– Hetmyer confident Warriors can win it all
Guyana Amazon Warriors star batsman Shimron Hetmyer was all smiles on Thursday evening after the Warriors secured an empathic win in their first match of the Hero Caribbean Premier League (CPL) 2018.
The left-hand batsman, who came in at number four to stabilise the shaky innings, eventually played to the end, getting his team over the line with an unbeaten 79 runs from 45 balls. With an innings containing nine fours and four sixes, the 21-year-old electrified the Providence National Stadium, leaving his fellow Guyanese in awe of his massive capabilities.
Speaking on the technicalities of the pitch and play, Hetmyer disclosed that he was comfortable on the pitch and focused on rotating the strike as much as possible.
“I’ve never played on these pitches before the Bangladesh series. I think this one of the new pitches closer to the other side, so it really helped me.”
When asked if he was worried about the three Warriors wickets falling within the power play, Hetmyer noted that he did not even think twice about it. “No, I didn’t. ‘Cause I knew there were some good guys left. Sherfane Rutherford, he is a very good batsman, but he didn’t get a chance tonight. What we talk about in the meeting is if the batsman gets in, let them just take it right through to the end. I guess that was my role tonight.”
Straying away from the actual game, Hetmyer shared that it was refreshing to be able to perform well in front of an enormous home crowd. “It’s great playing in front of my home crowd; I always love playing in Guyana.”
He went on to note that a sizeable crowd was what drove players to go the extra mile, hence being successful in their games. As such, the batsman is confident that the overall Warriors team have what it takes to bring the trophy home for the first time in six years.
“Just keep supporting us, I do think this is the year for us, we just need the support.”
