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Adam Zampa (right) and Martin Guptill of Guyana Amazaon Warriors celebrate the wicket of Brad Hodge (left) of St Kitts and Nevis Patriots during Match 2 of the Hero Caribbean Premier League between St Kitts & Nevis Patriots and Guyana Amazon Warriors at Warner Park in Basseterre, St Kitts. (CPL/Sportsfile)
A brilliant display from the Guyana Amazon Warriors bowlers was backed up by their batsmen as they made it four wins in four matches against the St Kitts & Nevis Patriots in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL).
They won the match with 22 balls to spare thanks to runs from Martin Guptill and Chris Lynn who shared a match winning stand of 60 in a chase of just 109.
The difference between the sides could not have been starker as Lynn and Guptill took the Amazon Warriors to 60-1 off the batting PowerPlay, reducing the required rate to just 3.5 an over at the end of the fielding restrictions.
The Amazon Warriors bowlers made superb use of home conditions as the Patriots reached 108-8 off their 20 overs.
The threat came from the spin bowlers, but Rayad Emrit and Sohail Tanvir also played their part with their seam bowling, picking up a wicket each.
Adam Zampa was introduced into the attack at the end of the six over PowerPlay and he picked up from where he left off in the Amazon Warriors last match against the Jamaica Tallawahs. Here he conceded just one run from his first over and claimed a wicket in his second.
Zampa claimed 3-18, in the process becoming the joint leading wicket-taker in this season’s Hero CPL along with teammate Sohail Tanvir. The highlight in Zampa’s spell was the googly that bowled JJ Smuts for a golden duck.
Brief scores:
Guyana Amazon Warriors 109-6 (M Guptill 43, S Badree 2 for 18) beat St Kitts & Nevis Patriots 108-8 (L Simmons 50, A Zampa 3 for 18) by seven wickets with 22 balls to spare.
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