Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) star batsman Shimron Hetmyer was one of the happiest persons after last night’s qualifying match between the franchise for which he plays and the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR).
In the match-up, winning of which has launched the Guyana Amazon Warriors into Sunday’s final, Hetmyer completed another heroic feat in the 2018 season of the Hero Caribbean Premiere League.
Having led the Guyana Amazon Warriors to their most critical win of the tournament, the left-handed Hetmyer, batsman extraordinaire, revealed that he is having the time of his life. He described the 122-run chase by which the TKR succumbed as “a bit of a task”.
Hetmyer eventually smashed 39 runs after getting off to a slow start. He showcased pure brilliance to revive the chase alongside countryman Sherfane
Shimron Hetmyer hitting a maximum in yet another one of his fiery innings
Rutherford.
Speaking to the media afterwards, the 21-year-old Berbician idol noted that this CPL season has been the best batting experience of his life. “I’ve found some form coming into the Bangladesh series to now, and I think it’s the best I’ve felt batting all my life. I will just try to keep on, and keep this form going from now on,” he proudly stated.
The youngster also disclosed that he is happy with the support of the home crowd at Providence, noting that the team strives to put on a show just for the fans.
“The crowd support is fantastic here. I’ve always loved playing in Guyana in front of this crowd; they always come out and support us. This year, we tried to take it one step further just for them,” the batsman disclosed. The Warriors have just one more game to win — on Sunday, September 16 — to bring the CPL Cup home for the first time. To this end, Hetmyer noted that the team has no preferred opponent for Sunday’s encounter.
“No, I don’t! Actually, we don’t think too much about the opposition. We just look at
Shimron Hetmyer of Guyana Amazon Warriors hits 4
our game and where we could improve, and then just play the game how we see it,” he calmly stated.
Guyana’s opponent in the 2018 final will be decided on Friday, September 14 when the Trinbago Knight Riders clash with the winners of eliminator one at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad & Tobago.
