RBLCPL 2024 playoffs’ stage: Klusener pleased with GAW campaign thus far

– “Good to be in control of our own destiny,” he says

An action-packed weekend is anticipated at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence when home side Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) embark on the homestretch of their home-leg in the 2024 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League (RBLCPL 2024).
As defending champions, GAW will first suit up against the St Lucia Kings on Saturday morning, before taking on arch-rivals Trinbago Knight Riders on Sunday night in a rematch of the tournament’s most exciting rivalry.
GAW Head Coach Lance Klusener, in a recent press conference, expressed elation with the team’s current form, highlighting that it’s nice for the team to have their destiny in their own hands.

“I think if someone had said at the start of the competition (that) with two games to go, we would qualify for the top four, I think we would’ve taken that all day long. So, we’re happy with that. We also understand that finishing in the top two gives you two bites of the cherry; so, that would obviously be first priority,” he explained.
“I think we’re pleased with where we are. We’re pretty injury-free as well, which is important after a long competition,” Klusener shared with Guyanese media operatives.
He added, “It’s good to be in control of our own destiny as well. So, pretty pleased about that. Just looking forward to the next 10 days.”
Quizzed about the areas that may need extra attention for the back end of the tournament, this coach, a South African, has identified batting as such, but admitted to seeing positive signs in the GAW last game.

The Amazon Warriors’ Head Coach responded, “As ‘Sheppy’ touched on, we were concerned a little about our batting. However, I thought in the last game we responded well to what we chatted about, and our challenge is to make sure that we keep going with that. I though we bowled reasonably well. We defended well, also, scores that have been pretty low; so, that has been good.
There’s always a few things, those little one percenters, that you can do better, especially towards the business end of a competition where games are probably going to be close. So, just need to tighten up on a few things. Just from the last game, I was happy with the boys from a batting point of view. That was good for us.”
Like the Warriors, the St. Lucia Kings are coming into tomorrow’s contest on a hot streak, having won three ‘day time’ games on the trot. Klusener is, however, not too concerned about his opponents.
“We’re not really too worried about what St. Lucia’s been doing; we’re worried about what we’re doing. I think that’s important because we’ve got a couple of big games going ahead, and it would be important to make sure that we’re settled in our performances. St Lucia obviously had a nice little streak. So have we! So, we look forward to that game,” the GAW Head Coach related.
The Guyana Amazon Warriors will take on the St. Lucia Kings from 10:00hrs today at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, EBD.