Motie's bowling leads Guyana Amazon Warriors to victory in the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League

In the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL), Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their first victory with a commanding 65-run triumph over the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots.

The Patriots won the toss and opted to field first but the decision backfired as the Amazon Warriors made light of regular wickets falling to post an exceptional 197/7. 

In reply the Patriots struggled to get close to the Warriors total. Evin Lewis played a quickfire captain’s knock but once he fell no one else in the Patriots order was able to have a similar effect on the game.

The Amazon Warriors innings suffered an early blow when Sheldon Cottrell removed Chandrapaul Hemraj in the first over for a duck.

Although the Patriots were to lose two further wickets in the PowerPlay, Saim Ayub falling to Dominic Drakes and Azam Khan to Oshane Thomas, they kept the run rate brisk reaching 59/3 at the end of the initial six overs.

Shai Hope and Shimron Hetmyer were to build on that momentum taking the score to 101/3 at the halfway stage of the innings and Hope leading the way racing to his half century from 26 balls.

However the partnership was eventually broken by Izharulhaq Naveed – the wrist spinner bowling the destructive Hope for 54. That wicket was quickly followed up by the dismissal of Hetmyer for 26, the left-hander holing out to the deep point boundary.

Those wickets briefly took the momentum out of the innings but Keemo Paul and Romario Shepherd added quick runs at the back end to help the Warriors post an imposing total of 197/7.

The Patriots were never really in the game in their reply as scoreboard pressure told. 

Andre Fletcher and Joshua Da Silva fell inside the PowerPlay to leave the Patriots 37/2 at the end of six overs.

Patriots captain Evin Lewis played a fine counter attacking innings of 48 from 24 balls to bring the required run rate down to a more manageable total but that scenario did not last long. 

Lewis and Sherfane Rutherford fell six balls apart to leave the Patriots 88/4 at the halfway stage.

Wickets continued to tumble at regular intervals with Gudakesh Motie the star turn with the ball as he finished with career best figures in a spell that included the wicket of Ambati Rayudu. 

The left arm spinner took 4/28 to leave the Amazon Warriors on the cusp of victory and the final rites were indeed read when Naveed was caught on the boundary by Hetmyer.

The Patriots will look to bounce back when they host the Barbados Royals on Saturday

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Match Summary

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 132/10 (16.5 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors 197/7 (20 ov)

Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 65 runs.

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Match Stats

Guyana Amazon Warriors Fall of wickets: 1-2 (Chandrapaul Hemraj - 0.6 ov), 2-35 (Saim Ayub - 4.2 ov), 3-50 (Azam Khan - 5.4 ov), 4-124 (Shai Hope - 12.6 ov), 5-126 (Shimron Hetmyer - 13.3 ov), 6-150 (Dwaine Pretorius - 16.2 ov), 7-185 (Keemo Paul - 19.1 ov)

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots Fall of wickets: 1-7 (Andre Fletcher - 1.3 ov), 2-28 (Joshua Da Silva - 4.3 ov), 3-83 (Evin Lewis - 8.3 ov), 4-88 (Sherfane Rutherford - 9.3 ov), 5-104 (Dominic Drakes - 11.3 ov), 6-114 (Ambati Rayudu - 12.4 ov), 7-125 (Corbin Bosch - 14.1 ov), 8-126 (Kofi James - 14.5 ov), 9-126 (Sheldon Cottrell - 15.1 ov), 10-132 (Izharulhaq Naveed - 16.5 ov)

Playing XI

St Kitts & Nevis Patriots: Joshua Da Silva(WK), Ambati Rayudu, Andre Fletcher, Evin Lewis(C), Sherfane Rutherford, Corbin Bosch, Dominic Drakes, George Linde, Sheldon Cottrell, Oshane Thomas, Izharulhaq Naveed, Kofi James

Guyana Amazon Warriors: Shai Hope, Azam Khan(WK), Shimron Hetmyer, Chandrapaul Hemraj, Saim Ayub, Odean Smith, Romario Shepherd, Keemo Paul, Imran Tahir(C), Dwaine Pretorius, Gudakesh Motie

Match Details:

Date: Friday, August 25, 2023 00:00

Venue: Warner Park, St Kitts, Basseterre

Toss: St Kitts & Nevis Patriots elected to bowl