GSL prep ramps up ahead of next week’s commencement

Around this time next week, five T20 franchise teams from across the world will send an electric jolt through the Guyana National Stadium, Providence, igniting the second edition of the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL).
As teams begin to arrive in the Land of Many Waters tomorrow, preparations by the GSL team are moving full steam ahead for next Thursday’s bowl-off.
Sharing an update on those preparations was GSL Director Jamie Stewart, who announced the extension of the ticket bundle deals.

“The teams are arriving, coming in over the weekend, and the party’s about to begin. We’ve got a very special promotion that the Guyana Amazon Warriors have graciously made available to Warriors fans: if you buy your GSL tickets this week, you will have the opportunity to get the same amount of Warriors CPL tickets. So, we’re doing a GSL-CPL bundle; you get both your cricket events back-to-back. Hug excitement. We urge you to come out and avail yourself of that opportunity,” Stewart revealed about the deal which will run until next Tuesday, July 8.
Quizzed about the recent showers that have been rearing their ugly heads, Stewart joked about other methods of keeping them at bay, assuring that the Providence venue is ready.
He joked, “If someone knows someone who can do a rain dance or something to stop this weather bucketing down, that would be helpful, but hopefully we’re getting it out of the way this week. The stadium team are working very hard to get Providence ready.”
The GSL Director also took the opportunity to shed some light on another recently announced initiative, which will see Guyana utilising the global platform to push its tourism.
“I think the president’s vision for GSL has always been that he’s looking to build a sports tourism ecosystem. The Global Super League is the first event of what hopefully is many for the country to build a sports tourism industry here,” Stewart explained.
He went on to add, “With that in mind, we’ve asked the teams to send players early so we could work with Guyana Tourism so we could take them to some of the beauty spots around the country and project the beauty of Guyana to the world. These major sports events offer a major platform to introduce Guyana to people who otherwise wouldn’t have Guyana in their consideration. We want to use this event to show off Guyana, Guyana’s people and your great hospitality to the world.”
Stewart later divulged plans for ticket sales at the National Stadium, speaking to the value of those tickets.
“Yeah, we’re working on that. So, just please check out GSL socials for updates on that. There are two things: one, it’s an amazing ticket, those mound tickets for the Warriors games. $1000, you get top-flight cricket, you get to watch your Warriors, and you get major Soca performances from both international and Guyanese superstars for half an hour at halftime. I mean, has there even been a better value ticket in Guyana? So that’s amazing value,” Stewart disclosed.
The ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) will run from July 10 to 18 with hosts the Guyana Amazon Warriors and defending champions the Rangpur Riders, the Hobart Hurricanes, the Central Stags and the Dubai Capitals competing for a USD $1M prize purse.