Guyana Amazon Warriors secured their to start with victory of the 2022 Hero Caribbean Leading League (CPL) season with a gain more than Saint Lucia Kings by six wickets in front of a energetic residence group.

The Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and selected to area, still it was the Kings who acquired off to a blistering get started, racing to 77- in the powerplay before currently being held back again by spinners Imran Tahir and Tabraiz Shamsi. The Kings finished on 161/7, with Johnson Charles batting in the course of the whole innings and scoring a excellent 87 off just 59 balls.

Regardless of getting rid of early wickets,Guyana Amazon Warriors navigated their chase as a result of Shimron Hetmyer and Heinrich Klaasen, who developed a 66-run partnership jointly. Klaasen would go on to rating a elegant 61 from 46 balls to choose Amazon Warriors to their 1st gain of the period with 10 balls to spare.

Saint Lucia Kings obtained off to a desire commence, Charles combining with Faf du Plessis to achieve 77- soon after six overs, the greatest powerplay score of the time so far. Nevertheless Shamsi and Tahir highlighted their good quality by proscribing operates and finding up wickets that held up scoring for the Kings. Tim David released a late counter-attack, but it was Keemo Paul who shone with the ball in the last in excess of, buying up two wickets and offering absent just four runs, which noticed the Kings stop on 161/7 right after 20 overs.

Guyana Amazon Warriors began their chase with intent, Chandrapaul Hemraj scoring five boundaries just before becoming dismissed in the 4th over, with fellow opener Shai Hope then remaining caught out two balls afterwards. However Hetmyer and Klaasen worked collectively to rating operates and retain the Warriors near to their concentrate on. Inspite of Hetmyer losing his wicket, Klaasen would bat as a result of to the close, and supported by Keemo Paul, managed to get his aspect throughout the line with 10 balls remaining.

The gain means Amazon Warriors have registered their first victory of the season, when Saint Lucia Kings have suffered their second successive loss.

Brief Scores: Guyana Amazon Warriors 162/4 (Klaasen 61*, Hetmyer 32 Royal 2/15, Chase 1/25) conquer Saint Lucia Kings 161/7 (Charles 87, du Plessis 31 Shamsi 2/14, Paul 2/27) by 6 wickets