POORAN SANCTIONED FOR LEVEL 1 OFFENCE IN CPL ELIMINATOR

The schedule for the highly anticipated 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) has been officially confirmed. This year’s tournament will take place from Thursday 14 August to Sunday 21 September, bringing top-tier T20 cricket action to six host nations: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Guyana, St Kitts & Nevis, Saint Lucia and Trinidad & Tobago.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors stormed into the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) final on the back of an all-round bowling display that saw them restrict the Saint Lucia Kings to 143 all out to win Qualifier 1 by 14 runs. The Amazon Warriors have advanced to their eighth final and will now wait to see who wins the Qualifier 2 match between the Kings and the Trinbago Knight Riders on Friday night to see who they will face in the final. The evening began with the Kings winning the toss and choosing to bowl first. A decent start with the bat saw the Warriors reach 45/1 at the end of the Powerplay but regular wickets throughout their innings meant it always felt like the Kings were well in the game. New recruit, Tymal Mills claimed 2/28 on his CPL debut but it was Tabraiz Shamsi who did the most damage, claiming three wickets to keep his spot at the top of the Kings wicket taking list. Shai Hope was a steadying force for the Warriors as he continued his very good 2025...