Guptill wary of “Gayle Force”

By Akeem Greene

Guyana Amazon Warriors is wary of the threat of Jamaica Tallawahs opening batsman Chris Gayle when they two sides clash today at Providence. Gayle is in good form thus in the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2016, with scores of a 38-ball 52 and then a brutal knock of 108 off 54 balls, smashing 11 sixes against the Trinbago Knight Riders.
In respect to those performances, Guptill said, “We look at how Trinidad bowl to him and try and do the opposite really, we got a couple of plans we will put in practice today [Wednesday] and try execute tomorrow [today].”

The New Zealander failed to disclose whether off-spinner Steven Jacobs would be drafted into the final to the final eleven to stem the tide of the Gayle force.
Quizzed on how much the two victories on the trot has helped the team, the batsman said, “it’s a good mood in the camp at the moment, the guys have played some really good cricket, for the first two games, we are expecting a tough game, Jamaica are a quality side and they got some world class players in their ranks.”
The wicket at Providence is known for is slow nature and the opening batsman who spent two years with the Warriors previously believes application by the batsmen is vital.
“Just take your time and enjoy your atmosphere out there, it’s a tough wicket to bat on and bowl as well, so we going to execute our plans to be best of our ability, most of the guys have played here before, there is only one of two that have not played so we are looking forward to it”, Guptill stated.
On the other side of the coin, Tallawahs all-rounder Ravmon Powell expressed that his team can withstand the test of the Warriors even if Gayle does not fire.
“To be honest there is no pressure, if Gayle fires, Gayle fires, you got to look at the line up and realise there is a Kumar Sangakkara, there is Shakib Al Hasan, there is a Imad Wasim, there is also a Ravmon Powell, there are a lot of batters than have done well on a slow tract in Guyana, we [do]not feel pressured a s a batting unit”, Powell asserted.