Antigua & Barbuda Falcons vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Live Score, Qualifier 1 of Caribbean Premier League, 2026

Falcons Fly into the Final - The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons made absolutely no fuss about booking their place in the grand final, riding on the back of a truly sensational, spin-packed bowling display that completely dismantled their opponents. While the Falcons celebrate their well-earned spot in the ultimate title decider, the tournament is far from over for the Guyana Amazon Warriors. They will get one more shot at redemption in Qualifier 2, where they are locked in to face Jamaica on 18th September at 11 pm GMT. It promises to be a high-stakes, thrilling encounter as both teams fight for the remaining spot in the final, but until then, it is goodbye and cheers for now!

Antigua & Barbuda Falcons captain - Moeen Ali says he likes it, but they still have one big game to go and he is very happy that they have made it to the final with that sort of performance and it would be amazing to win the final, but he was a bit apprehensive as they had not played for seven or eight days and you are not sure exactly what you are going to get from the guys, but they were amazing tonight. He says he thought the bowlers, Alzarri Joseph and Fabian up top, did an amazing job on what they felt was actually a good wicket, and then the spinners in the middle just ripped through them and did an amazing job. On the collapse after the Powerplay, Moeen Ali says there was a bit of spin but he thinks it was just being a bit brave with the field, sometimes having a midwicket and making them try not to just give them easy singles, and once he thinks they did that a little bit with Shadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim they got wickets and he thinks they just got a bit surprised with the way they bowled. He says seven were googlies and it was just the line they bowled that was amazing and came out the hand really well, but he thought there was a bit of poor batting in between, he has to say, but he does feel that it was a great performance by their bowlers.

Guyana Amazon Warriors captain - Imran Tahir, on the collapse, says this is not the first time and they do not have time to look into it and they just have to come back strongly and that is what he can ask from the boys. On what went wrong, he says it is the patience, as the opposition will not dish it out for you and if the pitch is playing different they have to adjust, noting that they are playing all over the world and there is no excuse and he takes the blame on behalf of the team and they should be more responsible. On the second chance for the finals, he says they deserve to be here as they played really well in the whole competition and it is in the past, and they want to achieve what they want to achieve, to win the CPL, and he does not think they are going to justify what they did today and they need to be better and need to come back stronger tomorrow. On Shepherd batting at 10, he says he never thought he was going to go before him and he tried to kill some overs of spin but unfortunately he also played a bad shot, and they wanted him to go out and explore himself and this is not something they want to do with him and they need to be more responsible. On the fans, he says it is just a promise that they will not let them down tomorrow and they have to put a very big performance for them tomorrow night.

POTM - Shadab Khan wins the award for his spell of 4 for 16, where he picked up a hat-trick as well. Shadab Khan says he is so happy, as a hat-trick is that type of milestone that you want in your career. On the key to success, he says when you are in the right rhythm, things happen and he hit the deck in good areas and kept it simple, noting that cricket is very hard if you try to complicate things and they practised and prepared very well and throughout the tournament, the rhythm has been good. He adds that role clarity is very important, as he knows what his role is and makes his mindset clear as well.

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Falcons' Pakistan spin twins dismantled GAW - In a staggering batting collapse, the Guyana Amazon Warriors were blown away for a paltry 76 in just 15 overs after Antigua & Barbuda Falcons skipper Moeen Ali asked them to bat first. Despite a steady opening start from Glenn Phillips and Mavendra Dindyal, Dindyal's dismissal in the 5th over triggered a catastrophic collapse that saw the GAW side go from 40 for 1 to 76 all out. The absolute architects of the destruction were the Falcons' Pakistani spin prodigies, Shadab Khan and Sufyan Moqim, who picked up four wickets apiece. Shadab even claimed a sensational hat-trick by removing Shimron Hetmyer, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, and Quentin Sampson off successive deliveries. Shamar Springer and Joshua James chipped in with a wicket each to cap off a flawless, dominant bowling display.

Falcons romp into the title decider - The Antigua & Barbuda Falcons made an absolute mockery of the run chase, hunting down a meager target of 77 inside the Powerplay to seal their spot in the final with an emphatic 9-wicket victory. A modest total like 76 was never going to trouble a batting unit as explosive as the Falcons', but Rahkeem Cornwall made it look ridiculously easy by smoking a blistering 49 runs in the blink of an eye. His brutal, boundary-laden onslaught completely deflated any balloon of hope the Guyana Amazon Warriors were desperately holding onto for a miracle defense. Although Warriors skipper Imran Tahir managed to break the opening stand by picking up the sole wicket of Cornwall, it did nothing to halt the momentum of an overall commanding and merciless chase that catapulted the Falcons straight into the title decider.

DEMOLITION COMPLETE! Fuller around off, Evin Lewis chips this behind extra cover and runs two to seal the game. Antigua & Barbuda Falcons win this contest by 9 wickets.

Tossed up, around off, Evin Lewis defends it out.

A touch too full, around off, Amir Jangoo drives this to the cover-point region for no run.

Tossed up, around off, Amir Jangoo keeps it out.

FOUR! That's been smashed away to the fence for four. Fuller around off, Amir Jangoo gets close to the pitch of the ball and drives this straight through the wide long off region for a boundary.

Quicker one, wide of off, Amir Jangoo swings and misses out.

OUT! CAUGHT! Rahkeem Cornwall walks off the field just 1 short of his half-century. Tossed up, around middle and off, turning away from the batter. Rahkeem Cornwall chips this high in the air and straight into the hands of Shimron Hetmyer at long off for a simple catch.

Much slower and wider around off, Rahkeem Cornwall swings and misses.

SIX! Into the crowd for a huge six and ABF are now in touching distance of the finish line inside the Powerplay. Short and on leg, Evin Lewis gets inside the line of the ball and pulls this to the deep backward square leg region for a huge six.

FOUR! Full toss, around off, Evin Lewis opens the face of his bat and lofts it up and over covers for a boundary. Evin and Rahkeem have approached this low total exactly how it should have been done.

NO BALL! Shamar Joseph has overstepped. Bowls it on a full length, on off, Evin Lewis pushes this to point. Free Hit to follow.

On a length, around off, Evin Lewis keeps it out.

FOUR! Not a bad delivery but such is the timing from Evin that the ball has raced away to the fence. Yorker, around off, Evin Lewis punches this in the gap through cover-point for a boundary.

SIX! Evin joins the party now. Good length, wide outside off, Evin Lewis presses towards the line of the ball and slices this deep into the crowd towards the deep point region for six runs.

Good length, wide of off, Evin Lewis swings and misses.

Fired around off, Rahkeem Cornwall looks to flick it around for his half-century but misses. The ball goes to the keeper and he fails to gather it as well. Had Hope gathered the ball, he would've stood a chance to stump Rahkeem Cornwall out.

SIX! Add another six to the counter as Rahkeem Cornwall just rips Khary apart. Khary drags his length back a tad, bowls it around off, Rahkeem Cornwall smashes it up and over the sight screen for yet another biggie. 50 comes up for Antigua & Barbuda Falcons.

SIX! 6,4,4 and now another 6. Too full, on the pads, Rahkeem Cornwall backs away and opens up the off-side and lofts this deep into the crowd towards the deep cover region for a biggie.

FOUR! Brutal stroke for four runs. Short of a length, around middle and off, Rahkeem Cornwall exposes his stumps by moving to his leg and slaps this past the left of mid on for a boundary.

FOUR! Now this is a proper cricketing stroke. Tossed up, around off, Rahkeem Cornwall backs away and lofts this inside out over covers for four runs.

SIX! Add another one to the biggies' tally in Rahkeem Cornwall's account. Slider, around the pads, Rahkeem Cornwall stays onto his back foot and just flicks this up and over the deep mid-wicket fence for six more runs.

Slightly short of a length, around middle and off, Rahkeem Cornwall smashes this to long on for a single.

SIX! Rahkeem Cornwall hits a monstrous hit for a biggie. Pushed through on the pads, Rahkeem Cornwall collapses his back knee and slog sweeps this out of the park with the bottom hand off the handle of his bat for six runs.