Guyana Amazon Warriors

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Guyana Amazon Warriors
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Personnel
Captain Imran Tahir
Coach Rayon Griffith
Team information
Colours  Red
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Founded2013;11 years ago (2013)
Home ground Providence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
Caribbean Premier League  wins1 (2023)
The 6ixty  wins0
Global Super League  wins0
Official website Guyana Amazon Warriors
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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.

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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

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

As of 7 June 2024
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
21 Rahmanullah Gurbaz Flag of Afghanistan (2013-2021).svg  Afghanistan 28 November 2001 (age 22)Right-handed—2022
2 Shimron Hetmyer Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 26 December 1996 (age 27)Left-handed—2016
All-rounders
84 Keemo Paul Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 21 February 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
6 Dwaine Pretorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 March 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
18 Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 1987 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm off-break 2024
—Junior SinclairFlag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 29 March 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm off-break 2022
Wicket-keepers
04 Shai Hope Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10 November 1993 (age 31)Right-handedLeft-arm medium 2022
23 Azam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 1998 (age 26)Right-handed—2024
Spin bowlers
68 Gudakesh Motie Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 29 March 1995 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2021
99 Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (age 45)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak2018 Captain
Pace bowlers
48 Romario Shepherd Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 26 November 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018 Vice-Captain
— Kevin Sinclair Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 23 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm offbreak2024
70 Shamar Joseph Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 31 August 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm fast 2024

    Results summary

    As of 02 October 2024
    CPL summary of results
    YearPlayedWinsLossesTiedNRWin %Position
    2013 9630066.67%2/6
    2014 11740063.63%2/6
    2015 11550150%3/6
    2016 12840066.67%2/6
    2017 12660050%3/6
    2018 12750058.33%2/6
    2019 121110091.67%2/6
    2020 11650054.54%3/6
    2021 11650054.54%4/6
    2022 12560145.45%2/6
    2023 131020183.33%1/6
    Total12677460362%

    Administration and support staff

    PositionName
    Head coach Rayon Griffith

    Statistics

    As of 02 October 2024

    Most runs

    PlayerSeasonsRuns
    Shimron Hetmyer 2016–present2,059
    Shai Hope 2022-present1,124
    Lendl Simmons 2013–20151,029
    Chanderpaul Hemraj 2019–2023863
    Martin Guptill 2013–2017862
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

    Most wickets

    PlayerSeasonsWickets
    Imran Tahir 2018–present107
    Romario Shepherd 2018–present71
    Sohail Tanvir 2016–201849
    Gudakesh Motie 2021- present46
    Keemo Paul 2017- present41
    Source: ESPNcricinfo

    Seasons

    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

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

    The 6ixty

    SeasonLeague standingFinal position
    20226th out of 6League stage

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    3. ↑ 2014 Caribbean Premier League - Final
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