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St Lucia Kings
Guyana Amazon Warriors
Guyana Amazon Warriors will face Saint Lucia Kings in the 31st match of CPL 2026 at Providence Stadium, Guyana. The Warriors will enter the game as the only unbeaten side in the tournament, having won all 6 of their matches. They also hold a strong NRR of 1.977 and will look to continue their winning run at home.
Saint Lucia Kings will come into the match after two consecutive defeats. They sit fourth with 4 wins and 5 losses, with a NRR of -0.903 and a loss against GAW earlier this season. They will need a strong performance to challenge the table-toppers.
The recent head-to-head record will suggest a competitive contest, with GAW winning 3 of the last 5 meetings and SLK winning two. 4 of those 5 matches will have been won by the chasing team, making the toss and game situation important.
GAW have the edge with a well-distributed bowling attack, with 5 of their main bowlers already combining for 41 wickets, while SLKโs key bowlers have 46 wickets but will rely heavily on Forde and Chase for breakthroughs.
The betting tip is...
Top Bowlerโs Team - Guyana Amazon Warriors
61 %
39 %
St Lucia KingsGuyana Amazon WarriorsGuyana Amazon Warriorsโ batting had been decent during the season. Shimron Hetmyer has scored 216 runs in 6 games at a strike rate of 223.71, including one century. Shai Hope has made 213 runs at a strike rate of 122.41, with one fifty, while Mavendra Dindyal has managed 100 runs in 5 games at 117.64.
Mohammad Nabi has also remained a key option. Mehidy Hasan Miraz is set to make his CPL debut after joining the squad, replacing Mohammad Nabi, while Mohammad Haris has joined in place of Rahmanullah Gurbaz.
The bowling unit had been the main reason behind GAWโs wins. Mohammad Nabi has taken 12 wickets in 6 games, Shamar Joseph has 10, and Dwaine Pretorius has 7. Khary Pierre and Imran Tahir have 6 each, while Romario Shepherd has 5.
Hetmyer, Hope and Theekshana are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Mohammad Haris, Mavendra Dindyal, Shai Hope (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Quentin Sampson, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Joseph, Dwaine Pretorius, Khary Pierre, Imran Tahir (c)
Saint Lucia Kingsโ batting had let them down in most games. Kamil Pooran had scored 230 runs in seven games at a strike rate of 169.11, including two fifties. Tim Seifert had made 174 runs in four games at 147.45, with one fifty and one hundred.
Roston Chase had scored 119 runs in nine games, while John Campbell had 113 in four games. Charith Asalanka had added 105 in seven games, and Auguste had 100 in five games.
Bowling had been the stronger department. Matthew Forde had taken 15 wickets in nine games and had been the leagueโs leading wicket-taker. Roston Chase had 12 wickets, while Joshua Bishop and Maheesh Theekshana had eight each. SC van Schalkwyk had taken three wickets.
Seifert, Forde and Theekshana are the key players in the team.
Predicted Lineup: Roston Chase (c), Tim Seifert (wk), Kamil Pooran, John Campbell, Charith Asalanka, Obus Pienaar, Matthew Forde, Amari Goodridge, Joshua Bishop, McKenny Clarke, Maheesh Theekshana
Guyana Amazon Warriors will have the edge in this contest, mainly because of their stronger and more consistent bowling attack. Their bowlers will have contributed regularly throughout the season, with wickets coming from both pace and spin.
Shamar Joseph, Dwaine Pretorius, Khary Pierre and Imran Tahir will give them multiple options across different phases of the innings. GAWโs bowling unit had also restricted Saint Lucia Kings to 151 in their previous meeting before completing a comfortable 7-wicket chase.
SLK will have match-winners in Matthew Forde and Roston Chase, but their batting will need to produce a better performance. With GAW playing at Providence Stadium and carrying an unbeaten record, their bowling depth should give them the advantage.
