Global Super League

Global Super League

Administrator	Cricket West Indies
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2024
Latest edition	2025
Next edition	2026
Tournament format	Round robin tournament and Final
Number of teams	5
Host	Guyana
Current champion	Guyana Amazon Warriors (1st title)
Most successful	Rangpur Riders Guyana Amazon Warriors (1 title each)
Most runs	Soumya Sarkar (277)
Most wickets	Imran Tahir (22)
Website	Global Super League

The Global Super League, known as the ExxonMobil Guyana GSLT20 for sponsorship reasons, ^[1] is a invitational Twenty20 cricket competition played in Guyana.

The tournament is organised by Cricket West Indies (CWI) and is chaired by Clive Lloyd. The inaugural season of the league was played in November 2024. ^{[2] [3]} Five teams from different parts of the world take part. ^{[4] [5]}

History

The league's first season took place from 26 November to 7 December 2024. The teams which competed were Guyana Amazon Warriors, the 2023 Caribbean Premier League champions, English county side Hampshire, Lahore Qalandars from the Pakistan Super League, Rangpur Riders from the Bangladesh Premier League and Australian state side Victoria. The final was held on 6 December, at Providence Stadium, with Rangpur Riders defeating Victoria by 56 runs.

The second season took take place in July 2025. Guyana Amazon Warriors and Rangpur Riders competed again, joined by New Zealand side Central Districts, Dubai Capitals from the International League T20, and Australian Big Bash League franchise Hobart Hurricanes. Guyana Warriors won in the final against the Rangpur Riders by 32 Runs.

Venue

Providence Stadium

All matches are held at the Providence Stadium. ^[6]

Participants

Year	Teams
	CPL	Sheffield Shield or BBL	BPL	Vitality Blast	Super Smash	PSL	ILT20
2024	Guyana Amazon Warriors	Cricket Victoria	Rangpur Riders	Hampshire Hawks	—	Lahore Qalandars	—
2025		Hobart Hurricanes		—	Central Stags	—	Dubai Capitals

Seasons

Season	Final			Leading run scorer	Leading wicket taker	Player of the series
	Winners	Result	Runners-up
2024	Rangpur Riders	Riders won by 56 runs Scorecard	Victoria	Soumya Sarkar (RR) (188)	Callum Stow (Victoria) (9)	Soumya Sarkar (RR)
2025	Guyana Amazon Warriors	Amazon Warriors won by 32 runs Scorecard	Rangpur Riders	Rahmanullah Gurbaz (GAW) (139)	Imran Tahir (GAW) (14)	Imran Tahir (GAW)

References

1. "Global Super League Signs ExxonMobil Guyana as title sponsor". sportsmax.tv. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
2. "Hampshire Hawks confirm participation in Global Super League". Cricket World. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
3. "CWI sanctioned Global Super League set to launch in Guyana on November 26". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
4. "Lahore Qalandars set to compete in inaugural Global Super League T20 in Guyana". The Nation. 23 October 2024. Retrieved 23 October 2024.
5. "Global Super League to feature Amazon Warriors, Qalandars, Hampshire, Rangpur and Victoria". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 24 October 2024.
6. "Inaugural Global Super League set to hit centrestage on November 26 with 5 teams". India Today. 24 October 2024. Retrieved 24 October 2024.