{"id":22793,"date":"2024-09-09T14:32:11","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:32:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=22793"},"modified":"2024-09-09T14:32:12","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T14:32:12","slug":"hetmyer-and-gurbaz-lead-guyana-amazon-warriors-to-historic-cpl-victory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/hetmyer-and-gurbaz-lead-guyana-amazon-warriors-to-historic-cpl-victory\/","title":{"rendered":"Hetmyer and Gurbaz Lead Guyana Amazon Warriors to Historic CPL Victory"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p>In a stunning display of batting prowess, Shimron Hetmyer and Rahmanullah Gurbaz guided the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a commanding 40-run victory over the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in Match 7 of the Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL). <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This performance marked a historic night for the Warriors, who reached the second highest total in CPL history with a score of 266 for 7.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Amazon Warriors set the tone by opting to bat first, and despite early dismissals of Kevin Sinclair (17) and Shai Hope (12), Gurbaz and Hetmyer took charge. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gurbaz dazzled with his aggressive hitting, amassing 69 runs, including several massive sixes, and forming a formidable partnership of 116 runs with Hetmyer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hetmyer continued the onslaught with an explosive 91 off 39 deliveries, hitting 11 sixes\u2014 the most by any player in the innings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>His innings included no boundaries, as he relied solely on sixes to amass his total. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contributions from Keemo Paul (38), Ramon Reifer (14), and Dwaine Pretorius (13) added further depth to the Warriors&#8217; formidable total.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In response, the Patriots struggled against the disciplined bowling of the Warriors. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite spirited efforts from Sherfane Rutherford (34), Mikyle Louis (31), Kyle Mayers (28), and a notable innings from captain Andre Fletcher (81), the Patriots fell short, bowled out for 226 in the 18th over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Gudakesh Motie and team captain Imran Tahir were instrumental with the ball, each claiming three wickets to dismantle the Patriots&#8217; batting lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hetmyer, reflecting on his performance, shared insights into his approach and how he focused on making a significant impact this season after a less successful stint last year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The victory highlights the Guyana Amazon Warriors&#8217; strength and sets a high benchmark for the rest of the CPL season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a stunning display of batting prowess, Shimron Hetmyer and Rahmanullah Gurbaz guided the Guyana Amazon Warriors to a commanding 40-run victory over the St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots in&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":22774,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[350,352],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-22793","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","category-sports"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=22793"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":22794,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/22793\/revisions\/22794"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/22774"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=22793"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=22793"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=22793"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}