Global Super League 2025: Guyana Amazon Warriors Won the title for the First time by Defeating Rangpur Riders

New Delhi (The Uttam Hindu): Guyana Amazon Warriors won the Global Super League title for the first time on Saturday. This team defeated Rangpur Riders by 32 runs in the final. The Rangpur Riders team reached the final for the second consecutive time. This team had won the title last season, but this time it had to be content as the runner-up.

In the title match played in Guyana, Guyana Amazon Warriors won the toss and elected to bat first and scored 196 runs for the loss of four wickets. The team had lost the wicket of Evin Lewis (5) at the score of 21. From here, Johnson Charles put the team in a strong position by making a partnership of 127 runs for the second wicket with Rehmanullah Gurbaz.

Gurbaz returned to the pavilion after scoring 66 runs in 38 balls, which included four sixes and six fours. After his dismissal, Shimron Hetmyer came to bat, but was stumped out on the second ball itself. Hetmyer could not even open his account. Opener Johnson Charles retired hurt after scoring 67 runs. He hit one six and 11 fours in his innings of 48 balls. At the same time, Romario Shepherd remained unbeaten after scoring 28 runs in 9 balls.

From the opposition side, Khalid Ahmed, Tabrez Shamsi and Iftikhar Ahmed took one wicket each. In reply, Rangpur Riders were all out for 164 in 19.5 overs. The team had lost the wickets of its top three batsmen for 29 runs, but from here Saif Hasan took charge of the team by adding 73 runs for the fourth wicket with Iftikhar Ahmed.

Saif was out after scoring 41 runs in 26 balls, while Iftikhar Ahmed scored 46 runs in 29 balls. Apart from them, Mahidul Islam Ankon scored 30 runs in 17 balls, but could not make the team win. From the Warriors side, Dwayne Pretorius took the maximum of three wickets, while Imran Tahir and Gudakesh Moti got two wickets each. Moeen Ali took one wicket.