Vancouver Knights

Vancouver Knights is one of the seven teams in Global T20 Canada series. This team represents the Canadian city of Vancouver. The team is led by West Indies cricketer Chris Gayle[1] and coached by Donovan Miller.[2] Vancouver in the 2018 edition took the second position in the points table, and became the champions beating West Indies B in the final.[3]

Squad
Vancouver Knights[4]
Coach: Donovan Miller

2018 Season

Round 1
28 June 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
227/4 (20 overs)
v
Toronto Nationals
231/4 (19.2 overs)
Evin Lewis 96 (55)
Nikhil Dutta 2/26 (4 overs)
Anton Devcich 92* (44)
Saad Bin Zafar 1/25 (2 overs)
Toronto Nationals won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Patrick Gustard (WI)
Player of the match: Anton Devcich (Toronto Nationals)
  • Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
1 July 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Winnipeg Hawks
156/9 (20 overs)
v
Vancouver Knights
162/4 (17.4 overs)
Tion Webster 49* (34)
Sheldon Cottrell 3/28 (4 overs)
Babar Hayat 65 (33)
Ali Khan 2/25 (3 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Babar Hayat (Vancouver Knights)
  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
2 July 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Montreal Tigers
148 (19.4 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 83* (56)
Lasith Malinga 3/41 (4 overs)
George Worker 43 (33)
Tim Southee 3/20 (4 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 18 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
Player of the match: Rassie van der Dussen (Vancouver Knights)
  • Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
6 July 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
v
Edmonton Royals
Match abandoned
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Roger Dill (Ber) and Nigel Duguid (WI)
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
8 July 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
175/4 (20 overs)
v
Chris Gayle 63 (55)
Derval Green 3/33 (4 overs)
Kavem Hodge 43 (39)
Sheldon Cottrell 4/19 (4 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 35 runs
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Sheldon Cottrell (Vancouver Knights)
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.

Round 2
10 July 2018
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Toronto Nationals
103 (16.5 overs)
v
Vancouver Knights
104/2 (12.3 overs)
Steve Smith 35 (28)
Andre Russell 3/17 (4 overs)
Chadwick Walton 54* (36)
Kieron Pollard 1/4 (2 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 8 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Leslie Reifer (WI) and Vishal Sudhalkar (Can)
Player of the match: Andre Russell (Vancouver Knights)
  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs
Playoff 1
12 July 2018
11:00
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
215/6 (20 overs)
v
Chadwick Walton 54 (24)
Sherfane Rutherford 2/25 (4 overs)
Sherfane Rutherford 134* (66)
Tim Southee 2/39 (4 overs)
Cricket West Indies B Team won by 6 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Patrick Gustard (WI) and Bijal Patel (Can)
Player of the match: Sherfane Rutherford (Cricket West Indies B Team)
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Playoff 3
14 July 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Vancouver Knights
152/5 (13 overs)
v
Winnipeg Hawks
84/5 (8.3 overs)
Chadwick Walton 45 (26)
Ali Khan 2/47 (3 overs)
Lendl Simmons 35 (20)
Fawad Ahmed 2/22 (2 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 13 runs (D/L method)
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Nigel Duguid (WI) and Arnold Maddela (Can)
Player of the match: Chadwick Walton (Vancouver Knights)
  • 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
15 July 2018
15:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
v
Vancouver Knights
148/3 (17.3 overs)
Fabian Allen 41 (23)
Sheldon Cottrell 4/29 (3.4 overs)
Saad Bin Zafar 79* (48)
Derval Green 2/20 (3 overs)
Vancouver Knights won by 7 wickets
Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario
Umpires: Bijal Patel (Can) and Leslie Reifer (WI)
Player of the match: Saad Bin Zafar (Vancouver Knights)
  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics
  • Highest total in a match - 276/3 vs Montreal Tigers[5]
  • Highest score by an individual - Chris Gayle 122* vs Montreal Tigers.[6]
  • Best bowling figures in an innings - Saad Bin Zafar 4/22 vs Brampton Wolves [7]

Reference
  1. "Global T20 Canada, 2018 - Vancouver Knights squad". Cricbuzz.
  2. "Donovan Miller named Vancouver Knights Head Coach". www.essexcricket.org.uk.
  3. "Vancouver Knights beat West Indies B by 7 wickets (with 15 balls remaining) - West Indies B vs Vancouver Knights, Global T20 Canada, Final Match Summary, Report | ESPNcricinfo.com". ESPNcricinfo.
  4. "Vancouver Knights Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  5. https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/18746/scorecard/1195388/montreal-tigers-vs-vancouver-knights-8th-match-round-1-global-t20-canada-2019
  6. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_innings.html?id=13206;team=6538;type=tournament
  7. http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/best_figures_innings.html?id=13206;team=6538;type=tournament
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