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CPL 2021 | TKR vs GAW: Guyana hold nerves to start campaign on positive note

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Guyana Amazon Warriors began the CPL 2021 campaign on a positive note after defeating Trinbago Knight Riders by 9 runs in St Kitts on Thursday. Chasing 148, the TKR side had a disappointing start to the chase after they lost Lendl Simmons early. 

The Knight Riders kept losing wickets at regular intervals and were reduced to 90/7 with the likes of Kieron Pollard and Darren Bravo back in the hut. Later, Denesh Ramdin tried to steady the ship for the side and stitched a stand of 21 runs with Akeal Hosein for the 8th wicket before departing for 28 off 25, courtesy a good catch on the boundary line by Romario Shepherd off Shoaib Malik. 

TKR needed 32 runs off the last over and Naveen-ul-Haq was handed over the ball who was smashed for a maximum on the very first delivery of the over which was also a no-ball. The equation came down to 25 needed off the last six balls. 

But the fast bowler made a good return and gave away just three runs in the next three deliveries to get Warriors back in control and then scalped Ravi Rampaul’s wicket on the fourth ball. 

He was hit for a couple of sixes on the trot on the final two deliveries of the innings by Hosein but that didn’t really create much of a problem for Guyana as TKR fell short of the target eventually. 

Shepherd was the pick of the bowlers for Guyana after he scalped a three-for while Imran Tahir and Odean Smith picked up a couple of wickets each. 

Earlier, the Amazon Warriors rode on a fine half-century from Shimron Hetmyer to score a decent total of 142/7 in 20 overs. The Warriors also lost an early wicket after Brandon King was sent back in the hut for 9 by Hosein. The Guyana team kept losing wickets regularly but Hetmyer held the fort from one end. 

Sunil Narine and Hosein had a brilliant day on the field with the ball. Both the bowlers returned with figures of 2/17 in 4 overs. 

TKR captain Pollard said that dropping catches and giving away runs created some pressure on them. 

“I thought we gave them too many runs in the backend. We dropped a few catches. Those 10-15 runs mattered. We only have ourselves to blame for not getting over the line,” he said after the match. 

Pooran hailed the team’s efforts after the win but also expressed disappointment on the way the last over went.

”TKR are a very good team but we were very positive. But we fought and fought till the end. We thought if we could save our batters a bit and let Odean know what he can do in the powerplay. The bowlers did well on this track. A little disappointed as to how the last over went,” he said. 

TKR will now play Barbados while Guyana will be up against St Kitts and Nevis Patriots on Saturday.  

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