WOMEN’S CPL 2025: Royals snatch dramatic last-ball win over Warriors

The fifth game of the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) saw a preview of this year’s final as Guyana Amazon Warriors took on Barbados Royals at the Providence Stadium.

A see-sawing match went down to the final over with Warriors needing 11 runs to pull off a calculated chase. A thrilling last six balls were delivered by Aaliyah Alleyne and she got rid of the dangerous and set Amy Hunter lbw for 63 to tilt the match the Royals way.

Ashmini Munisar hit the penultimate ball for four to leave four runs required off the final ball but Munisar couldn’t find the boundary for a second time and her partner Nyia Latchman was run out to leave the Warriors short by just 3 runs.

Earlier, Shemaine Campbelle won the toss and the Warriors elected to field first. Chamari Athapaththu scored a patient 37 off 42 balls at the top of the order after the early loss of her partner, the aggressive Qiana Joseph for eight.

Laura Harris was among the wickets once more for the Warriors as she picked up 3/28 as the Royals top order, other than Athapaththu, made slim pickings before captain Chinelle Henry hit a crucial 46 off 34 balls to get them up to 132/6.

Athapaththu then got to work with the ball and duly picked up 3/25 including bowling out Realeanna Grimmond and Shemaine Campbelle. Amy Hunter battled through until the final over but couldn’t see her side over the line as other than 40 from captain Campbelle the rest of the Warriors batters failed to make double figures.

The Royals narrowly came out on top but the sides were evenly matched in an exciting game and the Warriors will get the chance to exact revenge in Wednesday’s final. (CPL T20)