– Warriors wanted to do something different, says Tahir
The Guyana Amazon Warriors and Trinbago Knight Riders will battle in a top-of-the- table clash in the 2023 Republic Bank Caribbean Premier League. This exciting fixture will bowl off today at 19:00h Eastern Caribbean Time at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence.
Warriors are fresh off their first defeat this season: a seven-wicket loss to St Lucia Kings. The TKR are fresh off a seven-wicket win against St Lucia Kings in their last game in Trinidad.
A blockbuster contest is anticipated, especially since both teams have 13 points and occupy the two top positions on the points table.
After the Warriors’ first defeat, Captain Imran Tahir said the Warriors wanted to do something different in batting first. “We wanted to do something different. We wanted to see what we can do different if put into a situation bowling second, something to learn. I hope that we learn from our mistakes,” he said.
“I do not want to lose. Kings played well, conditions were in their favour, and the ball was coming out nicely, and it was difficult for our batters. I just think we are preparing for our next game, and we wanted to do something different.
“We were 10-20 runs short when you look at the conditions batting second. Other than that, I was very pleased the guys came and played their role. You will always be sad when you are losing the game, but I think we need to learn from what happen against St Lucia Kings,” Tahir explained.
The Warriors skipper highlighted that every game is important for the Warriors, and the match against Kings was not an experiment.
“Every game is important, even today game was important, as we are going to play TKR. It is not the experiment and just sit back and say if you lose you lose. It is just something we wanted to achieve.”
Before the Warriors game today, Jamaica Tallawahs will play St Kitts and Nevis Patriots from 10:00h at Providence on a double-header Saturday.