Barbados Tridents continued their impressive resurgence in the 2026 Caribbean Premier League, securing a fourth straight win by defeating the table-topping Guyana Amazon Warriors by six wickets. In their final league-stage fixture, the Tridents dismissed the visitors for just 99 runs in 18.1 overs at the Kensington Oval before comfortably chasing down the target in 14.5 overs.
The Amazon Warriors struggled early after being sent to bat. AM Ghazanfar proved difficult for the opposition to handle, taking three wickets in his third over by stumping Mavendra Dindyal and trapping both Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer lbw for ducks. George Linde and Johann Layne further dismantled the lineup, each claiming wickets off consecutive deliveries. Linde accounted for Glenn Phillips and Dwaine Pretorius in the eighth over, while Layne dismissed Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Quentin Sampson, and Ronaldo Alimohamed. A 31-run partnership between Romario Shepherd and Imran Tahir eventually pushed the total near triple digits, but both fell quickly thereafter.
The Tridents faced early challenges during their reply, losing both Zachary Carter and Quinton de Kock during a 33-run Powerplay. Sherfane Rutherford was dismissed shortly after, but Sadrack Descarte played an aggressive cameo. Using effective sweep and reverse-sweep shots, Descarte reached 32 runs off 17 balls before a brief rain delay. Although Mehidy Hasan Miraz claimed Descarte’s wicket after the break, Brandon King anchored the chase and remained unbeaten on 44 to guide the team to victory.
Following these results, the Tridents finish in third place and will meet the Kingsmen in the Eliminator. The Guyana Amazon Warriors, despite the loss, head into the playoffs to face the Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in Qualifier 1, with all remaining postseason matches scheduled to be held in Barbados.
Brief Scores: Guyana Amazon Warriors 99 all out in 18.1 overs (Glenn Phillips 24; Johann Layne 3-14, AM Ghazanfar 3-17, George Linde 2-13) lost to Barbados Tridents 100/4 in 14.5 overs (Brandon King 44*, Sadrack Descarte 32; Mehidy Hasan Miraz 2-25, Veerasammy Permaul 1-14) by 6 wickets. The report also notes that the Tridents continued to ride their wave of momentum ahead of the playoffs, bowling the visitors out for 99 before chasing it down with 31 balls to spare, while the result did little to impact the points table. The report also notes that before a 31-run stand between Romario Shepherd and Imran Tahir dragged the innings along, the Amazon Warriors were in disarray at 67/8. The report also notes that both batters then fell in quick succession as the innings lasted all of 18.1 overs. The report also notes that which too was a consequence of a couple of sixes in the sixth over, they managed just 33 in that phase.
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