Guyana Amazon Warriors (GUY) lock horns with St Kitts & Nevis Patriots (SKN) in match 5 of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2021. Both teams have made a winning start to their campaign.
Shimron Hetmyer’s lone hand with the bat and an excellent performance from the bowlers steered Guyana Amazon Warriors to a comfortable win in the tournament opener. A half-century from Hetmyer – 54 off 41 balls – held their innings together. Romario Shepherd, Imran Tahir, and Odean Smith were excellent as they picked up a combined seven wickets to help Guyana Amazon Warriors successfully defend 142.
Sherfane Rutherford and Dwayne Bravo grabbed headlines in St Kitts & Nevis Patriots’ victory over Barbados Royals. Batting first, the franchise lost four wickets with just 39 runs on the board. But A 115-run stand between Rutherford (53) and Bravo (47*) helped them post 175. The Sheldon Cottrell-led bowling attack did their job to perfection and ensured two points in their first match of the new season.
Head-to-Head
Played: 12
GUY won: 10
SKN won: 2
CPL 2020 Recap
- GUY won both their matches against SKN
- N Pooran hit a hundred – 100* off 45 balls – against SKN
- S Hetmyer scored a 71 off 44 ball – against SKN
- E Lewis managed 45 runs from two innings against GUY
- I Tahir picked up two wickets at an economy of 4.8 in two matches against SKN
Top Five Fantasy Points scorers (previous match)
GUY: R Shepherd (107 pts), Odean Smith (84 pts), S Hetmyer (74 pts), I Tahir (60 pts), N Pooran (43 pts)
SKN: S Rutherford (83 pts), F Allen (64 pts), D Bravo (62 pts), S Cottrell (60 pts), Dominic Drakes (60 pts)
CPL 2021 Stats
Most Runs: GUY – S Hetmyer (54 runs); SKN – S Rutherford (53 runs)
Most Wickets: GUY – R Shepherd (3 wickets); SKN – S Cottrell, Dominic Drakes (2 wickets)
Most Sixes: GUY – S Hetmyer, C Hemraj (2 sixes); SKN – D Bravo, S Rutherford (4 sixes)
Most Fours: GUY – S Hetmyer (4 fours); SKN – S Rutherford, F Allen (2 fours)
Most Catches: GUY – N Pooran (3 catches); SKN – Devon Thomas, F Allen, S Rutherford, Asif A, D Bravo (1 catch)
Squads
GUY (likely): N Pooran; S Malik, S Hetmyer, C Hemraj, B King; O Smith, M Hafeez; I Tahir, R Shepherd, A Nedd, N-ul-Haq Murid
SKN (likely): D Thomas; Asif A, C Gayle, E Lewis, S Rutherford; F Allen, D Bravo; S Cottrell, F Ahmed, P Meekeren, D Drakes
Parameswaran Sankaranarayanan
Parameswaran Sankaranarayan is a sports enthusiast who has worked in print, website, and other digital platforms. He was part of the editorial team of first-ever Indian football-based website - IndianFootball.com (now defunct) - and passionately follows the latest happenings in world football. During his time as a journalist, he had the opportunity to interact with some of the iconic personalities in Indian sports and witness some memorable moments in Indian football.
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