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Massy WCPL | Amazon Warriors claim first 2023 WCPL win

by CricDirect Tuesday 5 September 2023

Guyana Amazon Warriors players celebrate

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The Guyana Amazon Warriors found their first win at the third time of asking in the Massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League (WCPL) against the Trinbago Knight Riders at Queen’s Park Oval, Trinidad.

In the WCPL’s first game outside of Barbados in 2023, the Amazon Warriors recorded their first win with a 21-run victory against the Trinbago Knight Riders.

The Warriors won their third consecutive toss and chose to bat, also for the third time. As has been the pattern for them this season, a strong PowerPlay set them up early on. A fall from 106/2 to 132 all out set them back late in their innings.

In the Knight Riders reply, the run rate was always an issue and after Deandra Dottin’s resilient fight came to an end in the 17^th over, the match was too far a stretch for the hosts.

Sophie Devine continued her good form in this year’s WCPL with another 48 added to her run tally for the visitors leaving more pressure on captain Stefanie Taylor at 92/2 to kick-on with under eight overs left.

Taylor supported with a 29-ball 32 before a tumble of late wickets, including a stunning one-handed catch from Mignon du Preez to dismiss former international teammate Shabnim Ismail, left the Warriors short of where they would have wanted to be.

Anisa Mohammed showed her experience late on along with Marie Kelly, both off-spinners picking up four wickets apiece.

After being bowled out for 73 in their first match, the Knight Riders were looking for a bounce back with the return of Dottin to their batting lineup.

Kelly started positively before being stumped for a run-a-ball 16, from then on only Kycia Knight and the captain, Dottin, could produce any fightback as wickets fell to frequently.

With Dottin still at the crease with six boundaries to her name with 35 needed from 20 balls, the Knight Riders still had an outside chance of clinching two points before she was outdone by a Devine short ball.

Match Summary

Trinbago Knight Riders Women 111/9 (20 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women 132/10 (19.5 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women won by 21 runs

SCORECARD

Match Stats

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women Fall of wickets: 1-36 (Suzie Bates - 4.1 ov), 2-92 (Sophie Devine - 12.4 ov), 3-106 (Shemaine Campbelle - 14.6 ov), 4-106 (Stafanie Taylor - 15.1 ov), 5-122 (Shabika Gajnabi - 17.5 ov), 6-125 (Shreyanka Patil - 18.3 ov), 7-130 (Natasha McLean - 18.6 ov), 8-130 (Sheneta Grimmond - 19.1 ov), 9-130 (Shabnim Ismail - 19.3 ov), 10-132 (Karishma Ramharack - 19.5 ov)

Trinbago Knight Riders Women Fall of wickets: 1-20 (Marie Kelly - 3.3 ov), 2-46 (Kycia Knight - 9.3 ov), 3-47 (Lee-Ann Kirby - 9.6 ov), 4-67 (Mignon du Preez - 12.5 ov), 5-74 (Kyshona Knight - 13.6 ov), 6-84 (Britney Cooper - 15.1 ov), 7-98 (Deandra Dottin - 16.5 ov), 8-103 (Zaida James - 18.5 ov), 9-111 (Anisa Mohammed - 19.5 ov)

Playing XI

Trinbago Knight Riders Women: Kycia Knight(WK), Mignon du Preez, Marie Kelly, Britney Cooper, Kyshona Knight, Deandra Dottin(C), Lee-Ann Kirby, Zaida James, Anisa Mohammed, Fran Jonas, Shamilia Connell

Guyana Amazon Warriors Women: Shemaine Campbelle(WK), Natasha McLean, Stafanie Taylor(C), Suzie Bates, Sophie Devine, Sheneta Grimmond, Shabika Gajnabi, Shabnim Ismail, Shakera Selman, Shreyanka Patil, Karishma Ramharack

Match Details:

Date: 2023-09-05 18:30:00

Venue: Brian Lara Stadium, Tarouba

Toss: Guyana Amazon Warriors Women elected to bat

Officials Umpires: Jacqueline Williams (West Indies) Maria Abbott (West Indies) Candace la Borde (West Indies TV)

Match Referee: Michael Ragoonath (West Indies)