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Match 30 | Caribbean Premier League 2026 | Providence Stadium, East Bank Demerara, Guyana | 8 September 2026
Shimron Hetmyer already has the answer to that question sitting in his own numbers. He tore into Alzarri Joseph’s new-ball spell without ever actually facing it back in August, but Antigua’s fastest bowler has a full season since then to find his response to Guyana’s most destructive middle-order presence. Both men arrive at Providence with something to settle. One collapsed under pressure the last time these sides met, and the other has spent a month proving that afternoon wasn’t an accident.
Antigua’s only previous meeting with Guyana this season ended in a rout. Bowled out for just 116 in seventeen overs at their own home ground in North Sound, with Amir Jangoo’s 37 the only score of note, Antigua watched Guyana chase the target down in 9.5 overs with 61 balls unused. Shamar Joseph, Khary Pierre and Imran Tahir shared the damage with the ball, while Hetmyer and Shai Hope put on 99 in just 42 deliveries to finish the game early.
Alzarri Joseph wasn’t among the bowlers who did any damage that afternoon, dismissing neither Hope nor Hetmyer.
Context matters here because these two haven’t met since that afternoon. Antigua have won twice and lost none since the August defeat, a run of form that has quietly repaired the damage on the league table even if it hasn’t answered the specific question of how they cope with Guyana’s top order a second time.
| Meeting | Result | Venue | Top Performers |
| Match 15, August 23 | Guyana won by 7 wickets | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Hetmyer 49, Hope 47 not out for Guyana; Jangoo 37 for Antigua |
| Match 30, September 8 | Not yet played | Providence Stadium, Guyana | To be determined |
Five meetings across three seasons, and Guyana leads that head-to-head four matches to one, a record this rematch alone won’t be enough to flip.
Joseph’s numbers since that Antigua defeat have been steady rather than spectacular. Three for thirty-four earned him the match award in the tournament opener, three wickets followed in an early win over St Lucia, and two for twelve came against Barbados Tridents in his most recent confirmed figures. Across seven innings this season, he’s taken ten wickets at an economy just above nine, comfortably Antigua’s leading wicket-taker, even without a signature performance against Guyana specifically to point to yet.
| Stat | Alzarri Joseph | Shimron Hetmyer |
| Role | Right-arm fast bowler | Left-hand middle-order batter |
| CPL 2026 output | 10 wickets in 7 innings, economy 9.04 | 216-plus runs in 5 matches |
| Best performance | 3/34, player of the match | 111 not out, joint-fastest century in tournament history |
| Record in the first meeting | Did not dismiss Hope or Hetmyer | 49 off 19 balls, including six sixes |
Whichever of these two wins their individual battle in the first six overs will likely decide who controls the rest of the innings.
Guyana’s top three have handled fast bowling unevenly this season, which is exactly the opening Antigua need to find. Rahmanullah Gurbaz fell to a pace bowler, caught at cover in his only innings so far, and Hope was removed cheaply in the powerplay by a genuinely quick bowler earlier this season. Hetmyer is the outlier, dismissed cheaply by pace early in the year, but he has since destroyed anything above 140 kilometers an hour, taking one over for thirty runs off a bowler regularly clocked above 150.
The pattern suggests Antigua’s best route through this top order is early, before Hetmyer finds his rhythm, because once he’s set, pace stops being a plan and becomes a risk.
Antigua haven’t lost since that August defeat, winning twice and picking up a no-result against St Kitts and Nevis. Hasan Nawaz’s highest score of the season carried the win over Trinbago, while Moeen Ali’s only real contribution in that stretch was fifty-six not out against Tridents.
None of that form has come against Guyana, which is exactly why this fixture carries more weight than a normal game between a first-place and second-place side. The Guyana vs Antigua CPL 2026 rematch duel gives Antigua their first real chance to prove August was the exception rather than the pattern.
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When did these two teams last meet this season?
Guyana beat Antigua by seven wickets on August 23 at Sir Vivian Richards Stadium. Antigua were bowled out for just 116, and Guyana chased the target down inside ten overs.
Who are Antigua’s fastest bowlers this season?
Alzarri Joseph leads the attack, operating regularly between 140 and 150 kilometers an hour. Jayden Seales is the second pace option, with Joshua James handling the death overs.
How has Alzarri Joseph performed against Guyana specifically?
Joseph didn’t dismiss either of Guyana’s two centurions in their only previous meeting this season. He wasn’t among the bowlers who did any damage as Antigua collapsed for 116.
How many times have these two franchises played each other?
This will be their sixth all-time meeting across three seasons. Guyana currently lead the head-to-head four wins to one, with Antigua only joining the competition in 2024.
Who has scored the most runs for Guyana this season?
Shimron Hetmyer leads Guyana’s run-scoring with more than 216 runs from five matches. His innings include a century that stands as the joint-fastest in tournament history.
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