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New Hampshire recruit Shan Masood praised the “team effort” of his side after they won a thrilling opening Global Super League game in Guyana.<\/b><\/p>\n
The Hawks beat Bangladesh club Rangpur Riders in a super over at the Providence Stadium on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n
Masood scored 56 off 41 balls on his debut as Hampshire ended their T20 innings on 132, a total the Riders managed to tie.<\/p>\n
After Riders scored 12-1 from their extra six deliveries, Hampshire’s Liam Dawson smashed the penultimate ball of his side’s super over into the stands for a six to ensure victory.<\/p>\n
“What a game it was, a great debut,” Masood told BBC Radio Solent., external<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n “There were some great words spoken by the captain Chris Wood, who said we had to fight for every run because in this competition run rate can come into play.<\/p>\n “James Fuller was also brilliant and it was a great team effort – we had a few slips in each department but I think everyone made up for it in one way for the other.”<\/p>\n Hampshire announced just days before the start of the tournament that Masood would play for them in the inaugural GSL on a short-term deal.<\/a><\/p>\n Masood is Pakistan men’s Test captain and led them to a 2-1 series victory against England in October, scoring a century in the first match.<\/p>\n Hawks’ usual captain James Vince is missing the tournament as he is contracted to play for Delhi Bulls in the Abu Dhabi T10 competition.<\/p>\n “I had no idea how this [deal] came about,” Masood added.<\/p>\n “I was playing first-class cricket in Pakistan, we were almost done with our season and my agent said that [Hants director of cricket] Giles White had called and wanted me to play for Hampshire.<\/p>\n “I thought it was a great opportunity – one of my really close friends, Mo Abbas, is a hero at Hampshire so he messaged me and said the lads would be really good with me and it was a great proposition.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s a great club and I\u2019m really glad that it worked out.”<\/p>\n Hampshire next take on the Lahore Qalandars in the GSL on Saturday, 30 November.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n