The Guyana Amazon Warriors is a cricket team of the Caribbean Premier League based in Providence, Georgetown, Guyana. It represents Guyana in the league and was established in 2013 for the inaugural season.
The team plays home games at Providence Stadium in Guyana. They recruit players mainly from West Indian domestic teams. They have reached eight CPL finals and won their first tournament in 2023. They are owned by New GPC Inc.
History
The Guyana Amazon Warriors were among the six teams established for the inaugural season of the Caribbean Premier League in 2013. In that same year, they finished as runners-up in the tournament, losing to the Jamaica Tallawahs by 7 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.2013 Caribbean Premier League - Final The team, led by Ramnaresh Sarwan, featured notable international players like Tillakaratne Dilshan, James Franklin, Lasith Malinga, and West Indian stars Sunil Narine, Lendl Simmons, and Denesh Ramdin. Krishmar Santokie emerged as the highest wicket-taker of the season.
In the 2014 Caribbean Premier League, the Amazon Warriors finished second in the group stage and were then defeated by the Barbados Tridents by 8 runs (D/L) in the final at Warner Park, Basseterre, St Kitts.2014 Caribbean Premier League - Final Captained by Sunil Narine, the team included players like Martin Guptill, Mohammad Hafeez, Jimmy Neesham, Krishmar Santokie, Lendl Simmons, and Denesh Ramdin. Simmons was named player of the series with 445 runs that season..
In the 2015 Caribbean Premier League, they again finished second in the group stage behind Barbados Tridents. However, they lost to Trinbago Knight Riders in the semi-final by 6 wickets at Queen’s Park Oval in Port of Spain, Trinidad.2015 Caribbean Premier League - semi-final The team, captained by Denesh Ramdin, had a star-studded lineup that included players like Lasith Malinga, Thisara Perera, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Brad Hodge, Marchant de Lange, David Wiese, Umar Akmal, Shivnarine Chanderpaul, Veerasammy Permaul, Lendl Simmons, and Sunil Narine.
In the 2016 Caribbean Premier League, Martin Guptill took over as captain, replacing Denesh Ramdin. The team also added international players Sohail Tanvir, Dwayne Smith, Chris Lynn, Adam Zampa, as well as local stars Chris Barnwell, Jason Mohammed, and Rayad Emrit.
Imran Tahir led the Guyana Amazon Warriors to their first championship title in the 2023 Caribbean Premier League, with Romario Shepherd as Vice-Captain and Lance Klusener as head coach. This victory came after being runner ups five times, defeating the Trinbago Knight Riders at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.
Current squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedNotes Batsmen Kevlon AndersonRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2025 Shamarh BrooksRight-handedRight-arm legbreak 2025 Shimron HetmyerLeft-handed 2016 Ben McDermottRight-handedRight-arm medium 2025Overseas, Replacement player All-roundersMoeen AliLeft-handedRight-arm off-break 2024OverseasRiyad Latif(age 17)Right-handedRight-arm legbreak 2025 Keemo PaulRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2022 Glenn PhillipsRight-handedRight-arm off break 2025Overseas, Ruled out through injury Dwaine PretoriusRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023OverseasQuentin SampsonRight-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2025 Wicket-keepersShai HopeRight-handedLeft-arm medium 2022Kemol Savory 2025 Spin bowlersHassan KhanRight-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2025OverseasGudakesh MotieLeft-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2021 Imran TahirRight-handedRight-arm legbreak 2018Captain, Overseas Pace bowlersJediah BladesRight-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2025Shamar JosephLeft-handedRight-arm fast 2023Romario ShepherdRight-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018Vice-Captain Source: Guyana Amazon Warriors Players
Results summary
+ CPL summary of resultsYear Played Wins Losses Tied NR Win %Position 2013 9 6 3 0 0 66.67% 2/6 2014 11 7 4 0 0 63.63% 2/6 2015 11 5 5 0 1 50% 3/6 2016 12 8 4 0 0 66.67% 2/6 2017 12 6 6 0 0 50% 3/6 2018 12 7 5 0 0 58.33% 2/6 2019 12 11 1 0 0 91.67% 2/6 2020 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 3/6 2021 11 6 5 0 0 54.54% 4/6202212560145.45%2/62023131020183.33%1/6202413850061.53%1/6202512750058.33%2/6 Total15195560362.91%
Source: ESPNcricinfo
Abandoned matches are counted as NR (no result) Win or loss by super over or boundary count are counted as tied. Tied+Win - Counted as a win and Tied+Loss - Counted as a loss NR indicates no result
Administration and support staff PositionName Head coach Prasanna Agoram
Statistics
Most runs PlayerSeasonsRuns Shimron Hetmyer 2016–present 2,261 Shai Hope 2022-present 1,571 Lendl Simmons 2013–2015 1,029 Chanderpaul Hemraj 2019–2023 863 Martin Guptill 2013–2017 862 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets PlayerSeasonsWickets Imran Tahir2018–present 125 Romario Shepherd2018–present78 Gudakesh Motie2021–present60Sohail Tanvir 2016–2018 49Dwaine Pretorius2023–present49 Keemo Paul2017–present41 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Seasons Following the new team Antigua & Barbuda Falcons 5th place finish in their inaugural (2024) season. The Amazon Warriors retain the distinction of being the only team to never be eliminated in the league stage.
Caribbean Premier League Year League standing Final standing 20131st out of 6 Runners-up 20142nd out of 6 Runners-up 20152nd out of 6Play-offs 20161st out of 6 Runners-up 20174th out of 6Qualifier 20182nd out of 6 Runners-up 20191st out of 6 Runners-up 20202nd out of 6Semi-finalists 20212nd out of 6Semi-finalists 20222nd out of 6Qualifier 20231st out of 6 Champion20241st out of 6 Runners-up20252nd out of 6 Runners-up
The 6ixty SeasonLeague standingFinal position 20226th out of 6League stage
Global Super League YearLeague standing Final standing20243rd out of 5 Group Stage20252nd out of 5 Champions20261st out of 5 Champions
See also Guyana Amazon Warriors (WCPL)
References
External links Guyana on CPLT20.com