Rahkeem Cornwall continued his fine start to the season as he and Andre Fletcher did the bulk of the work to send the Zouks powering past the Tallawahs’ 170/5 with five wickets and 20 balls to spare.
Pakistan legspinner Shadab Khan and USA player Saurabh Netravalkar are out the tournament.
Defending CPL champions Trinbago Knight Riders beat St Lucia Zouks by seven wickets.
Thanks to Pooran and Rutherford, Warriors scored 45 off their last 12 balls.
A seventh-wicket partnership of 48 from 21 balls between Keemo Paul and Chris Green proved decisive as 2018 runners-up, Guyana Amazon Warriors, made a winning start to their Caribbean Premier League 2019 (CPL) campaign against St Lucia Zouks.
The 2019 CPL got underway with the defending champions beating the Patriots.
Joseph has played for the Patriots since 2016; Udana has international commitments.
Munro is on New Zealand duty and will miss TKR's games on September 4, 6 and 8.
The Zouks was the name of the St Lucia franchise when it was founded in 2013 and it still resonates with cricket fans
This will be McCullum's first coaching stint and along with the IPL franchise, McCullum will also coach Caribbean Premier League team Trinbago Knight Riders