Guyana Global Super League

HOBART Hurricanes, on the back of a 78-run partnership between Skipper Ben McDermott and Macalister Wright, beat Dubai Capitals by seven wickets in the third match of the 2025 Guyana Global Super League yesterday at Providence.

Wright’s even fifty, his fifth in this format, lasted 47 balls and included five boundaries, while McDermott scored a blistering 48 from 24 balls with five fours and three sixes to their team 142-3 from 17 overs in reply to Dubai Capitals’ 141-8.

After losing Bhanuka Rajapaksa (15) at 24, McDermott and Wright went after the bowling with disdain.

The Hurricanes galloped to 71-1 off six overs to record the highest power-play total in the two-year history of the GSL before McDermott was bowled by Qais Ahmad at 102-2.

Wright reached the second fifty in this year’s tournament before he was dismissed by 18-year-old Aryaman Varma with victory just six runs away.

Jake Doran (23) and Nikhil Chaudhary (4) then took the Hurricanes to an emphatic win with 18 balls to spare.

Earlier, asked to bat on a slow track and lightning-fast Providence outfield, Sediqullah Atal hit three fours and two sixes in 25, and along with Rohan Mustafa (8) added 28 for the first wicket before Mohammad Nabi removed them both to leave Dubai Riders on 48-2.

Niroshan Dickwella (12) fell to left-arm spinner Fabian Allen without addition to the score.

Shakib Al Hasan could not replicate his first game performance, when he scored a match-winning 58 against Central Stags as Dubai Capitals slipped to 55-4 in seven overs.

The 38-year-old Shakib was removed by Nabi for seven before Skipper Gulbadin Naib and Kadeem Alleyne took their team to 82 before Allen got rid of Alleyne (14).

But after 13 overs were bowled and the Total on 93-5, a heavy shower stopped play at 11:00 hours.

When the action resumed at 11:45 hours in brilliant sunshine, the spattering of fans in the stands watched as Naib, who hit two fours and six in his 31, was caught and bowled by Usama Mir at 106-6.

The 30-year-old Allen, who has played 20 ODIs and 39 T20Is for the West Indies, dismissed fellow West Indian Dominic Drakes (11) to leave the Riders on 122-7 to finish with 3-21.

Jesse Bootan (18) fell to fast bowler Odean Smith at 138-8 in the final over.

Nabi had 3-21, and Allen got 3-21

After a break today, the tournament resumes tomorrow. the action resumes with Rangpur Riders playing Hobart Hurricanes at 10:00 hours before Dubai Capitals come up against Guyana Amazon Warriors under lights from 19:00 hours.