Swashbuckling Hetmyer leads Warriors to six wicket win
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short of the target.
Rightfully, Hetmyer ended the match by hitting Joseph down the ground for four, to finish unbeaten on 79 from 45 balls, inclusive of four sixes and nine fours.
After the match, Skipper Malik expressed his admiration for Hetmyer and Rutherford, as the former had stepped up to the front, along with the bowlers, to help register their first win of the season.
Earlier in the encounter, the Patriots were propelled to 146-5 by a Chris Gayle special. Gayle, before falling to a splendid catch by Sherfane Rutherford, running in from deep mid-wicket, smashed 86 from just 65 balls, inclusive of five sixes and seven fours.
Gayle and Evin Lewis started cautiously, before Lewis played all over an arm ball from Green, to signal the fall of the first wicket, with just 15 Patriot runs on the board.
Gayle was joined by Tom Cooper, who, failing to capitalize on a chance after being dropped by Rutherford on 12, was caught off Rayad Emrit, for 15, in the next over. Ben Cutting also added 15, as Gayle was moderately slow in bringing up his half century, consuming 43 deliveries, before exploding late in the innings.
With Gayle departing with nine deliveries to go, Devich, Carlos Brathwaite and Brandon king could only muster 12 runs.
Keemo Paul picked up 2-37, while Sohail Tanvir, Green and Imran Tahir picked up one a piece.
Guyana Amazon Warriors will now face the St. Lucia Stars at the same venue at 4.00 pm on Saturday.