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Guyana Amazon Warriors

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Guyana Amazon Warriors
Personnel
CaptainImran Tahir
CoachRayon Griffith
Team information
Colours  Red
  Black
  Gold
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Founded2013; 11 years ago (2013)
Home groundProvidence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
Caribbean Premier League wins1 (2023)
The 6ixty wins0
Global Super League wins0
Official websiteGuyana Amazon Warriors

T20 kit

The Guyana Amazon Warriors is a cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Providence, Georgetown, Guyana. It represents Guyana in the league and was established in 2013 for the inaugural season.

The team plays home games at Providence Stadium in Guyana. They recruit players mainly from West Indian domestic teams. They have reached six CPL finals and won their first tournament in 2023.

History

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The Guyana Amazon Warriors were among the six teams established for the inaugural season of the Caribbean Premier League in 2013. In that same year, they finished as runners-up in the tournament, losing to the Jamaica Tallawahs by 7 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.[1] The team, led by Ramnaresh Sarwan, featured notable international players like Tillakaratne Dilshan, James Franklin, Lasith Malinga, and West Indian stars Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, and Denesh Ramdin. Krishmar Santokie emerged as the highest wicket-taker of the season.[2]

In the 2014 Caribbean Premier League, the Amazon Warriors finished second in the group stage and were then defeated by the Barbados Tridents by 8 runs (D/L) in the final at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.[3] Captained by Sunil Narine, the team included players like Martin Guptill, Mohammad Hafeez, Jimmy Neesham, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, and Denesh Ramdin. Simmons was named player of the series with 445 runs that season..[4][5]

In the 2015 Caribbean Premier League, they again finished second in the group stage behind Barbados Tridents. However, they lost to Trinbago Knight Riders in the semi-final by 6 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.[6] The team, captained by Denesh Ramdin, had a star-studded lineup that included players like Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brad Hodge, Marchant de Lange, David Wiese, Umar Akmal, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Veerasammy Permaul, Lendl Simmons, and Sunil Narine.

In the 2016 Caribbean Premier League, Martin Guptill took over as captain, replacing Denesh Ramdin. The team also added international players Sohail Tanvir, Dwayne Smith, Chris Lynn, Adam Zampa, as well as local stars Chris Barnwell, Jason Mohammed, and Rayad Emrit.

Imran Tahir led the Guyana Amazon Warriors to their first championship title in the 2023 Caribbean Premier League, with Romario Shepherd as Vice-Captain and Lance Klusener as head coach.[7] This victory came after being runner ups five times, defeating the Trinbago Knight Riders at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.[8][9]

Current squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 7 June 2024
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz  Afghanistan (2001-11-28) 28 November 2001 (age 23) Right-handed — 2022
2 Shimron Hetmyer  Guyana (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 27) Left-handed — 2016
All-rounders
84 Keemo Paul  Guyana (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 26) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
6 Dwaine Pretorius  South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023
18 Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm off-break 2024
— Junior Sinclair  Guyana (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off-break 2022
Wicket-keepers
04 Shai Hope  Barbados (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 31) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2022
23 Azam Khan  Pakistan (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) Right-handed — 2024
Spin bowlers
68 Gudakesh Motie  Guyana (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021
99 Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 45) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2018 Captain
Pace bowlers
48 Romario Shepherd  Guyana (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Vice-Captain
— Kevin Sinclair  Guyana (1999-11-23) 23 November 1999 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm offbreak 2024
70 Shamar Joseph  Guyana (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 25) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2024
41 Tanzim Hasan Sakib  Bangladesh (2002-10-20) 20 October 2002 (age 22) Right-handed bat Right-arm fast 2024

Results summary

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As of 02 October 2024
CPL summary of results
Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % Position
2013 9 6 3 0 0 66.67% 2/6
2014 11 7 4 0 0 63.63% 2/6
2015 11 5 5 0 1 50% 3/6
2016 12 8 4 0 0 66.67% 2/6
2017 12 6 6 0 0 50% 3/6
2018 12 7 5 0 0 58.33% 2/6
2019 12 11 1 0 0 91.67% 2/6
2020 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 3/6
2021 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 4/6
2022 12 5 6 0 1 45.45% 2/6
2023 13 10 2 0 1 83.33% 1/6
Total 126 77 46 0 3 62%
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
  • Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result)
  • Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied.
  • Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss
  • NR indicates no result

Administration and support staff

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Position Name
Head coach Rayon Griffith

Statistics

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As of 02 October 2024

Most runs

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Player Seasons Runs
Shimron Hetmyer 2016–present 2,059
Shai Hope 2022-present 1,124
Lendl Simmons 2013–2015 1,029
Chanderpaul Hemraj 2019–2023 863
Martin Guptill 2013–2017 862
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

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Player Seasons Wickets
Imran Tahir 2018–present 107
Romario Shepherd 2018–present 71
Sohail Tanvir 2016–2018 49
Gudakesh Motie 2021- present 46
Keemo Paul 2017- present 41
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Seasons

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Following the new team Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 5th place finish in their inaugural (2024) season. The Amazon Warriors retain the distinction of being the only team to never be eliminated in the league stage.

Caribbean Premier League

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Year League standing Final standing
2013 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2014 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
2015 2nd out of 6 Play-offs
2016 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2017 4th out of 6 Qualifier
2018 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
2019 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2020 2nd out of 6 Semi-finalists
2021 2nd out of 6 Semi-finalists
2022 2nd out of 6 Qualifier
2023 1st out of 6 Champion
2024 1st out of 6 Runners-up

The 6ixty

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Season League standing Final position
2022 6th out of 6 League stage

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2013 Caribbean Premier League - Final
  2. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ 2014 Caribbean Premier League - Final
  4. ^ "Tridents win rain-marred CPL final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Caribbean Premier League - semi-final
  7. ^ Stabroek News (4 August 2023). "Guyana Amazon Warriors announces Coaching Unit". Stabroek News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ CPL (25 September 2023). "Amazon Warriors win maiden CPL title". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (25 September 2023). "Tahir thanks Ashwin after leading Amazon Warriors to CPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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