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Guyana Amazon Warriors

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Guyana Amazon Warriors
Personnel
CaptainImran Tahir
CoachPrasanna Agoram
Team information
Colours  Red
  Black
  Gold
  White
  Green
Founded2013; 12 years ago (2013)
Home groundProvidence Stadium
Capacity20,000
History
Caribbean Premier League wins1 (2023)
The 6ixty wins0
Global Super League wins1 (2025)
Official websiteGuyana Amazon Warriors Guyana CPL

T20I kit

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.[1]

The team plays home games at Providence Stadium in Guyana. They recruit players mainly from West Indian domestic teams. They have reached six CPL finals and won their first tournament in 2023.

History

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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.[1] 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.[2]

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.[3] 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..[4][5]

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.[6] 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.[7] This victory came after being runner ups five times, defeating the Trinbago Knight Riders at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.[8][9]

Current squad

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
As of 14 August 2025
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Notes
Batsmen
— Kevlon Anderson  Guyana (2000-09-28) 28 September 2000 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2025
— Shamarh Brooks  Barbados (1988-12-01) 1 December 1988 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2025
— Shimron Hetmyer  Guyana (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28) Left-handed 2016
— Ben McDermott  Australia (1994-12-12) 12 December 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2025 Overseas, Replacement player
All-rounders
— Moeen Ali  England (1987-06-18) 18 June 1987 (age 38) Left-handed Right-arm off-break 2024 Overseas
— Riyad Latif  Guyana (age 17) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2025
— Keemo Paul  Guyana (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2022
— Glenn Phillips  New Zealand (1996-12-06) 6 December 1996 (age 29) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2025 Overseas, Ruled out through injury
— Dwaine Pretorius  South Africa (1989-03-29) 29 March 1989 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2023 Overseas
— Quentin Sampson  Guyana (2000-08-04) 4 August 2000 (age 25) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2025
Wicket-keepers
— Shai Hope  Barbados (1993-11-10) 10 November 1993 (age 32) Right-handed Left-arm medium 2022
— Kemol Savory  Guyana (1996-09-27) 27 September 1996 (age 29) 2025
Spin bowlers
— Hassan Khan  United States (1998-10-16) 16 October 1998 (age 27) Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2025 Overseas
— Gudakesh Motie  Guyana (1995-03-29) 29 March 1995 (age 30) Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021
— Imran Tahir  South Africa (1979-03-27) 27 March 1979 (age 46) Right-handed Right-arm legbreak 2018 Captain, Overseas
Pace bowlers
— Jediah Blades  Barbados (2002-04-15) 15 April 2002 (age 23) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2025
— Shamar Joseph  Guyana (1999-08-31) 31 August 1999 (age 26) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2023
— Romario Shepherd  Guyana (1994-11-26) 26 November 1994 (age 31) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 Vice-Captain

Results summary

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As of 15 September 2025
CPL summary of results
Year 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% 4/6
2022 12 5 6 0 1 45.45% 2/6
2023 13 10 2 0 1 83.33% 1/6
2024 13 8 5 0 0 61.53% 1/6
2025 12 7 5 0 0 58.33% 2/6
Total 151 95 56 0 3 62.91%
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[10]
  • 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

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Position Name
Head coach Prasanna Agoram

Statistics

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As of 15 September 2025

Most runs

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Player Seasons Runs
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

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Player Seasons Wickets
Imran Tahir 2018–present 125
Romario Shepherd 2018–present 78
Gudakesh Motie 2021–present 60
Sohail Tanvir 2016–2018 49
Dwaine Pretorius 2023–present 49
Keemo Paul 2017–present 41
Source: ESPNcricinfo

Seasons

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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

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Year League standing Final standing
2013 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2014 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
2015 2nd out of 6 Play-offs
2016 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2017 4th out of 6 Qualifier
2018 2nd out of 6 Runners-up
2019 1st out of 6 Runners-up
2020 2nd out of 6 Semi-finalists
2021 2nd out of 6 Semi-finalists
2022 2nd out of 6 Qualifier
2023 1st out of 6 Champion
2024 1st out of 6 Runners-up

The 6ixty

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Season League standing Final position
2022 6th out of 6 League stage

Global Super League

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Year League standing Final standing
2024 3rd out of 5 Group Stage
2025 2nd out of 5 Champions

See also

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References

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  1. ^ 2013 Caribbean Premier League - Final
  2. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2013 / Records / Most wickets". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 14 August 2013.
  3. ^ 2014 Caribbean Premier League - Final
  4. ^ "Tridents win rain-marred CPL final". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  5. ^ "Caribbean Premier League, 2014 / Records / Most runs". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  6. ^ 2015 Caribbean Premier League - semi-final
  7. ^ Stabroek News (4 August 2023). "Guyana Amazon Warriors announces Coaching Unit". Stabroek News. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  8. ^ CPL (25 September 2023). "Amazon Warriors win maiden CPL title". Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  9. ^ ESPNcricinfo staff (25 September 2023). "Tahir thanks Ashwin after leading Amazon Warriors to CPL title". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 6 January 2024.
  10. ^ "Caribbean Premier League Cricket Team Records & Stats | ESPNcricinfo.com". Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
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