Guyana Amazon Warriors

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Guyana Amazon Warriors
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Personnel
Captain Imran Tahir
Coach Prasanna Agoram
Team information
Colours  Red
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Founded2013;12 years ago (2013)
Home ground Providence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
Caribbean Premier League  wins1 (2023)
The 6ixty  wins0
Global Super League  wins1 (2025)
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 14 August 2025
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes
Batsmen
Kevlon Anderson Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 28 September 2000 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2025
Shamarh Brooks Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 1 December 1988 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak2025
Shimron Hetmyer Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 26 December 1996 (age 28)Left-handed2016
Ben McDermott Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 12 December 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2025Overseas, Replacement player
All-rounders
Moeen Ali Flag of England.svg  England 18 June 1987 (age 38)Left-handedRight-arm off-break 2024Overseas
Riyad Latif Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana (age 17)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak2025
Keemo Paul Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 21 February 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022
Glenn Phillips Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 6 December 1996 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2025Overseas, Ruled out through injury
Dwaine Pretorius Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 29 March 1989 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023Overseas
Quentin Sampson Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 4 August 2000 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2025
Wicket-keepers
Shai Hope Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 10 November 1993 (age 31)Right-handedLeft-arm medium 2022
Kemol Savory Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 27 September 1996 (age 28)2025
Spin bowlers
Hassan Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 16 October 1998 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2025Overseas
Gudakesh Motie Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 29 March 1995 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2021
Imran Tahir Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 27 March 1979 (age 46)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak2018 Captain, Overseas
Pace bowlers
Jediah Blades Flag of Barbados.svg  Barbados 15 April 2002 (age 23)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2025
Shamar Joseph Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 31 August 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm fast 2023
Romario Shepherd Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 26 November 1994 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018 Vice-Captain

    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 Prasanna Agoram

    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

    Global Super League

    YearLeague standingFinal standing
    20243rd out of 5Group Stage
    20252nd out of 5Champions

    See also

    References

    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.