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Jul 31, 2013 Sports
Amazon Warriors battle Red Steel in potential ‘mouth watering’ contest at Providence tonight
By Sean Devers
A ‘mouth watering’ contest is anticipated as all roads lead to the Guyana National Stadium Providence tonight when arch rivals Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinidad and Tobago Red Steel face-off in the inaugural Limacol Caribbean Premier League (LCPL) t20 cricket tournament.
The winner of the six-team tournament will collect US$250, 000 on August 24 when the final will be held in Trinidad while the Man-of-the-match in each game gets US$1,000. The batsman with the most sixes in each game also receives US$500, so there is a lot to play for.
The teams representing these two franchises tonight come from the only two West Indies countries with Caribbean T20 titles and Champions League participation. A riveting battle is expected under floodlights from 20:00hrs on what should be a flat and slow track.
Tickets have already been sold out for tonight’s match and a colorful and raucous capacity crowd should ensure the Stadium is ram-packed with excited, flag-waving fans Amazon Warriors supporters.
The atmosphere should be electric as the teams play their opening game on South American soil. West Indies 50-over Skipper, the dynamic Dwayne Bravo, will be keen to lead the visitors to a confidence boosting win over the Ramnaresh Sarwan led local side.
Conditions should play a key role in the contest and the amount of dew on the Providence sward tonight is likely to dictate how T20 mystery spinner Sunil Narine performs for the Warriors against the team representing the country of his birth.
The Warriors’ side is packed with spinners in Test left-arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul and off-spinners Mohammed Hafeez, Steven Jacobs, Narsingh Deonarine and Martin Guptill.
Despite the presence of spinners Samuel Badree, Suleiman Benn, Yannick Cariah and New Zealand off-spinner Ross Taylor in their line-up, the visitors have arguably more fire power in the fast bowling department.
Fidel Edwards is genuinely quick while fellow Bajan Miguel Cummings also has some pace. Kevin Cooper, the elder Bravo, left-arm-seamer Delorn Johnson and Ireland’s Kevin O’Brian are all capable of seam bowling support for the lively but at times erratic Edwards.
The local team fast bowling artillery consists of New Zealand’s James Franklyn, fellow left-armer Jamaican Krishmar Santokie along with the seam bowling pair of Chris Barnwell who played in the IPL, and Lendl Simmons.
At 21, Keon Joseph is the baby of the side and is potentially an explosive quickie although he might find his chances limited due to inexperience and the docile nature of the pitches in Guyana. He replaced the injured Ronsford Beaton in the side.
The locals batting is formidable, William Perkins or Trevon Griffith are expected the open the innings with Hafeez. They should get middle order support from Sarwan, Deonarine, Guptill, Barnwell, Denesh Ramdin and Steven Jacobs.
The Red Steel batting includes the Bravo siblings (Dwayne & Darren), Ross Taylor, Adrian Barath, South African Davy Jacobs and Justin Guillen.
This is an event for the entire family and but once a child is capable of using a seat they would have to pay the full cost of a ticket since no ‘Children tickets’ are being sold. The tournament mascot ‘Bouncer’ will also be around the venue for the kids to take photos with him.
Although the forecast is for scattered thunderstorms today on the East Bank of Demerara, the Providence Stadium is one of the fastest drying cricket venues in the world and it would take continuous heavy showers tonight to cause a total wash out.
The Amazon Warriors face Jamaica Tallawahs on Friday in their next match before playing the St Lucia Zouks from 20:00hrs in the main attraction on Sunday’s double-header which also feature Antigua opposing Jamaica from 15:00hrs.
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