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Permaul pleased with performance; Gayle not too bothered about defeat
By Zaheer Mohamed
Left arm spinner Veerasammy Permaul said he is please with his performance 
against the Jamaica Tallawahs on Thursday night at Providence. Permaul picked up 3-20 to help bowl out the Tallawahs for 100. Chris Lynn then struck an unbeaten 39 as the Guyana Amazon Warriors responded with 101-3, winning by seven wickets and 12 balls to spare on the difficult pitch.
Speaking with the media after the game, Permaul said bowling wicket to wicket was crucial in restricting their opponents.
“The pitch here is slow so it was important to bowl wicket to wicket. The two wickets that we took early on set back Jamaica. We continue to bowl tight and were able to pick up wickets at crucial stages of the game which was important,” he added.
Permaul stated that victories in their first two games boosted the players. “We started pretty well 
outside Guyana so we came home with a lot of confidence and starting well here will serve us well for the games coming up,” he said, adding that it is vital to keep the momentum going.
The Tallawahs skipper Chris Gayle who was lbw to left arm seamer Sohail Tanvir without scoring related that he is not too bothered about the loss. “There is not too much to worry about at this point in time, this is only our third game so it’s still early in the tournament and you do not want to put anyone under the any particular pressure. But hopefully we can try and improve in all areas and once we get it right then we should be unbeatable,” he posited.
He explained that they batted badly but is confident they can get back to winning ways. “It was a difficult game to loose, but making 100 runs is always going to be hard. We batted poorly but at the same time it is a game of cricket and one team has got to loose and unfortunately we were on the losing side. However we hope to rebound,” stated Gayle.
The skipper credited Rovman Powell who top scored with 39 for the Tallawahs. “You have to give credit to Powell, he batted with maturity which is very good and hopefully he can build on this and I think he will get better with the way he got about his innings.”
The Tallawahs next assignment is against the Barbados Tridents and Gayle is positive they can come out victorious. “The Tridents are a good team and it is going to be a good game, every game is going to be tough especially away from home, so will try and get the momentum back on track and steal a win in Barbados,” he said.
The Warriors will take on St. Kitts and Nevis Patriots today.
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