Tahir rues dropped catches, early wickets in GAW defeat

The Guyana Amazon Warriors suffered their first defeat of the 2025 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (CPL) season after the St Lucia Kings successfully chased down 203 at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground.
Despite posting 202-6, the Warriors’ top order faltered before Romario Shepherd led the revival of the innings with a blistering unbeaten 73 off 34 balls.
Captain of the Guyana Amazon Warriors, Imran Tahir rued the early wickets and the dropped catches. He also admitted that the wind factor was not used well by the team.

At 78-5 in the 13th over, the Warriors were in deep trouble, with Kevlon Anderson, Moeen Ali, and Shimron Hetmyer all falling for single-digit scores.
“We lost early wickets and Shepherd played a great innings. Just want to congratulate the Kings for the way they played; it was a good score. If we didn’t lose early wickets, the team we had, the combo we have, we could have got 240+. Wind was blowing towards one side and we didn’t use it well. Dropped catches cost us as well,” Tahir said.
The Warriors’ next game will be a big one, against rivals Trinbago Knight Riders on Saturday, August 30, at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy.
Tahir noted that it will be a big game as is every game this season.  “It will be a big game. For me every game is a big game. Don’t want to take any chances,” the Warriors skipper said.
Meanwhile, Kings Captain David Wiese credited young Ackeem Auguste for his match-winning knock of 73 off 35 balls.
“We won the key moments. Auguste played a blinder; (Tim) Seifert gave us a good start and set up the game for us. First few overs we executed the plan really well (with ball), but Shepherd came out and played a great innings. We wanted him (Thomas) to go and strike, maybe he was trying too hard. It happens. He was bowling beautifully before that. Hopefully we will come up with good plans and execute them in the next game.”
“We were in a position to knock it off easily was because of his (Auguste) innings. Young kid, but the way he played, took responsibility and that is fantastic to see. (Plans ahead) Take 10 minutes tonight, see what you can improve and move to the next game,” Wiese said.
The CPL continues today, Thursday, August 28, with the St Lucia Kings facing the St Kitts and Nevis Patriots at the Daren Sammy Cricket Ground in St Lucia.