In a matter of weeks, history will be made when the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) T20 tournament bowls off at the Guyana National Stadium at Providence, EBD.
This tournament would see four T20 franchise teams: from Pakistan, Bangladesh, Australia and England, competing against local franchise Guyana Amazon Warriors (GAW) for a US$1M prize purse. It is a first of its kind for the region, and would be drawing elements from the T20 Champions Trophy of years past.
During a GSL Mixer on Friday evening, Commercial Director of CPL, Jamie Stewart, highlighted the historic elements of the upcoming tournament when he declared, “We are creating history here, and there’s a number of ways this event is creating history. It’s the first time some amongst you might remember the Champions League T20, which is really one of the only times that teams from different leagues around the world competed against each other, and that finished quite a long time ago. So, this really is the first time we’re bringing teams from different parts of the world to compete in this game against your beloved Warriors.”
As he shared information with the small gathering, Stewart went on to add, “It’s the first time that we’ve had a major stand-alone cricket event in South America. It’s the first major cricket event on the continent. Other events have touched down here, but this is the first one from South America for South America.”
Friday’s event presented an opportunity to unveil housing development Windsor Estates as a sponsor. Owner of Windsor Estates, Danny Sawh, expressing elation at being a part of the upcoming competition, remarked about his company’s sponsorship, “We’re very excited and proud to support this event. We believe it can – not can work; that it will work. GSL, as with Windsor Estates, has a similar vision: that is: to raise the standards of Guyana’s cricket, or, in our case, real estate development or housing, and take things to another level. So, we’re extremely happy to be part of this.”
The Global Super League is set to get underway on Tuesday, November 26; the grand finale is pencilled for Saturday, December 7. Tickets for the event are available online at gslt20.com or at several locations around the country.
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