Guyana Amazon Warriors’ chase against Hobart Hurricanes at Providence Stadium entered the realms of the extraordinary, courtesy of an explosive cameo from Shimron Hetmyer. Held in check at 43/3 during their chase of 126, the West Indies southpaw unleashed a brutal 10-ball blitz—39 runs including five sixes in a single over off Fabian Allen—and tore the match open in the 10th over.
The decisive over started with Hetmyer thundering a six over long-on. He followed with another maximum on the second delivery, aided by a dropped catch in the deep mid-wicket. The barrage continued with consecutive sixes over long-off and deep mid-wicket; though Allen held firm for a brief moment on ball five, Hetmyer closed the over with yet another maximum—32 runs in the over alone.
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This onslaught dramatically dropped the required run rate from 7.5 to around 5, and when Hetmyer was caught off Usama Mir in the next over, India had effectively sealed the deal. Guyana finished at 128/6 in 16.3 overs, cruising to a four-wicket victory with 21 balls in hand.
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Yet the heroics of spin bowler Gudakesh Motie should not be overlooked. His clinical 3/9 in 3.1 overs—featuring figures of 3–9 and striking a vital 19* with the bat—earned him the Player of the Match award (Sportsmax). These timely contributions came after Moeen Ali’s early strikes helped cramp the Hurricanes to 125 all out inside 16.1 overs.
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In sum, it was Hetmyer’s late-innings fireworks, powered by five sixes in one over, that changed the course of the game, while Motie’s disciplined spin display laid the platform for the chase. With this emphatic win, the Warriors have secured their spot in the GSL final against the Rangpur Riders on July 18, bolstered by confidence and raw firepower.
