Mehidy Hasan Miraz produced another outstanding spell with the ball, claiming four wickets to help Guyana Amazon Warriors beat Trinbago Knight Riders by six wickets in the Caribbean Premier League on Saturday, September 12.

Guyana captain Imran Tahir won the toss and elected to bowl first at Providence Stadium, where experienced openers Colin Munro and Alex Hales gave Trinbago a solid start, taking the total to 38 from four overs before Tahir turned to his spinner.

Miraz struck with the fourth ball of his opening over, having correctly anticipated Munro might attempt a switch hit. He gave the delivery plenty of air while pulling back his length, crashing the ball into the stumps to dismiss the New Zealander for 26 off 16 balls.

His next victim proved even more significant. Bowling around the wicket, Miraz created an awkward angle with excellent flight and length to trap Trinbago captain Nicholas Pooran, who attempted an ambitious shot off the very first ball he faced and saw it crash into middle stump.

That double blow all but halted Trinbago's momentum, with the visitors managing just 13 runs across the following four overs. Tahir soon added to the pressure himself, removing the still set Hales for 22 to leave the innings further stalled.

Miraz returned in the 13th over after conceding just 10 runs across his first two, and produced arguably his finest delivery of the match, an arm ball bowled around the wicket that straightened after pitching to beat left hander Jayden Seales between bat and pad and send the bails flying.

His fourth wicket followed soon after, with Sunil Narine miscuing a big shot against a flighted delivery. Miraz did concede a six to Justin Greaves in the same over, though he still finished with an economy rate below six runs per over across his full spell.

Greaves ultimately top scored for Trinbago with 35 as the innings closed on 126 for eight. Shamar Joseph supported Miraz with two wickets of his own on a slow surface, while Tahir, who had claimed a five wicket haul in Guyana's previous match, managed one dismissal this time out.

Guyana's chase never looked seriously threatened, though it lacked total dominance. Mavendra Dindial fell for 19 off 14 balls, including two sixes, while fellow opener Glenn Phillips struggled for fluency, managing just 11 from 18 deliveries. Shimron Hetmyer chipped in with 28 off 19 balls, striking three sixes of his own.

Miraz, so effective with the ball, could not replicate that form with the bat, dismissed for just two runs off 14 deliveries. Shai Hope remained unbeaten on 42 from 35 balls to guide Guyana home with eight balls to spare, sealing the win comfortably despite the earlier hiccups.

For Miraz personally, the performance marked only the third time in his 178 match T20 career that he has taken four wickets in an innings, and the first time he has managed the feat outside Bangladesh.

It also brought his 11th player of the match award away from home, having previously received the honour abroad just once before, against the United Arab Emirates in Dubai back in 2022, largely for a batting performance on that occasion.

Speaking after the match, Miraz explained the thinking behind his spell.

"I think I just try to bowl the right area and I was just looking for the wicket. I know the wicket is turning a little, and there might be some help for the spinners, so I just tried to bowl at the stumps, and yes, they gave me the opportunity," he said.

The result took Miraz's tally to seven wickets from just two appearances in the tournament so far, following an equally impressive Caribbean Premier League debut days earlier, when he claimed three for 13 to help Guyana beat Saint Lucia Kings by four wickets.

Looking ahead to Guyana's remaining fixtures, Miraz said the side would need to keep winning to reach the final.

"We have one more match against Barbados. It will be challenging, but I hope we can win it. Then there are the playoffs, where there are two matches. If we win both, we will reach the final. Hopefully, we can win the next match," he added.

Already assured of a place in the playoffs, Guyana strengthened their position at the top of the table with their eighth win in nine matches, with one preliminary stage fixture remaining against Barbados Tridents.