Kingsmen chase down 206 to reach CPL final despite Hetmyer heroics

Shimron Hetmyer lit up the second CPL qualifier with a breathtaking 45‑ball 102*, but Jamaica Kingsmen still surged past Guyana Amazon Warriors’ 206/4 to reach the final with five wickets and two balls remaining. Hetmyer arrived at 20/2 and shifted gears after the Powerplay, smashing eight sixes and reaching a 20‑ball fifty before finishing the innings with two late blows off Andre Russell.

Kingsmen responded with a fearless chase. Maaz Sadaqat blasted 41 in the first three overs, while Kirk McKenzie’s 34 off 20 kept the momentum flowing. Kaecy Carty top‑scored with 56, combining with Saim Ayub in a 62‑run stand that pushed Kingsmen ahead of the rate. The equation tightened at the death, but Rovman Powell’s explosive 40 off 17, including two huge sixes off Khary Pierre and a towering hit off Shamar Joseph, swung control back. With four needed off four, Powell and Hassan Khan held firm to seal a famous win.