Exciting Lineup Unveiled for Global Super League Featuring Amazon Warriors, Qalandars, Hampshire, Rangpur, and Victoria

The Guyana Amazon Warriors from the Caribbean Premier League will face off against the Lahore Qalandars from the Pakistan Super League in the exciting opening match of the first-ever Global Super League. Alongside them, Hampshire Hawks from the T20 Blast, Rangpur Riders from the BPL, and Victoria from Australia will also participate in the five-team T20 competition. The tournament will span across eleven games, including the grand final, taking place over the course of eleven days starting on November 26th. Each team will compete against each other once, with the top two teams advancing to battle it out in the final showdown on December 7th. Get ready for a thrilling display of cricket as these top teams from around the world go head-to-head in the Global Super League.

The annual event will feature different teams from around the world each year. Providence, Guyana, will be the venue for all the games.

The league shows Guyana's "ambition to become a global sporting destination," Giles White, director of Men's Cricket at Hampshire, said. "International club competition has proven itself to be successful across other sports and has been lacking in cricket for some time. t has been sanctioned by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and "fully supported" by the government of Guyana, a "key stakeholder" in the competition, and has a prize money of US$1 million.

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West Indies will be playing two Tests against Bangladesh at home between November 22 and December 4. The resulting clash could bring about availability issues for Warriors, whose roster includes Shamar Joseph, Gudakesh Motie, and Kevin Sinclair, players also part of West Indies' Test set-up. Rangpur Riders are also in line to be directly affected by the clash with Hasan Mahmud potentially playing for Bangladesh.

With Pakistan slated to tour South Africa for an all-format tour, starting with the T20Is on December 10, the availability of Babar Azam, who played six games for Rangpur in BPL 2024, and Shaheen Afridi, Qalandars' captain, among others is also in doubt.

The league will also clash with Abu Dhabi T10, slated to be held from November 21 to December 2.