Guyana Amazon Warriors
Personnel
CaptainImran Tahir
CoachRayon Griffith
Team information
Colours  Gold   Green   Red   Black   White
Founded2013 (2013)
Home groundProvidence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
CPL wins1
6ixty 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

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

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 5 June 2023
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
11Chandrapaul Hemraj Guyana3 September 1993Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019
2Shimron Hetmyer Guyana26 December 1996Left-handed—2016Vice-Captain
All-rounders
84Keemo Paul Guyana21 February 1998 (aged 23)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2022
—Mathew Nandu Guyana9 June 2003Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
—Junior Sinclair Guyana29 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm off-break2022
Wicket-keepers
—Shai Hope Barbados10 November 1993Right-handedLeft-arm medium2022
Spin bowlers
—Gudakesh Motie Guyana29 March 1995Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021
Pace bowlers
—Romario Shepherd Guyana26 November 1994Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018
—Odean Smith Jamaica1 November 1996Right-handedRight-arm medium2020

    Results summary

    As of 15 September 2021
    CPL summary of results
    Year Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win % 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 12 5 6 1 2/6
    Total 11367440262%
    • 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

    Position Name
    Head coachRayon Griffith

    Statistics

    As of 26 August 2021

    Most runs

    Player Seasons Runs
    Lendl Simmons 2013–2015 1,029
    Shimron Hetmyer 2016–present 985
    Martin Guptill 2013–2017 862
    Jason Mohammed 777
    Chadwick Walton 2017–2018 625

    Most wickets

    Player Seasons Wickets
    Imran Tahir 2018–present 49
    Sohail Tanvir 2016–2018 49
    Rayad Emrit 2016–2018 39
    Veerasammy Permaul 2013–2018 37
    Krishmar Santokie 2013–2014 33

    Seasons

    Caribbean Premier League

    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

    The 6ixty

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

    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.
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