Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel will today strive for a performance that eclipses their previous best at this year’s Caribbean Premier League as both sides fight for a place in the final of this year’s tournament at Queen’s Park Oval.
Both teams met in the final league match of this year’s competition and the Amazon Warriors came out on top after an impressive victory which was founded on the penetration of their bowling attack, headlined by Marchant de Lange claiming 4-23 as the paceman capitalised on the stranglehold imposed by spinners Veerasammy Permaul, Devendra Bishoo and Sunil Narine.
Lendl Simmons also led the charge from the top of the order in that game, lashing out to strike 65 while Brad Hodge also gave added impulse to the innings with 33 from 25 balls. Hodge can change the dynamic of an innings and no player in the Guyana side can score as quickly as the Australian, and his contribution could well prove pivotal in Saturday’s vital match-up.
Despite losing to the Amazon Warriors less than a week ago, the Red Steel are still very much a resurgent side and
