Twitter Reactions: Guyana Amazon Warriors win 1st CPL title, beat Trinbago Knight Riders in one-sided final

CPL 2023. (Photo Source: X(Twitter/CPL)

The finals of the 2023 edition of the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) turned out to be a one-sided affair as Guyana Amazon Warriors triumphed over the Trinbago Knight Riders by nine wickets on Monday, September 25, at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

The Warriors were the best side in the competition, having finished top of the table in the league stage with eight wins and just a solitary loss. Trinbago finished second on the points table but managed to beat Guyana in Qualifier 1. The Imran Tahir-led side had to take the longer route to the summit clash, defeating Jamaica Tallawahs in Qualifier 2.

Coming to the final, Tahir won the toss and invited Kieron Pollard’s men to bat first. The four-time champions had a wretched time with the willow as they lost six wickets for 49 runs inside the first 10 overs. Keacy Carty showed some fight but his 45-ball 38 couldn’t help the Knight Riders get to three figures.

Guyana Amazon Warriors make light work of a 95-run target

Guyana were set a paltry target of 95. All-rounder Keemo Paul hit a couple of boundaries before being dismissed by Akeal Hosein. That was the only wicket that fell in the Warriors’ innings as the in-form duo of Saim Ayub and Shai Hope finished the match with nine wickets and six overs to spare. The former remained unbeaten on 52 off 41 balls, while Hope finished on 32* off as many balls. The West Indies batter ended as the highest run-getter in the tournament, while Ayub came a close second.

Dwaine Pretorius was named Player of the Match for his phenomenal outing, finishing with figures of 4/26 to break the back of the Trinbago innings. Incidentally, he also finished as the highest wicket-taker in the tournament. Hope was awarded Player of the Series for finishing as the highest run-getter in the competition. Interestingly, the top two leading run-scorers and wicket-takers in the tournament were from the Guyana team and it just shows their dominance en route to winning their first CPL title.

Let’s take a look a the reactions of ‘X’ users after Guyana Amazon Warriors won CPL 2023

SAIM AYUB, REMEMBER THE NAME….!!!!!

He is just 21-year-old, scored 477 runs in CPL 2023, one of the future of Pakistan.
Well Done @SaimAyub7 👏👏pic.twitter.com/1ffsgeFMrt

— Cricket Pakistan (@CricPakistan776) September 25, 2023

2013: Runner-up
2014: Runner-up
2016: Runner-up
2018: Runner-up
2019: Runner-up
2023: Champions

Guyana Amazon Warriors won the CPL for the first time ever under the leadership of 44-year-old Imran Tahir, one of the great stories ever in T20 League history. pic.twitter.com/1WW8eU1lq6

— Ansar Ali Khan (@Ansar_Ali_khan1) September 25, 2023

Saim Ayub has made 426 Runs in CPL 2023 and Played a key role in making his team Champion.
Well Played a Future superstar @SaimAyub7 👏#CPL23 #saimayub #ImranRiazKhan pic.twitter.com/3hbe0tBSAR

— Hafeez Alam Ghazi (@GhaziHafeez) September 25, 2023

Oldest captain to win a T20 Final (from full-member country)

44y 181d – Imran Tahir in CPL, 2023
42y 357d – Gareth Batty in T20 Blast, 2020
41y 325d – MS Dhoni in IPL, 2023
41y 271d – Misbah-ul-Haq in PSL, 2016
40y 268d – Rahul Dravid in CL, 2013#INDvsAUS pic.twitter.com/Vgk7Obn59u

— CricNews 🇮🇳 (@AmittKr095) September 25, 2023

Allhamdulillah 🏆#CPL2023 pic.twitter.com/NJtMmbpUSi

— Saim Ayub (@SaimAyuub7) September 25, 2023

Oldest Captains to win the T20 Trophy:

Imran Tahir – 44 years old.
MS Dhoni – 41 years old.#ImranTahir #MSDhoni𓃵#CPL2023 #CPLFinal #CricketTwitter #CWC2023 pic.twitter.com/BJTtL0Xmep

— HS 👀 (@HamzaSiddiqui56) September 25, 2023

Oldest captain to win a T20 Final (from full-member country)

44y 181d – Imran Tahir in CPL, 2023
42y 357d – Gareth Batty in T20 Blast, 2020
41y 325d – MS Dhoni in IPL, 2023
41y 271d – Misbah-ul-Haq in PSL, 2016
40y 268d – Rahul Dravid in CL, 2013#CPL2023 pic.twitter.com/PJdp01jbOr

— Kausthub Gudipati (@kaustats) September 25, 2023

Guyana Amazon Warriors are the CHAMPIONS of #CPL2023 🏆🏆🏆

First Title in 6 CPL Finals 👌#CPL23 #CPLFinal #TKRvGAW#ImranTahir pic.twitter.com/QYbtnY0LRg

— Dhivakar G (@Dhivakar_25) September 25, 2023

SUPER SAIM 🔥
Guyana Amazon Warriors Are The CHAMPIONS Of CPL 2023. SAIM AYUB Remains Unbeaten On 52. He Finishes It Off With A SIX!!!

His Overall Stats In This Season:
478 runs
43.5 average
142 strike rate
4 fifties
39 fours
28 sixes

#CPL23 #CPL2023 #SaimAyub pic.twitter.com/rZLjyuPbFG

— Cricket Perfection (@CricketPer24596) September 25, 2023

44 Year old captain winning the CPL title 😍

Cricket is emotion and if you want to play you can play at any age😍

Congrats Imran Tahir and team.#CPL23 #CPL2023 #CPLFinal #CPL2023Final #cplt20 #cplparty #Caribbean #GuyanaAmazonWarriors #TrinidadandTobago pic.twitter.com/cLonpvJZ7A

— Abhishek Singhal (@abhitweets20) September 25, 2023

#CPL2023 Winners 🔥 pic.twitter.com/QqtblIii62

— Broken Cricket Dreams Cricket Blog (@cricket_broken) September 25, 2023