The fifth match of the 2025 Massy Girls’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) lived as much as its billing as a gown rehearsal for the ultimate, with Barbados Royals and Guyana Amazon Warriors producing a basic at Windfall Stadium.
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In a gripping contest that swung each methods, the Royals edged residence by three runs after a nail-biting remaining over that left followers breathless and craving the rematch in Wednesday’s championship conflict.
Alleyne’s remaining over seals it
Chasing 133 for victory, the Warriors required 11 runs from the final six balls with the in-form Amy Hunter standing tall on 63. Royals seamer Aaliyah Alleyne was entrusted with the duty, and she or he delivered beneath immense strain.
Alleyne trapped Hunter lbw along with her second supply, hanging the decisive blow of the match. The Warriors nonetheless stored their hopes alive when Ashmini Munisar drove the penultimate ball to the boundary, leaving 4 required from the final supply. However Alleyne stored her composure—Munisar did not clear the ropes, and Nyia Latchman was run out within the scramble, leaving the Warriors agonizingly quick at 129/7.
Royals construct regular platform
Earlier, Warriors captain Shemaine Campbelle gained the toss and opted to bowl first. The Royals innings stuttered firstly because the aggressive Qiana Joseph departed cheaply for eight.
Sri Lankan star Chamari Athapaththu steadied the ship with a affected person 37 from 42 balls, however wickets tumbled on the different finish. Laura Harris as soon as once more impressed for the Warriors, claiming 3-28 and making use of strain by the center overs.
It was Royals skipper Chinelle Henry who offered the late surge, hanging an important 46 from 34 balls to carry her facet to 132-6—a complete that in the end proved simply sufficient.
Athapaththu strikes again with the ball
The Warriors’ reply additionally hinged on Athapaththu, who turned the sport with the ball. Her 3-25 included the scalps of Realeanna Grimmond and Campbelle, derailing the chase at a vital stage.
Campbelle had earlier provided resistance with 40, however help was missing as no different Warriors batter moreover Hunter reached double figures. Hunter’s valiant 63 stored the competition alive till the very finish, however Alleyne’s nerves of metal carried the Royals throughout the road.
Although the Royals triumphed, each groups displayed the qualities that carried them to the ultimate: the Royals’ resilience and bowling firepower, and the Warriors’ preventing spirit and particular person brilliance. Wednesday’s title conflict now guarantees to be a showdown of equals, with revenge and redemption firmly on the road.
