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A brilliant stand of 114 between Ben McDermott and Shai Hope set up a five-wicket win for Guyana Amazon Warriors over St Kitts and Nevis Patriots in the Caribbean Premier League.

Chasing 154, McDermott and Hope came together in the second over after Kevlon Anderson was dismissed by Fazalhaq Farooqi.

They shared 114 from 59 balls to break the back of the chase before McDermott fell for 75 from 39 balls.

Shimron Hetmyer was dismissed three balls later but England's Moeen Ali (19 from 17) shared 32 with Hope to settle any nerves.

Moeen and Iftikhar Ahmed fell in a four-ball spell but Hope (56 not out from 39 balls) saw Warriors over the line with 16 balls to spare.

Patriots, who beat Antigua and Barbuda Falcons in Friday's tournament opener, posted 153-8 with Andre Fletcher making 60 off 41 balls.

Fellow opener Evin Lewis had to retire hurt after an early blow to his left hand and Fletcher struggled to find an able partner, with only three other batters reaching double figures.

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St Kitts and Nevis Patriots thrashed Antigua and Barbuda Falcons by six wickets in the opening game of the 2025 Caribbean Premier League.

Chasing 122 to win Patriots overcame slipping to 56-3 to win with 30 balls remaining.

Alick Athanaze top-scored with an unbeaten 37 and he shared an unbroken 49 with captain Jason Holder (18*) to get the 2021 winners over the line.

They bowled the Falcons out for 121 in 17.1 overs with Afghanistan's left-arm spinner Waqar Salamkheil claiming 4-22.

Fellow overseas bowlers Fazalhaq Farooqi and Naseem Shah took 2-30 and 2-20 respectively.

United States batter Karima Gore made 61 off 34 but the next highest score was Fabian Allen's 12.

There were six single-figure scores including three batters scoring one and two ducks.

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