# 2024 Global Super League

The 2024 Global Super League was the inaugural edition of the Global Super League. The tournament featured 5 clubs from 5 countries that competed in 11 matches from 26 November to 6 December 2024. All matches were played at Providence Stadium in Providence, Guyana.
In the final Rangpur Riders defeated Cricket Victoria by 56 runs to win their inaugural title.

## Background

The Global Super League is an international club cricket tournament, organized by Cricket West Indies. The inaugural season is being held in Guyana, with 5 club teams from Australia, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan and the West Indies, with teams invited from the domestic competitions Twenty20 Big Bash, Bangladesh Premier League, T20 Blast, Pakistan Super League and Caribbean Premier League respectively.
The final was held on December 7, 2024, at Providence Stadium, Guyana, between Rangpur Riders and Cricket Victoria. After concerns over player availability, Rangpur secured a dominant 56-run victory. They posted 178/3, with Soumya Sarkar (86) and Steven Taylor (68) leading the charge. In response, Cricket Victoria were bowled out for 122 runs in 18.1 overs. This marked Rangpur Riders first major title in the Global Super League.

### Format

The 5 teams are playing once against each team in a round-robin stage for a total of 10 matches. The top 2 teams based on the points table will advance to the final match.

### Prize money

The total prize money for the competition is US$1 million.

## Venue

All matches are being held at the Providence Stadium.
| Providence | Providence |
| Providence Stadium | Providence |
| Capacity: 20,000 | Providence |

## Teams

Five club teams took part in the tournament.
| Team | Domestic league | Head coach | Captain |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | Caribbean Premier League | Prasanna Agoram | Imran Tahir |
| Hampshire Hawks | Vitality Blast | Adrian Birrell | Chris Wood |
| Lahore Qalandars | Pakistan Super League | Darren Gough | Carlos Brathwaite |
| Rangpur Riders | Bangladesh Premier League | Mickey Arthur | Nurul Hasan |
| Cricket Victoria | Sheffield Shield | Chris Rogers | Corey Anderson |

## Squads

| Guyana Amazon Warriors | Hampshire Hawks | Lahore Qalandars | Rangpur Riders | Victoria |
| Imran Tahir (c) Moeen Ali Kevlon Anderson Roston Chase Mark Deyal Shimron Hetmyer Shai Hope (wk) Hassan Khan Gudakesh Motie Keemo Paul Dwaine Pretorius Tanzim Hasan Sakib Romario Shepherd Junior Sinclair Shamar Springer | Chris Wood (c) Toby Albert Sonny Baker Danny Briggs Liam Dawson James Fuller Benny Howell Shayan Jahangir Shan Masood Fletcha Middleton Felix Organ Ali Orr (wk) Tom Prest Joe Weatherley Brad Wheal | Carlos Brathwaite (c) Tayyab Abbas Tom Abell Muhammad Akhlaq (wk) Faheem Ashraf Mirza Tahir Baig Muhammad Faizan Syed Faridoun Zaman Khan Yasir Mohammad Adam Rossington (wk) Kaleem Sana Tabraiz Shamsi Luke Wells Mohammad Zeeshan | Nurul Hasan (c, wk) Zak Chappell Matthew Forde Mahedi Hasan Saif Hassan Afif Hossain Rishad Hossain Wayne Madsen Kamrul Islam Rabbi Mohammad Saifuddin Soumya Sarkar Khushdil Shah Harmeet Singh Arafat Sunny Steven Taylor (wk) | Corey Anderson (c) Max Birthisel Farzan Chowna Joe Clarke (wk) Dominic Drakes Juanoy Drysdale Scott Edwards (wk) Karima Gore Jahmar Hamilton Sanjay Krishnamurthi Carmi le Roux Blake Macdonald David Moody Jackson Smith Callum Stow Jonathan Wells |

## Points table

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | Cricket Victoria (RU) | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 1.052 | Advanced to the final |
| 2 | Rangpur Riders (C) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.410 | Advanced to the final |
| 3 | Guyana Amazon Warriors | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0.107 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Lahore Qalandars | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −0.420 | Eliminated |
| 5 | Hampshire Hawks | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | −1.155 | Eliminated |
* (C): Champions
* (RU): Runners-up

### Match summary

| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| Guyana Amazon Warriors | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Hampshire Hawks | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Lahore Qalandars | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| Rangpur Riders | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Cricket Victoria | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points to see the match summary.

## Fixtures

* Match 1 26 November 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 125 (19.2 overs) | v | Guyana Amazon Warriors 129/4 (17.5 overs) |
| Tom Abell 48 (45) Dwaine Pretorius 4/21 (4 overs) | | Shai Hope 45* (43) Asif Afridi 2/13 (3 overs) |
* Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 6 wickets Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Patrick Gustard (WI) Player of the match: Dwaine Pretorius (Guyana Amazon Warriors)
* Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 2 27 November 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Hampshire Hawks 132 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 132/8 (20 overs) |
| Shan Masood 56 (41) Zak Chappell 5/23 (4 overs) | | Soumya Sarkar 27 (20) James Fuller 2/17 (3 overs) |
* Match tied (Hampshire Hawks won the Super Over) Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Christopher Taylor (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI) Player of the match: Shan Masood (Hampshire Hawks)
* Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to bat.
* Zak Chappell (Rangpur Riders) took his first five-wicket haul in T20s.
* Super Over: Rangpur Riders 12/1, Hampshire Hawks 14/1
* Match 3 29 November 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Guyana Amazon Warriors 162/6 (20 overs) | v | Cricket Victoria 166/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Moeen Ali 51 (33) Jackson Smith 2/38 (4 overs) | | Karima Gore 36* (24) Imran Tahir 2/34 (4 overs) |
* Cricket Victoria won by 4 wickets Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Patrick Gustard (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI) Player of the match: Karima Gore (Cricket Victoria)
* Cricket Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Max Birthisel, Blake Macdonald, Jackson Smith and Callum Stow (Cricket Victoria) all made their T20 debuts.
* Match 4 30 November 2024 10:00 Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 135/5 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Hawks 131/8 (20 overs) |
| Luke Wells 35* (24) Liam Dawson 2/19 (4 overs) | | Tom Prest 30 (22) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/21 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 4 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI) Player of the match: Luke Wells (Lahore Qalandars)
* Lahore Qalandars won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 5 1 December 2024 10:00 Scorecard
| Cricket Victoria 151/6 (20 overs) | v | Rangpur Riders 141/7 (20 overs) |
| Blake Macdonald 40 (29) Rishad Hossain 2/23 (4 overs) | | Soumya Sarkar 51 (42) Callum Stow 3/15 (4 overs) |
* Cricket Victoria won by 10 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Patrick Gustard (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI) Player of the match: Callum Stow (Cricket Victoria)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 6 1 December 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Hampshire Hawks 146/6 (20 overs) | v | Guyana Amazon Warriors 147/6 (18.2 overs) |
| Shan Masood 79 (54) Imran Tahir 3/18 (4 overs) | | Roston Chase 33 (26) Benny Howell 2/20 (3.2 overs) |
* Guyana Amazon Warriors won by 4 wickets Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI) Player of the match: Imran Tahir (Guyana Amazon Warriors)
* Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 7 3 December 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Lahore Qalandars 139 (19.5 overs) | v | Cricket Victoria 129 (19.3 overs) |
| Mirza Tahir Baig 39 (36) Dominic Drakes 3/18 (4 overs) | | Blake Macdonald 33 (25) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/11 (4 overs) |
* Lahore Qalandars won by 10 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Patrick Gustard (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (Lahore Qalandars)
* Cricket Victoria won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 8 4 December 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 117 (20 overs) | v | Guyana Amazon Warriors 102 (19.1 overs) |
| Khushdil Shah 58 (47) Dwaine Pretorius 3/15 (4 overs) | | Shai Hope 35 (44) Kamrul Islam 4/13 (3.1 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 15 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI) Player of the match: Khushdil Shah (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 9 5 December 2024 10:00 Scorecard
| Cricket Victoria 170/4 (20 overs) | v | Hampshire Hawks 95 (12.1 overs) |
| Sanjay Krishnamurthi 77 (49) Sonny Baker 2/29 (4 overs) | | Joe Weatherley 18 (14) Callum Stow 4/17 (3.1 overs) |
* Cricket Victoria won by 75 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Christopher Taylor (WI) Player of the match: Sanjay Krishnamurthi (Cricket Victoria)
* Hampshire Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 10 5 December 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 85/1 (9 overs) | v | Lahore Qalandars 87/7 (9 overs) |
| Steven Taylor 32* (27) Mirza Tahir Baig 1/12 (1 over) | | Mirza Tahir Baig 31 (20) Mahedi Hasan 3/11 (2 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 23 runs (DLS method) Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Patrick Gustard (WI) and Carl Tuckett (WI) Player of the match: Steven Taylor (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* The match was reduced to 16 overs and was later reduced to 9 overs per side due to rain.
* Lahore Qalandars were set a revised target of 111 runs from 9 overs due to rain.

### Final

* Final 6 December 2024 19:00 (N) Scorecard
| Rangpur Riders 178/3 (20 overs) | v | Cricket Victoria 122 (18.1 overs) |
| Soumya Sarkar 86* (54) Dominic Drakes 1/20 (4 overs) | | Joe Clarke 40 (22) Harmeet Singh 3/19 (4 overs) |
* Rangpur Riders won by 56 runs Providence Stadium, Providence Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Patrick Gustard (WI) Player of the match: Soumya Sarkar (Rangpur Riders)
* Rangpur Riders won the toss and elected to bat.

## Statistics

Most runs :
| Runs | Player | Team |
| 188 | Soumya Sarkar | Rangpur Riders |
| 159 | Shan Masood | Hampshire Hawks |
| 154 | Blake Macdonald | Victoria |
| 152 | Sanjay Krishnamurthi | Victoria |
| 146 | Steven Taylor | Rangpur Riders |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets :
| Wickets | Player | Team |
| 9 | Callum Stow | Victoria |
| 8 | Harmeet Singh | Rangpur Riders |
| 8 | Dwaine Pretorius | Guyana Amazon Warriors |
| 8 | Imran Tahir | Guyana Amazon Warriors |
| 8 | Mahedi Hasan | Rangpur Riders |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo