CPL 2025: Auguste (73) trumps Shepherd (73*) as Kings beat Warriors

Game 13 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) saw defending champions St. Lucia Kings pull off an impressive run chase against last year’s defeated finalists, Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Ackeem Auguste played a wonderful innings of 73 off 35 balls to earn the Player-of-the-Match award and see the Kings over the line by four wickets with 11 balls remaining.

The Kings laid down a real marker in the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, hauling in a total of 202-6 set by the Warriors in ice cool fashion. The victory sees them move to second position in the table with six points from five matches, albeit two of those were abandoned due to rain.

The Warriors would be disappointed not to defend a robust total as they won the toss and elected to bat first, Romario Shepherd plundering 73 off just 34 balls with five fours and seven sixes to set a challenging score.

The Kings didn’t blink in their response as they inflicted a first defeat of this year’s competition on their opponents.

Tim Seifert and Auguste got the chase off to something of a flier after the early loss of Johnson Charles, 86 runs smashed in the Powerplay broke the back of the total and the reigning CPL champions never looked back from there.

Auguste eventually fell by holing out to the cover sweeper off Jediah Blades to leave his side on 140-4 and plenty still to do, but the experienced hands of Tim David (25), Aaron Jones (16) and captain David Wiese (10 not out) saw the Kings home as they sent a message to the rest of the field that they remain in the hunt for a title defence. (CPL)