Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their first victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season with a win over Saint Lucia Kings by six wickets in entrance of a vigorous dwelling crowd.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors gained the toss and selected to subject, but it was the Kings who bought off to a blistering begin, racing to 77-0 within the powerplay earlier than being held again by spinners Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi. The Kings completed on 161/7, with Johnson Charles batting all through the entire innings and scoring an excellent 87 off simply 59 balls.
Regardless of dropping early wickets,Guyana Amazon Warriors navigated their chase by Shimron Hetmyer and Heinrich Klaasen, who constructed a 66-run partnership collectively. Klaasen would go on to attain a elegant 61 from 46 balls to take Amazon Warriors to their first win of the season with ten balls to spare.
Saint Lucia Kings bought off to a dream begin, Charles combining with Faf du Plessis to succeed in 77-0 after six overs, the very best powerplay rating of the season to date. But Shamsi and Tahir highlighted their high quality by limiting runs and selecting up wickets that held up scoring for the Kings. Tim David launched a late counter-attack, however it was Keemo Paul who shone with the ball within the remaining over, selecting up two wickets and giving freely simply 4 runs, which noticed the Kings finish on 161/7 after 20 overs.
Guyana Amazon Warriors began their chase with intent, Chandrapaul Hemraj scoring 5 boundaries earlier than being dismissed within the 4th over, with fellow opener Shai Hope then being caught out two balls later. Nonetheless Hetmyer and Klaasen labored collectively to attain runs and preserve the Warriors near their goal. Regardless of Hetmyer dropping his wicket, Klaasen would bat by to the top, and supported by Keemo Paul, managed to get his aspect throughout the road with ten balls remaining.
The win means Amazon Warriors have registered their first victory of the season, whereas Saint Lucia Kings have suffered their second successive loss.
Transient Scores: Guyana Amazon Warriors 162/4 (Klaasen 61*, Hetmyer 32 ; Royal 2/15, Chase 1/25) beat Saint Lucia Kings 161/7 (Charles 87, du Plessis 31; Shamsi 2/14, Paul 2/27) by six wickets
