A stylish fifty from Hashim Amla, coupled with some tight bowling allowed the Trinbago Knight Riders to hand the Guyana Amazon Warriors a narrow seven run defeat, their first of the 2016 Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) played in front of another sold out Guyanese crowd at Providence last night.
Needing 152 from their 20 overs, Guyana were restricted to 144-9 despite skipper Martin Guptill leading from the front with 50 from 40 balls with a four and four sixes. Trinbago endured a good bowling outing, as their spinners Anton Devcich (2-19) and Sunil Narine (2-25) bowled well while seamers Kevon Cooper (2-23) and Dwayne Bravo (2-25) were equal to the task.
The Trinbago batters coped better on the Providence track unlike the Warriors previous opponents, reaching 151-4 at the expiration of the 20 overs. The South African opener Amla played a stylish hand, crunching six fours in his 54-ball 64, setting the tone for his side.
