Sammy pitch is quick and bouncy, and light rain in the air adds an extra layer: gripping the ball tends to get harder as the night wears on here, which is exactly why bowling first was the widely tipped move for whoever won the toss. Imran Tahir followed that logic, handing the new ball to Shamar Joseph and Mohammad Nabi against a Kings top order light on recent runs — only Amari Alexandre Goodridge (avg 52.3) has been consistently prolific. If SLK's Roston Chase and Matthew Forde can find early swing with the ball once GAW bat, the equation flips fast, but on a surface favouring pace and bounce, the side setting rather than chasing the target carries the extra risk tonight.

The chase: GAW need 152

GAW start favourites on a below-par total, historical dew trends at Gros Islet, and their top-order firepower against a modest 152.

A modest 152 on a ground where chasing teams have historically had the edge, especially once dew sets in under lights. GAW's top order — Phillips, Hope and Shepherd — has more than enough firepower to get there if they survive Nabi and Joseph early.

Conditions: Fast, bouncy surface with light rain around, 81% humidity, wind picking up at 17 km/h.

• GAW need 152 in 20 overs at 7.6 per over.
• Fast, bouncy Gros Islet pitch; light rain and high humidity forecast.
• History favours chasers here — dew tends to kick in late.

Glenn Phillips v Roston Chase: Whoever wins the powerplay battle between Phillips and Chase likely shapes the whole chase.

• Early wickets for SLK before Phillips cuts loose.
• Dew making the ball hard to grip late.
• Hope's slow starts putting pressure on the required rate.