Unbeaten GAW to battle Kings in rain-hit St Lucia

The Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) will bring the heat to St Lucia today, Tuesday August 26 when they lock horns with home team, St Lucia Kings at the Darren Sammy Cricket Ground.
Kings last game against Barbados Royals was washed out completely due to the rain across the island. Warriors are the only unbeaten team in the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League and sits in second.
Kings are in fifth with one win, one lost and two no results. A win against Warriors will be essential for Darren Sammy and his side to get their campaign up and running as defending champions.
A political leader in St Lucia issues a statement via social media, indicating that a tropical wave is expected to hit St Lucia.
“Dear Saint Lucians, please take caution. A tropical wave is approaching our island and expected to start affecting the Caribbean later tonight (Sunday evening). Your safety is top priority. Secure your homes, avoid unnecessary travel, and stay updated with official advisories. Let us all prepare, protect our families, and look out for one another,” the politician said.
Meanwhile, the Amazon Warriors who arrived in St Lucia with high confidence, will bank on Imran Tahir to continue to lead the way. Tahir has seven wickets in two outings, including his career best bowling figure of 5-20. Dwaine Pretorius has been among the wickets this season with five scalps.
The ever classy and consistent Shai Hope is the man with the most runs for Warriors this season. After two games. Hope sits pretty with 138 runs while the likes of Ben McDermott and Shimron Hetmyer already scored half-centuries early in this tournament.
The defending champions, Kings will rely on the veteran Johnson Charles who is one run shy of 100 runs this season. Test skipper Roston Chase has been good with bat and ball this season, with 73 runs under his belt and three wickets. Kings captain David Wiese has also claimed three wickets early in the tournament.
At this stage of the tournament, two batsmen breached the 200-run mark. Karima Gore of Antigua and Barbuda Falcons has 218 runs while Colin Munro has 207 runs.
Wrist spinner Waqar Salamkhiel has 10 wickets with Usman Tariq, Jason Holder and Obed McCoy has eight wickets each. Warriors and Kings are expected to commence battle from 19:00h local time.