Trinbago Knight Riders won the Caribbean Premier League 2025 on Sunday
Trinbago defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors in the final of the tournament
TKR chased down the 131-run target in 18 overs to win the game by three wickets
Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR) are the champions of thee Caribbean Premier League 2025 after defeating Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) in the final of the tournament at the Providence Stadium, Guyana on Monday, September 22 (IST). TKR chased down the 131-run target in 18 overs to win the game by three wickets and take home the trophy.
Guyana Amazon Warriors vs Trinbago Knight Riders, CPL 2025 Final - Playing XIs
Guyana Amazon Warriors (Playing XI): Ben McDermott, Quentin Sampson, Shai Hope(w), Shimron Hetmyer, Moeen Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Dwaine Pretorius, Romario Shepherd, Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, Imran Tahir(c)
Trinbago Knight Riders (Playing XI): Colin Munro, Alex Hales, Nicholas Pooran(w/c), Darren Bravo, Keacy Carty, Kieron Pollard, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Akeal Hosein, Usman Tariq, Saurabh Netravalkar
Guyana had won the toss and decided to bat first on a slow surface at the Providence Stadium. Guyana's batters could never find any rhythm as TKR bowlers kept things tight throughout the innings.
Ben McDermott did score 28 off 17 at the start of the innings for GAW but no other batter could find boundaries with ease. Dwaine Pretorius and Romario Shepherd did hit a few blows towards the end but that could only take the Amazon Warriors to 130/8.
Saurabh Netravalkar was the pick of the bowlers for Trinbago with three scalps for only 25 runs.
Guyana's defence of a small total was off to the worst possible start as Shepherd leaked 22 off the very second over and TKR raced to 33 without loss in two overs. After that, GAW bowlers did wrestle back into the game with wickets but the required run rate never went out of control for TKR who completed the chase in only 18 overs.
Akeal Hossein hit a six and then a four to win the tournament for TKR. This is now the fifth CPL victory for a franchise from Trinidad and Tobago while GAW have now lost seven out of the eight finals that they have featured in.
