Seales and Jangoo star as Falcons enter CPL 2025 playoffs
The three remaining teams - Guyana Amazon Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots and Barbados Royals - all have a shot at the playoffs
ESPNcricinfo staff
11-Sep-2025 • 2 hrs ago
Jaydon Seales picked up three powerplay wickets and ended with 4 for 15 • CPL T20/Getty Images
Antigua and Barbuda Falcons 103 for 6 (Jangoo 51*, Moeen 2-10, Tahir 2-27) beat Guyana Amazon Warriors 99 (Hope 26, Seales 4-15, Mir 3-17) by four wickets
Jayden Seales' four-wicket haul and Amir Jangoo's unbeaten half-century set up a crucial six-wicket win for Antigua and Barbuda Falcons over Guyana Amazon Warriors on Wednesday. The win confirmed Falcons' place in the CPL 2025 playoffs, with 11 points from ten matches.
After Falcons chose to bowl first, Seales struck early and often, ripping through Amazon Warriors' top order with pace. His opening burst included Moeen Ali falling in the fourth over, followed by the key wickets of Ben McDermott and Shimron Hetmyer in the final over of the powerplay, leaving Amazon Warriors reeling at 26 for 3.
Amazon Warriors were eventually bowled out for 99 in 18.2 overs, with Mir returning 3 for 17 and Seales 4 for 15.
Chasing 100, Falcons stumbled early, losing Andries Gous, Kevin Wickham, Karima Gore, and Shakib Al Hasan inside the powerplay, raising hopes of an Amazon Warriors fightback. However, opener Jangoo anchored the chase with an unbeaten 51. His 57-ball stay, which included three fours and two sixes, ensured there were no hiccups even as more wickets fell around him.
Despite tight spells from spinners Moeen (2 for 10) and Imran Tahir (2 for 27), and a couple of late wickets, Jangoo remained composed and guided his team home with four balls to spare.
The win marked a significant step forward for Falcons, who become the third team to qualify for the playoffs, joining St Lucia Kings and Trinbago Knight Riders.
Mathematically, all three teams in the second half of the table - Amazon Warriors, St Kitts and Nevis Patriots (six points from nine matches), and Barbados Royals (three points from seven) - are still in contention for the final playoff spot. But if Amazon Warriors win their next game against table-toppers Kings on Saturday, they are through to the playoffs, and Patriots and Royals will be out.