GAW-W vs JE-W Fantasy Prediction, 2nd Match: Guyana Amazon Warriors Women vs Jamaica Empress Women Fantasy Team, Playing XI, Pitch Report, WCPL 2026

Jamaica Empress make their tournament debut against a Guyana Amazon Warriors side still chasing a maiden WCPL title after four seasons of near misses. Both squads carry serious international quality, making GAW-W vs JE-W Fantasy Team selection an exciting challenge. Guyana have Shabnim Ismail, Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk and Erin Burns, while Jamaica Empress headline their first ever campaign with former Australia captain Meg Lanning. Shemaine Campbelle captains Guyana, with Jamaica Empress yet to confirm their leader.

GAW-W vs JE-W Match Details

Match:** Guyana Amazon Warriors Women vs Jamaica Empress Women, 2nd T20, Women’s Caribbean Premier League 2026
Date:** Sunday, 6 September 2026
Time:** 07:30 pm
Venue:** Kensington Oval, Bridgetown, Barbados
Live Streaming:** Star Sports Network, JioHotstar, CREX and FanCode

A New Franchise Joins WCPL

This is Jamaica Empress’s first ever match. The WCPL has expanded from three teams to four for 2026, with Jamaica Empress joining Barbados Tridents, Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders. Every WCPL franchise was allocated one Heritage player from its home territory during a specially adjusted draft process, and Jamaica’s was Chinelle Henry, with Stafanie Taylor and Aaliyah Alleyne also selected as protected local picks.

The format is a single round robin, with each side playing the other three once. The table topper goes straight to the final on 17 September, while second and third place meet in a playoff for the other final spot.

Recent Form

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women have won two and lost three of their last five matches, all from the 2025 season. They lost last season’s final to Barbados Tridents, chasing 136 and falling short at 137/7, and were beaten in matches leading into that. Their two wins in that stretch came against Trinbago Knight Riders. Guyana have contested every WCPL season since the league began in 2022 but are still searching for their first title.

Jamaica Empress have no prior WCPL form, as this is their first match in the competition. Their overseas signings do carry recent experience elsewhere, with Grace Harris having played for both Guyana and Barbados in past WCPL seasons.

GAW-W vs JE-W Head to Head Record

There is none. This is the first ever meeting between these two sides, with Jamaica Empress playing their debut match in the competition.

GAW-W vs JE-W Squads

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women: Shemaine Campbelle captains the side and keeps wicket, leading a squad with title ambitions after four seasons of near misses. Realeanna Grimmond and Ashmini Munisar were the local players protected from last season’s squad, and the overseas group is formidable, headlined by Shabnim Ismail, who took 16 wickets across the 2023 and 2024 seasons, alongside Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Tazmin Brits and Erin Burns.

Full squad: Shemaine Campbelle (c, wk), Realeanna Grimmond, Ashmini Munisar, Shamilia Connell, Eboni Brathwaite, Sheneta Grimmond, Chedean Nation, Reniece Boyce, Latoya Williams, Tazmin Brits, Chloe Tryon, Erin Burns, Nadine de Klerk.

Jamaica Empress: No captain has been confirmed in available reporting for Jamaica Empress’s debut match. Chinelle Henry was the franchise’s designated Heritage player from the draft, and Stafanie Taylor, one of the most accomplished all rounders in West Indies cricket history, was also retained as a local pick, moving across from her long standing association with Guyana Amazon Warriors.

The overseas lineup is among the most eye catching of any debutant in WCPL history, headlined by former Australia captain Meg Lanning, alongside Grace Harris, leg spinner Alana Penna, who is expected to lead the spin attack, and India’s Yastika Bhatia as wicketkeeper.

Full squad: Chinelle Henry, Stafanie Taylor, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Zaida James, Djenaba Joseph, Kate Wilmott, Celina Whyte, Abigail Bryce, Shriya Jairam, Meg Lanning, Grace Harris, Alana Penna, Yastika Bhatia.

Pitch Report

Kensington Oval has hosted only three tracked matches in the women’s format, so the sample size remains small. The side batting first has won two of those three, and the average first innings score sits at 128 against 131 in the second.

Pace and spin have shared the wickets closely over the last 10 matches at the ground overall, with 54 percent going to pace and 46 percent to spin, suggesting conditions that do not heavily favour one discipline.

Weather Report

Specific forecast figures were not available for this match. Early September in Barbados typically brings warm, humid conditions with a moderate chance of showers, so it is worth checking conditions closer to the toss.

Probable Playing XIs

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women (Probable): Shemaine Campbelle (c, wk), Chedean Nation, Latoya Williams, Tazmin Brits, Erin Burns, Reniece Boyce, Realeanna Grimmond, Nadine de Klerk, Ashmini Munisar, Chloe Tryon, Shabnim Ismail.

Jamaica Empress (Probable): Meg Lanning, Grace Harris, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Stafanie Taylor, Chinelle Henry, Aaliyah Alleyne, Rashada Williams, Zaida James, Alana Penna, Djenaba Joseph, Kate Wilmott.

These are estimates drawn from the confirmed squads. Final XIs are confirmed at the toss.

Key Player Battles

Meg Lanning vs Shabnim Ismail: Jamaica Empress’s headline signing against Guyana’s most experienced fast bowler, a contest between two players who have shaped major finals throughout their careers.

Stafanie Taylor vs Chloe Tryon: Taylor returns to face her long standing former franchise for the first time, and Tryon’s allround value gives Guyana a real answer in the middle overs.

Grace Harris vs Nadine de Klerk: Harris has played WCPL cricket for both Guyana and Barbados previously, and De Klerk’s pace and power make this a proper allrounder contest.

GAW-W vs JE-W Fantasy Team

Wicketkeepers: Meg Lanning (C), Shemaine Campbelle (VC), Yastika Bhatia

Batters: Stafanie Taylor, Grace Harris

All-rounders: Chloe Tryon, Nadine de Klerk, Erin Burns, Alana Penna, Chinelle Henry

Bowlers: Shabnim Ismail

Lanning gets the captaincy as the most decorated player in the match, a multiple World Cup winning captain making her WCPL debut. Campbelle is vice captain as Guyana’s captain and wicketkeeper, adding dismissal points on top of her runs. The rest balances both top orders with the bowling options most likely to influence a venue with a limited sample size.

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Match Prediction

This is a difficult match to separate given Jamaica Empress have no WCPL history to draw on, but their overseas recruitment has been the story of the WCPL auction period, with Lanning, Harris, Penna and Bhatia forming one of the most credentialled debutant lineups the tournament has seen.

Guyana Amazon Warriors have the experience of four WCPL seasons and a settled core in Campbelle, Ismail and Tryon, but their history of falling just short in big moments, including last season’s final, is a pattern they will want to break.

Given the uncertainty around a completely new franchise, this is close to a coin toss, with Jamaica Empress’s star power offering a real chance of an immediate impact in their first ever match.

GAW-W vs JE-W Fantasy Team FAQs

Q. Who will win the GAW-W vs JE-W 2nd match today?
A. This is difficult to call. Jamaica Empress make their tournament debut with a star studded overseas lineup including Meg Lanning, while Guyana Amazon Warriors have four seasons of WCPL experience and a settled core built around Shabnim Ismail and Chloe Tryon.

Q. What is the GAW-W vs JE-W Fantasy prediction for the 2nd match?
A. Meg Lanning and Shemaine Campbelle are the top captaincy picks. Stafanie Taylor and Shabnim Ismail are also strong options.

Q. Who captains Guyana Amazon Warriors Women and Jamaica Empress?
A. Shemaine Campbelle captains Guyana Amazon Warriors Women. No captain has been confirmed yet for Jamaica Empress ahead of their debut match.

Q. Who are Jamaica Empress’s key signings?
A. Meg Lanning headlines their overseas lineup, alongside Grace Harris, leg spinner Alana Penna and India’s Yastika Bhatia. Locally, Chinelle Henry and Stafanie Taylor are their most prominent picks, with Taylor moving across from Guyana Amazon Warriors.

Q. What is the pitch report for Kensington Oval, Bridgetown?
A. Limited data is available, with only three matches tracked in the women’s format. Pace and spin have shared the wickets closely across the ground’s broader recent history.

Q. Is there a rain threat for the GAW-W vs JE-W match?
A. Specific forecast figures were not available. Early September in Barbados typically carries a moderate chance of showers, so it is worth checking conditions closer to the toss.