Trinbago Knight Riders women (TKR-W) were defeated by six runs by the Guyana Amazon Warriors in the opening match of the 2025 Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) T20 at Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Batting first, the Warriors women scored 129/7 from their 20 overs but kept the TKR-W batters at bay with their aggressive bowling attack and restricted the visitors to 123/9.

Stafanie Taylor, 45, and Raeleanna Grimmond, 33, put on a 70-run partnership for the Warriors after losing opener Amy Hunter for three, eight balls into the innings.

Taylor smashed five fours and one six while Grimmond belted four fours and one six, Chedean Nation scored 21 from 15 balls, while Australian right-hander Laura Harris made 14.

Topping the bowling for TKR-W was Australian left-arm spinner Jessica Jonassen, who bagged 2/18, Samara Ramnath chipped in with 1/19, Jahzara Claxton with 1/24, and Shikha Pandey with 1/29.

In reply, the TKR-W had a strong start from opener Lizelle Lee with 36. However, Rashada Williams didn’t do well and only made one from 14 powerplay deliveries.

Jonassen (22) and Lee contributed a 40-run stand to take TKR-W to 65/2. But after Jonassen perished, the Knight Riders found it hard to build reliable partnerships.

Skipper Deandra Dottin (14) and Claxton (15) added a few extra runs. However, only single-digit scores came from the remaining batters as TKR-W needed 16 runs from the final over. However, they did not have what it takes to get them over the line.

Guyanese off-spinner Ashmini Muniar, with 3/21, was the leading wicket taker for the Warriors. At the same time, Harris, with 3/25, contributed a surprisingly rare spell, which reaped great rewards. Karishma Ramharack had 1/22.