Righting the wrongs - Tallawahs look for revenge days after defeat to Amazon Warriors

A couple of days ago, the Guyana Amazon Warriors defended the lowest total in Caribbean Premier League history, when they restricted the Jamaica Tallawahs to a mere 104 for 7, chasing a modest 118.

That stranglehold had certainly demoralised the Jamaican franchise, who suffered their second loss on the trot in the tournament, and now the teams meet again today at 4:30 p.m. Jamaica time in the return fixture, this time at a different new venue, the Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.

The Tallawahs are fourth in the standings with two points from three games while the Warriors are just above them in third place with four points from four games.

Despite not having much cricket in recent months, the Oval surface is expected to be a better batting pitch than at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy, and a larger total could be on the cards if the teams play to their true potential.

The last time the Tallawahs played at the Oval, they went down by 22 runs to the home side Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), with Andre Russell getting a valiant 44 in a losing cause.

HAPPY HUNTING GROUND

The Oval has always been a happy hunting ground for the man now dubbed as ‘Dangerruss’, as he savagely took apart the TKR bowling in 2018, hitting a 40-ball century, as the Tallawahs chased down a massive 223.

The good news for the Tallawahs is that Russell is beginning to show good form with the bat after almost lifting the Tallawahs over the line with a belligerent unbeaten 52 against the Amazon Warriors on Saturday.

However, captain Rovman Powell lamented the team’s poor batting against the Warriors and challenged the rest of the batters to spend more time at the crease and come good while urging his international spinners to continue their good work.

Fast bowler Fidel Edwards told The Gleaner that the team will eventually get all the rudiments of the game right, as the tournament progresses.

“The tournament is still young and we have to remember that the guys have not played cricket in a while, but I have all confidence that the team will peak at the right time and we just have to keep our heads up,” Edwards said.

In the opening match of the day at 9 a.m., the fifth-placed Barbados Tridents will try to get their second win of the tournament, as they face sixth-placed St Kitts and Nevis Patriots, who are looking to get off the mark in the tournament.