Playing spin well is key, says Fletcher

Hero Caribbean Premier League 2016…

St. Lucia Zouks batsman Andre Fletcher strongly believes that tacking the spin dietary of the Guyana Amazon Warriors will be vital when the two sides meet today at the Guyana National Stadium, Providence.

“It’s very important [playing spin], we are aware of the wicket, we just have to adapt as quickly as possible, singles would be key; we have to be very aggressive with our running to put the fielders under pressure,” the top order batsmen said at a press conference on Monday.

Having recently played at the Stadium in the Tri- Nation series involving Australia and South Africa, Fletcher is of the view that the team need to remain positive.

He stated, “We just have to remain positive, I played in the Tri-Series, I’m hoping that the wicket is much better, if not, we just have to adapt and see if we can rotate the strike.”

Head Coach Stuart Williams, commenting on the surface, explained that it is difficult to pin point a total, stating that how it looks match day, is most important.

“Cricket is played on the day, its 20 overs, it might be a belter, you might get 180, you might get a hundred but on the day we just have to make sure our plans in place make sure we prepare well,” Williams said.

With a win and a defeat from their two matches, the coach is not worried that much, since it is early days yet for team in the tournament.

“We have only played two matches, win one and lose one, so we still in pole position so to speak; Guyana played five games already, we are confident, it’s a long season, and at the end of the day we looking to be in that top four” the coach confidently said.

The Warriors currently lead the points table with one loss from five matches while the Zouks sit in the cellar position.

Match time is 19:00 h