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Guyana Amazon Warriors cruise to second victory with 40-run win over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in CPL 2024

by Cricket World & CPL T20 Thursday 5 September 2024

Shimron Hetmyer (L) and Rahmanullah Gurbaz (R) of Guyana Amazon Warriors 100 runs partnership

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In match 7 of the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League, defending champions Guyana Amazon Warriors cruised to a 40-run victory over St Kitts & Nevis Patriots at Basseterre. This win marks their second consecutive triumph in the tournament, reinforcing their strong start to the season.

Match Summary

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors, Match 7

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 226/10 (18 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors 266/7 (20 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 40 runs.

SCORECARD

Match Analysis

Electing to bat first in rainy conditions could have been seen as a risk but Imran Tahir’s Warriors had no such qualms as they set about posting a sizeable score of 266/7 off their twenty overs. A rope had been dragged around the wet outfield before play began but the showery conditions failed to dampen the Warrior’s run rate.

In fact, Shimron Hetmyer took the ground conditions out of the equation all together by blitzing eleven sixes to all parts of the stadium to rack up 91 runs off just 39 balls. An incredible display of hitting in an innings that didn’t include a single four. It proved to be a decisive knock from Hetmyer who was later awarded Player of the Match.

The Warriors’ total was the second highest in CPL history, just one run behind the score made by the Trinbago Knight Riders against the Jamaica Tallawahs in 2019. The match also had a record for sixes in a CPL match, with 42 Republic Bank Maximums flying out of Warner Park.

In response, Patriots captain Andre Fletcher led by example at the top of the order by compiling 81 off 33 balls but when he was well caught by Dwaine Pretorious off the skiddy spin of Gudakesh Motie in the thirteenth over the Patriots chase lost its impetus and wickets fell steadily throughout.

A late delay for another rain shower couldn’t save Fletcher’s side, after a short break Pretorious served up the coup de grace by bouncing out Mikyle Louis to seal the win with twelve balls to spare. and condemn the Patriots to their third straight defeat.

Spin proved to be a decisive factor in the high scoring match, with Warriors captain Tahir bowling a pivotal double wicket maiden in the tenth over, outfoxing both Josh Clarkson and Odean Smith in a matter of balls. He ended with three wickets as did Motie with his cunning slow left arm.

The Warriors look a strong outfit with bat and ball as they set about trying to go back-to-back in this year’s CPL while the Patriots will be looking to bounce back against the Barbados Royals on Friday.

Match Stats

Guyana Amazon Warriors Fall of wickets: 1-25 (Kevin Sinclair - 2.4 ov), 2-53 (Shai Hope - 6.1 ov), 3-169 (Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 13.4 ov), 4-172 (Azam Khan - 14.3 ov), 5-216 (Keemo Paul - 17.4 ov), 6-249 (Shimron Hetmyer - 18.6 ov), 7-266 (Raymon Reifer - 19.6 ov)

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Fall of wickets: 1-4 (Evin Lewis - 0.4 ov), 2-73 (Kyle Mayers - 5.1 ov), 3-138 (Sherfane Rutherford - 8.4 ov), 4-139 (Josh Clarkson - 9.1 ov), 5-139 (Odean Smith - 9.4 ov), 6-171 (Andre Fletcher - 12.3 ov), 7-175 (Ryan John - 13.1 ov), 8-193 (Mohammad Mohsin - 14.2 ov), 9-212 (Veerasammy Permaul - 16.6 ov), 10-226 (Mikyle Louis - 17.6 ov)