Perth Find Their Missing Finish as Spin Silences Guyana

Guyana Amazon Warriors had reduced the chase to 75 runs from 84 balls after Rahmanullah Gurbaz tore through Perth Scorchers XI’s opening attack. The defending champions had nine wickets available, a home crowd behind them, and a direct place in the Global Super League final already secured.

Perth still found a way to make 135 enough.

Five different spin bowlers tightened the match after the powerplay, and captain Ashton Turner claimed three wickets as the Scorchers dismissed Guyana for 121 in 16.1 overs. The 14-run victory at Providence Stadium on July 29 gave Perth its first win of the tournament and ended Guyana’s unbeaten league campaign.

Brody Couch received the Player of the Match award after his 43 from 29 balls rescued Perth from 78 for eight. His innings gave the bowlers a target. Turner, Sufyan Moqim, Ashton Agar, D’Arcy Short, and Akeal Hosein then turned that target into a genuine test.

TL;DR

• Perth Scorchers XI defeated Guyana Amazon Warriors by 14 runs.
• Perth recovered from 78 for eight to post 135.
• Brody Couch scored 43 from 29 balls and won Player of the Match.
• Dian Forrester remained unbeaten on 35 and shared a vital ninth-wicket stand with Couch.
• Rahmanullah Gurbaz struck 42 from 16 balls as Guyana raced to 61 in the powerplay.
• Ashton Turner took 3 for 20, while Sufyan Moqim and Ashton Agar claimed two wickets each.
• Guyana finished first and advanced directly to the final.
• Perth ended its campaign fifth with one win from four matches.

Perth Scorchers XI vs Guyana Amazon Warriors Scorecard

Detail	Information
Competition	Global Super League 2026, Match 10
Match	Perth Scorchers XI vs Guyana Amazon Warriors
Date	July 29, 2026
Venue	Providence Stadium, Guyana
Toss	Guyana Amazon Warriors elected to bowl
Perth Scorchers XI	135 all out in 20 overs
Guyana Amazon Warriors	121 all out in 16.1 overs
Result	Perth Scorchers XI won by 14 runs
Player of the Match	Brody Couch, 43 from 29 balls
Perth’s Best Bowler	Ashton Turner, 3/20
Guyana’s Top Scorer	Rahmanullah Gurbaz, 42 from 16 balls
Turning Point	Gurbaz’s dismissal at 47 for one
Table Impact	Guyana stayed first; Perth finished fifth

Perth Collapse Before Couch Changes the Innings

Perth’s batting problems followed a familiar pattern.

Matthew Forde removed Sam Fanning and Andre Fletcher before the Scorchers lost Joel Curtis, Usman Khan, and captain Turner during a difficult powerplay. At 36 for four, Perth needed a partnership simply to keep the innings alive.

Turner’s dismissal left the visitors at 41 for five in the seventh over.

Dian Forrester and D’Arcy Short responded with a patient 35-run stand. Their job was less about acceleration and more about preventing the innings from ending before the final five overs.

Mohammad Nabi then changed the match again.

The experienced all-rounder removed Short, Ashton Agar, and Akeal Hosein during a three-wicket 13th over. Perth fell from 76 for five to 78 for eight, leaving Guyana with a realistic chance of dismissing its opponent for fewer than 100.

The collapse resembled Perth’s earlier batting struggles against Lahore Qalandars, when Farhan Yousaf’s late hitting gave Lahore a 16-run victory.

Couch changed the shape of this innings.

Brody Couch Gives Perth Something to Defend

Couch entered with no room for a cautious beginning.

The fast bowler attacked whenever Guyana missed its length, striking four fours and three sixes during a 29-ball 43. Forrester supported him with an unbeaten 35 from 35 deliveries, allowing Couch to take greater risks.

Their ninth-wicket partnership added 54 runs.

That stand became the first decisive turning point because it carried Perth from a likely sub-100 total to 132 before Couch fell in the final over. The Scorchers eventually reached 135, a score that still looked below par but offered enough room for their spinners to influence the match.

Forde finished with three for 21, while Nabi took three for 12 from four overs. Guyana had controlled most of the innings, yet the final total carried more resistance than the scoreboard position at 78 for eight had suggested.

Gurbaz Makes the Chase Look Simple

Guyana treated 136 as a target to finish quickly.

Gurbaz struck five sixes and two fours in a breathtaking 42 from 16 balls. His acceleration took the Warriors to 47 without loss in only 21 deliveries and immediately placed Perth’s total under pressure.

The wicket that followed changed the emotional direction of the match.

Gurbaz attacked Forrester toward the boundary, where Sam Fanning and Fletcher combined to complete a relay catch. The fielding effort removed Guyana’s most destructive batter before he could decide the contest inside the powerplay.

The Warriors still reached 61 from six overs. They needed only 75 more runs from 84 balls, but the innings had lost the player controlling its tempo.

Guyana had previously survived a tense DLS chase through Rovman Powell’s unbeaten innings against San Francisco Unicorns. Against Perth, no batter managed to play the same stabilizing role after the early attack.

Perth’s Spin Plan Takes Over

Turner introduced spin from both ends and refused to give Guyana predictable pace.

Agar conceded 23 runs during his first over, but Perth did not remove him from the contest. Turner trusted his wider spin group and accepted that the pitch could still reward changes of pace and accurate lines.

Turner bowled Johnson Charles before trapping Mohammad Haris leg before. Moqim then removed Gudakesh Motie and Romario Shepherd, finishing with two for 18 from four overs.

D’Arcy Short dismissed Dwaine Pretorius, while Turner removed Forde for his third wicket.

Guyana’s chase fell from 76 for four to 119 for nine. Shimron Hetmyer remained the final established batter, but he had received little sustained support.

Agar completed the comeback when Hetmyer chopped the first delivery of his third over onto the stumps. Guyana were all out for 121, having lost 10 wickets for 74 runs after Gurbaz’s opening assault.

The ability to recover after one expensive over reflected the discipline Perth had lacked in several earlier matches. Readers can follow more tournament analysis through The Sports Encounter’s Cricket Hub and its wider sports news coverage.

Updated Global Super League 2026 Points Table

Position	Team	Played	Won	Lost	Points	Net Run Rate
1	Guyana Amazon Warriors	4	3	1	6	+0.706
2	San Francisco Unicorns	4	2	2	4	+0.043
3	Desert Vipers	4	2	2	4	-0.074
4	Lahore Qalandars	4	2	2	4	-0.512
5	Perth Scorchers XI	4	1	3	2	-0.152

Guyana remained at the top despite the defeat and advanced directly to the final with six points.

San Francisco Unicorns and Desert Vipers finished second and third, earning places in the qualifier. Lahore Qalandars missed out on net run rate despite also collecting four points.

Perth finished fifth, but the table does not fully reflect how close its campaign became. The Scorchers lost to Lahore by 16 runs, San Francisco by five runs, and Desert Vipers by one wicket before defeating Guyana.

Their narrow loss to the Vipers came after Akeal Hosein produced a major all-round performance, while Lahore’s early tournament control was strengthened by Michael Bracewell and Usama Mir against Desert Vipers.

What the Result Means

Guyana’s first defeat exposed a vulnerability that could matter in the final.

Their top order can score rapidly, but the middle and lower order struggled once Perth removed Gurbaz and denied Hetmyer a stable partnership. A final against either San Francisco or Desert Vipers will bring another varied bowling attack and greater scoreboard pressure.

Perth leave Guyana without a playoff place, although the final performance gave their young squad a result to carry home. Couch, Moqim, and Forrester all made meaningful contributions during the campaign, while Turner’s use of five spinners showed tactical flexibility.

The victory arrived too late to change Perth’s position. It still changed the way their campaign will be remembered.

Final Takeaway

Couch made the victory possible when Perth’s innings appeared finished. Turner and the spin unit completed it after Guyana had made the chase appear routine.

The critical moment came with Gurbaz’s relay-catch dismissal. His wicket removed Guyana’s momentum, opened the middle order, and allowed Perth to turn a straightforward chase into a sequence of uncomfortable decisions.

Guyana remain the tournament’s best-placed team. Perth finished at the bottom.

For one night in Providence, however, the eliminated team played with greater patience, clearer tactics, and enough belief to hand the defending champions their first defeat.