2018 Global T20 Canada
Dates | 28 June–15 July 2018 |
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Administrator(s) | Cricket Canada |
Cricket format | Twenty20 |
Tournament format(s) | Round-robin and playoffs |
Host(s) | Canada |
Champions | Vancouver Knights (1st title) |
Participants | 6 |
Matches played | 22 |
Player of the series | Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks) |
Most runs | Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks) (321) |
Most wickets | Sheldon Cottrell (Vancouver Knights) (16) |
Official website |
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The 2018 Global T20 Canada (also known as Canada Dry Global T20 Canada for sponsorship reasons) of the Global T20 Canada, was a 20-over cricket tournament played in Canada.[1] It was the first edition of the tournament and ran from 28 June to 15 July 2018.[2][3] Six teams took part, with all the matches played at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario.[2]
A player draft took place on 3 June 2018.[4] Approximately 1,600 players registered for the draft, with 600 of those from Canada.[5] Ahead of the draft, the following ten international cricketers were named as marquee players: Shahid Afridi, Dwayne Bravo, Chris Gayle, Chris Lynn, Lasith Malinga, David Miller, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Darren Sammy and Steve Smith.[6][7] Smith played in the opening match of the tournament, his first representative match since being found guilty of ball-tampering during the third Test match between South Africa and Australia in March 2018.[8]
In the final, Vancouver Knights defeated Cricket West Indies B Team by seven wickets to win the tournament.[9]
Teams and squads
The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament:[10][11][12]
Cricket West Indies B Team[13] Coaches: Stuart Williams, Roddy Estwick |
Edmonton Royals[14] Coach: Mohammad Akram |
Montreal Tigers[15] Coach: Tom Moody |
Toronto Nationals[16] Coach: Phil Simmons |
Vancouver Knights[17] Coach: Donovan Miller |
Winnipeg Hawks[18] Coach: Waqar Younis |
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Point table
Team[19] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
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Vancouver Knights | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.417 |
Cricket West Indies B Team | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.403 |
Winnipeg Hawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.630 |
Edmonton Royals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.091 |
Montreal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.322 |
Toronto Nationals | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –1.897 |
- The top four teams qualified for the playoffs
- Advanced to Playoff 1
- Advanced to Playoff 2
Fixtures
The full fixtures were confirmed on 13 June 2018.[20] The first round took place from 28 June to 7 July, the second round took place from 8 to 11 July and playoffs from 12 to 15 July 2018.[20] Times shown were Eastern DST.
Round 1
Vancouver Knights 227/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Toronto Nationals 231/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks 203/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Montreal Tigers 157 (18.5 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Toronto Nationals 169/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Edmonton Royals 173/2 (15 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Montreal Tigers 184/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 187/8 (19.1 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
Winnipeg Hawks 156/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Vancouver Knights 162/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Edmonton Royals 155 (19.4 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 159/7 (18 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks 164/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Toronto Nationals 108 (17.2 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights 166/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Montreal Tigers 148 (19.4 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Montreal Tigers 129/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Edmonton Royals 114 (19.1 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks 151/8 (20 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 155/1 (17.5 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights |
v |
Edmonton Royals |
- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
Toronto Nationals 128/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 131/2 (14.1 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks 203/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Edmonton Royals 209/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights 175/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 140 (19.3 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Montreal Tigers 176/4 (20 overs) |
v |
Toronto Nationals 179/9 (20 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2
Cricket West Indies B Team 162/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Montreal Tigers 165/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Toronto Nationals 103 (16.5 overs) |
v |
Vancouver Knights 104/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Edmonton Royals 141 (19.5 overs) |
v |
Winnipeg Hawks 142/2 (16.4 overs) |
- Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
Bracket
Playoff 1 / Playoff 2 | Playoff 3 | Final | |||||||||||
1 | Vancouver Knights | 215/6 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
2 | Cricket West Indies B Team | 221/4 (20 overs) | 1 | Cricket West Indies B Team | 145 (17.4 overs) | ||||||||
2 | Vancouver Knights | 152/5 (13 overs) | 2 | Vancouver Knights | 148/3 (17.3 overs) | ||||||||
4 | Winnipeg Hawks | 84/5 (8.3 overs) (D/L) | |||||||||||
3 | Edmonton Royals | 183/9 (20 overs) | |||||||||||
4 | Winnipeg Hawks | 185/3 (19.5 overs) |
Vancouver Knights 215/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Cricket West Indies B Team 221/4 (20 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Edmonton Royals 183/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Winnipeg Hawks 185/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights 152/5 (13 overs) |
v |
Winnipeg Hawks 84/5 (8.3 overs) |
- Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was called off due to bad light, with the par score of 97 at the end of 8.3 overs.
Final
Cricket West Indies B Team 145 (17.4 overs) |
v |
Vancouver Knights 148/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
References
- ↑ "Cricket Canada announces ICC-approved T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
- 1 2 "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
- ↑ "Global T20 Canada tournament set to take place in June". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 17 May 2018.
- ↑ "Draft date announced". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Global T20 Canada can be stepping stone for Canadian players to get an IPL or CPL contract, says league director Jason Harper". First Post. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
- ↑ "Steven Smith named as marquee player for Canada T20 tournament". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Steve Smith named as marquee player for Global T20 Canada". Sporting News. Retrieved 24 May 2018.
- ↑ "Steve Smith returns to action with quick 61". International Cricket Council. Retrieved 29 June 2018.
- ↑ "Chris Gayle-led Vancouver Knights win inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
- ↑ "Coaches announced". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
- ↑ "Global T20 Canada: Complete Squads". SportsKeeda. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "Global T20 Canada League – Full Squads announced". CricTracker. Retrieved 4 June 2018.
- ↑ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ↑ "Edmonton Royals Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Montreal Tigers Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Toronto Nationals Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Vancouver Knights Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Winnipeg Hawks Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ↑ "Global T20 Canada Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- 1 2 "Match Schedule Unveiled for Inaugural Global T20 Canada". GT20.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.