Guyana Amazon Warriors have exacted revenge behind Rashid Khan's hat-trick and Luke Ronchi's blistering 70 off 33 balls to knock out the defending champion Jamaica Tallawahs at Brian Lara Stadium.

The defending champions were on the back foot throughout Warriors' chase of 169 courtesy a splendid second-wicket stand of 67 in 5.1 overs between Ronchi and Chadwick Walton, before victory was sealed by a six from Assad Fudadin with 13 balls to spare.

The Afghan international [Rashid] created CPL history with the tournament's first ever hat-trick. First was McCarthy, beaten driving by a googly to begin the 15th over.

Jonathan Foo lunged at another googly next ball and was beaten easily as the ball knocked into leg stump.

Rovman Powell's dismissal was the worst stroke of the three, teased into chasing a flighted delivery well outside off that spun back sharply to hit off stump.

At 116 for 7, Tallawahs were left with a struggle to get to a defendable total on a night where heavy dew made gripping the ball increasingly difficult as the night wore on.

Now the Warriors will face Trinbago Knight Riders in the second eliminator of the tournament.