
Tags: Cricket, Caribbean, Cpl, Guyana Amazon Warriors, Jamaica Tallawahs, Odean Smith, Shimron Hetmyer, West Indies
Guyana Amazon Warriors captain Shimron Hetmyer was full of praise for all-rounder Odean Smith who played a pivotal role for the team in a 12-run win over Jamaica Tallawahs in the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) on Wednesday.
With the Warriors desperately needing a result, in their first match on home soil this season, Smith impacted the game decisively at both ends. Batting first, the Warriors found themselves in deep trouble at 98 for 7 before Smith bludgeoned 42 from 16 and shared in a seventh-wicket partnership of 74 from 27 with Keemo Paul to push the team to a respectable 178 for 8.
At the other end, on the back of a defiant 104 from Brandon King, the Tallawahs seemed poised for an unlikely victory, needing just 20 off the last over. King got things started off with a 6 but Smith shut the door, taking 2 wickets and effecting a runout for an overall 26 runs. He was named the man of the match.
“I actually had no idea we would have actually gotten that many I was actually thinking let’s get to 140, 150 and we’ll fight but as we saw today it was a fantastic innings from him (Smith), hats off to him,” Hetmyer said of Smith's contribution.
“He played one of the most special innings that I’ve had the pleasure of seeing and he’s one of those guys that anything can happen on a given day. He’s just one of those special guys.”
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