3 Reasons Why GAW Lost to RR in the 2nd Match of GSL 2025

The Guyana Amazon Warriors entered the fray at Providence, set on chasing down 163 runs laid down by the Rangpur Riders in the thrilling Global Super League showdown. The Warriors got off to a fair start from the openers with glimmers of excellence from Johnson Charles and Moeen Ali as the partnership gradually started to grow, but despite their promising opening partnership, the Warriors could not get the job done, coming short by eight runs. What went wrong for the Amazon Warriors in this high-potential slug fest? We will go through the three fundamental reasons for their close defeat.

Inconsistent Middle-Order Collapse Stalls Momentum

To start, the Warriors’ batting stuttered at key moments and always looked like it was struggling to get out of first gear. They got off to a flying start; Johnson Charles on 40 off 28 balls with Moeen Ali contributing 27, and then it all fell apart.

Their middle-order batters struggled with consistency, even after Moeen got out; the score was 79, and the rest fell apart under little pressure. Jewel Andrew got 14, Shimron Hetmyer got 13, and the lower-order batters never even got out of first gear. The meltdown was not of a loud, over-the-top drama, but a slow leak that bled any momentum in the chase.

Khaled Ahmed’s Game-Changing Spell

It was Khaled Ahmed who sparked the turnaround the Rangpur Riders needed in the match. This guy was a one-man demolition team with figures of 4 for 36—each wicket puncturing the Warriors’ chase like precision-guided bombs. Ahmed’s knack for finding a wicket at the right moment—most importantly, bagging Sherfane Rutherford as well as Dwaine Pretorius and Shamar Springer in the death overs—snuffed out any hope of a recovery.

There was no boundary or uppercut rally when Ahmed ruled with precision and wicked cutting ability to secure the death overs. Ravaged the Warriors at that moment in the match. And when your best bowler is also your best impact player, it’s an indicator that you no longer hold the reins. Ahmed’s electric spell was the match-turning moment Rangpur were looking for so that they could retain the grip on the match.

Death Over Struggles and Lack of Finishing Firepower

In the end, the result of the Warriors was tarnished by a poor death-over display, filled with rigidity (and perhaps also nerves). The Warriors were chasing a run-rate of around eight, which was possible but not easy. The Warriors were challenged by the death bowling of Rangpur – in particular Khaled Ahmed and Azmatullah Omarzai, who both returned damagingly low figures in the death-overs, choking off the runs.

The extras were also not helpful, as 5 wides and a handful more byes frustrated the run chase. The Warriors felt they were relying too heavily on their stars at the top of the order, with little from the batting order behind. Not being able to collectively have hitters, such as Sherfane Rutherford and Moeen Ali, move the chase on when it was needed, hurt the Warriors’ chances of winning.

The Warriors were unable to seal the victory. Wickets kept falling, and with Khaled Ahmed’s incredible spell and Rangpur’s poor death bowling, they slipped further away. This was a match that was almost within grasp but fell from them rapidly like sand. The Warriors looked good, and while they felt dangerous, Rangpur bowled well with enough impact options to break the Warriors. The Warriors are basically starting from scratch with lots of cricket to play, and today Rangpur played well enough to win.

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