ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League…

WATCHED by another sizeable crowd at Providence last night, the Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) faced off with English county team Hampshire in a contest they had to win to advance to the final of the Global Super League, where the top teams would qualify.

Australians Victoria with consecutive victories lead the points table with four points and has virtually qualified for the inaugural final of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League.
When the dust settled last night, it was the Warriors who had won by four wickets as Man-of-the-Match Imran Tahir (3-18) overshadowed a magnificent 79 from Shaan Masood.
In a fantastic atmosphere, the Warriors invited the Hawkes to bat on the best pitch of the tournament so far.

Hampshire reached 146-6 off 20 overs with Masood smashing eight fours and two sixes from 54 balls, as 45-year-old Skipper Tahir took 3-18.
The Warriors began their reply chasing 147 to win but were quickly on the back foot, losing their first two wickets with the score on 18.

Kevlon Anderson, in the team for Keemo Paul, fell to James Fuller who off his next ball had Shai Hope stupendously caught at short mid-wicket by a leaping Ali Orr.
Hetmyer got going with contrasting boundaries; the first being a dismissive pull to backward square leg before inside-edging the next agonisingly past his leg-stop to the fine leg ropes.
Moin Ali executed some glorious cover drives, the best of them clearing the ropes at cover to spark a crescendo of noise from the less-than-capacity crowd which sounded like 100,000.

However, Ali was caught behind off the lively Sonny Baker for 20 at 41-3 and when he was well set for the fifth 50 in the tournament, Hetmyer, who hit three fours and a six in his 24, was taken trying to play a big shot off Benny Howell at 80-4
Roston Chase made an important 33 while Hassan Khan scored an unbeaten 27 with two fours and a six.

When Gudakesh Motie (16) was dismissed by Howell, the Warriors still needed 24 to win, but Romario Shepherd, 11 not out with a six and a four and Khan saw them home.
The Warriors play their final preliminary game on Wednesday against the Rangpur Riders.