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Cricket tournament

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 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 and Warner played in the second match of the tournament, both played their first representative matches 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[edit]

The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament:[10][11][12]

Points table[edit]

Team[19]
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

League stage[edit]

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[edit]

  • Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • 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.
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.

Round 2[edit]

  • Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.

Playoffs[edit]

Bracket[edit]

Playoff 1 / Playoff 2 Playoff 3 Final
1 Vancouver Knights 215/6 (20 overs) 2 Cricket West Indies B Team 145 (17.4 overs)
2 Cricket West Indies B Team 221/4 (20 overs) 1 Vancouver Knights 148/3 (17.3 overs)
1 Vancouver Knights 152/5 (13 overs)
3 Winnipeg Hawks 84/5 (8.3 overs) (D/L)
3 Winnipeg Hawks 185/3 (19.5 overs)
4 Edmonton Royals 183/9 (20 overs)
  • Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
  • Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
  • 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[edit]

  • Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.

References[edit]

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