St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots vs Guyana Amazon Warriors was played in match 7 of Caribbean Premier League i.e. CPL 2024. In this match, Guyana’s Amazon Warriors beat St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots by 40 runs thanks to Shimron Hetmyer’s explosive innings. Hetmyer not only played an explosive innings of 91 runs in this match but also created a new history in T20 cricket. Guyana captain Imran Tahir won the toss and decided to bat first. Openers Rahmanullah Gurbaz and Kevin Sinclair opened the innings but within 25 runs Kyle Meyers broke the opening pair. The first blow to the team came in the form of Kevin Sinclair (17) on the fourth ball of the third over. Then Shay Hope (12) who was on the field was also dismissed cheaply and returned to the pavilion. Veerasamy Permaul hunted Hope. After the team lost 2 wickets early on, Shimron Hetmyer took the lead along with Gurbaz and then hit a rain of sixes that made even the bowlers sweat and took the team’s score past 250. Hetmyer scored a blistering innings of 91 runs off just 39 balls and set a new record. He hit 11 towering sixes in his explosive innings. Thus this formidable batsman of West Indies created a new history in T20 cricket.
Hetmyer blasts the Warriors to a massive total. #CPL #CPL24 #SKNPvGAW #CricketPlayedLouder #BiggestPartyInSport #SkyFair pic.twitter.com/JXEePz0T1l
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