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Andries Gous leads Toronto Nationals to clinch GT20 Canada title

BRAMPTON: Jason Behrendorff’s three-wicket haul, followed by Andries Gous’ half-century steered Toronto Nationals to defeat defending champions Montreal Tigers in the GT20 Canada 2024 final.

After opting to bowl, Toronto Nationals restricted Montreal Tigers to 96-9 in 20 overs, thanks to a dominant bowling display.

Romario Shepherd removed Parveen Kumar (6) in the second over before Behrendorff dismissed Gerhard Erasmus (2) and Tim Seifert (0) in the next over.

Behrendorff got skipper Chris Lynn (3) caught behind in the next over to leave Montreal Tigers struggling at 27-4 in 4.3 overs.

The batting side soon collapsed to 42-7 before Corbin Bosch and Jaskaran Singh stitched a crucial 46-run stand for the eighth wicket.

Jatinderpal Matharu broke the partnership with 88 runs on the board as he removed Singh after he had scored 16 off 26.

Bosch top-scored with 35 runs from 33 balls before getting out on the penultimate delivery of the innings.

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Behrendorff returned with a brilliant 3-8, while Shepherd picked two wickets. Junaid Siddique, Mohammad Nawaz, Nikhil Dutta and Matharu contributed with one wicket each.

While chasing a small 97-run target, Toronto Nationals lost their opening batters with only 12 runs on the board.

However, Andries Gous and Rassie van der Dussen displayed excellent batting prowess to ensure an eight-wicket victory in only 15 overs to lift the GT20 Canada trophy.

They constructed an 88-run partnership as Montreal Tigers’ bowlers toiled throughout the innings in search of another breakthrough.

Gous played a solid 58-run knock from 49 balls with eight boundaries while Van der Dussen scored 30 off 34.

For Montreal Tigers, Azmatullah Omarzai and Corbin Bosch managed one wicket each.

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Rain knocks out Mississauga as Montreal heads into GT20 Canada final

BRAMPTON: The persistent rain here washed out the GT20 Canada 2024 Qualifier 1 and Eliminator, paving the way for Montreal Tigers to head into the final while Bangla Tigers Mississauga knocked out of the six-team tournament.

The two top sides in the standings after the completion of the league stage matches — Montreal Tigers and Brampton Wolves were scheduled to lock horns in the Qualifier 1 in a bid to book their spot in the final.

However, the adamant rain did not allow the possibility of even a five-over a-side match and the umpires decided to call of the all-important clash without a ball bowled.

Based on the standings, Montreal Tigers, who were at the summit, advanced into the GT20 Canada 2024 final while the Brampton Wolves moved to the Qualifier 2.

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Later that day, Bangla Tigers Mississauga were all set to take on Toronto Nationals in the Eliminator.

However, the second fixture of the day tasted similar fortune as the rain continued to downpour.

As a result, Bangla Tigers Missisauga, fourth in the standings, were knocked out of the tournament, while Toronto Nationals headed to Qualifier 2.

The Qualifier 2 of the ongoing GT20 Canada 2024 will be played later today at the same venue as Brampton Wolves and Toronto Nationals look to join Montreal Tigers in the final.

The highly-anticipated final of the ongoing six-team tournament will be played on Sunday.

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Bowlers wreak havoc as Montreal Tigers crush Toronto Nationals

BRAMPTON: Kaleem Sana and Azmatullah Omarzai decimated Toronto Nationals’ batting lineup before Montreal Tigers’ batters led the side to a seven-wicket victory in the 19th match of the GT20 Canada 2024.

Montreal Tigers opted to field first and the bowlers proved the decision right as Omarzai bowled Colin Munro and Andries Gous in the first over.

Meanwhile, Sana wreaked the stumps of Unmukt Chand and Roston Chase on the last two balls of the next over, leaving Toronto Nationals reeling at 10-4 in two overs.

Sana completed his hat-trick as he dismissed Mohammad Nawaz on the first ball of his next over. He removed Saad Bin Zafar in the same over to complete his four-wicket haul.

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Jatinderpal Matharu remained the only batter to reach double figures with a score of 12 as the team bundled for a meagre 52 in 11.1 overs.

Kaleem Sana returned with brilliant bowling figures of 4-13, while Omarzai picked three wickets for 22 runs. Corbin Bosch also contributed with took two wickets.

Chasing a small total, Montreal Tigers achieved the target in 11.3 overs at the loss of three wickets. Captain Tim Seifert remained the top-scorer with an unbeaten 15.

With this dominant victory, the Montreal Tigers jumped to the top of the GT20 Canada points table with nine points from six games. Meanwhile, the Toronto Nationals are currently in fourth place with seven points in seven matches.

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All-round Shakib aids Tigers to edge Jaguars in last-over thriller

BRAMPTON: Shakib Al Hasan backed his economical bowling figures of 1/24 with an anchoring knock to power Bangla Tigers Mississauga to edge Surrey Jaguars by two wickets in the ongoing GT20 Canada 2024.

In a match that was reduced to 18 overs per side, Tigers’ captain Shakib won the toss and put Jaguars into bat first.

The Jaguars’ batting unit struggled against a Curtis Campher-led Tigers bowling attack and was ultimately curtailed to 108/8 in the allotted overs.

Campher ran through the Tigers’ middle and lower order and returned brilliant figures of 4/17 in his three overs.

He was supported by Dilon Heyliger, Shakib Al Hasan, Shoriful Islam and David Wiese, who picked one wicket apiece.

Wicketkeeper batter Shreyas Movva remained the top-scorer for the Jaguars with a cautious 21, followed by Virandeep Singh (17) and Sunil Narine (16*twoi).

Chasing a modest 109-run target, the Tigers had to make hard yards as they lost eight wickets in the process and amass the total on the third delivery of the final over.

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The Tigers had a shaky start to the pursuit as they lost their opener Khalid Shah (1) in the third over with just 19 runs on the board.

Coming out to bat at No.3, Shakib Al Hasan took the reigns of the Tigers’ batting charge and led them from the front with a sensible knock.

The star all-rounder finally perished in the 16th over after putting his team in touching distance.

He remained the top-scorer for the Tigers with a 30-ball 36, which featured four fours and a six.

Besides him, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (19), Muhammad Waseem (16) and Iftikhar Ahmed (12) were the other notable contributors.

Ben Lister was the pick of the bowlers for the Jaguars with 3/12 in his four overs, followed by Logan van Beek and Sunil Narine, who bagged two wickets each.

The two-wicket victory lifted Bangla Tigers Mississauga to the second in the GT20 Canada 2024 standings with eight points in six matches while Surrey Jaguars remained fifth with three points in as many matches.

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Mohammad Amir powers Vancouver Knights to beat Montreal Tigers

BRAMPTON: Mohammad Amir decimated Montreal Tigers’ batting lineup before Usman Khawaja and Reeza Hendricks steered Vancouver Knights to victory in the 17th match of the GT20 Canada 2024.

After winning the toss, Vancouver Knights invited Montreal Tigers to bat and Dwaine Pretorius provided the first breakthrough as he dismissed Chris Lynn.

Amiir picked his first wicket in the next over when he clean-bowled a struggling Dilpreet Bajwa.

Pretorius got Gerhard Erasmus in the next over, followed by Amir casting another batter as he disturbed the stumps of Parveen Kumar to reduce the Tigers to 16-4 in 4.3 overs.

Sherfane Rutherford then played an 18-ball cameo of 22 runs, while Azmatullah Omarzai scored 30 runs from 26 balls to show some resistance against the Knights’ bowling attack.

However, no other batter could pose any threat and the whole batting lineup bundled for a meagre 109 runs in 19.2 overs.

Mohammad Amir led the attack with the figures of 3-18, while Dwaine Pretorius, Harsh Thaker, and Sandeep Lamichhane picked two wickets each.

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In response, Vancouver Knights lost Harsh Thaker in the first over but Usman Khawaja and Reeza Hendricks helped them recover with a partnership of 67 runs.

Khawaja played a cautious knock of 31 runs from 44 balls, while Hendricks scored 39 off 30 with the help of four boundaries and two sixes.

However, both batters fell in quick succession to leave the team at 80-3 in 13.1 overs.

Richie Berrington then scored a steady 17 before Corbin Bosch dismissed him with two runs required to win. Pretorius hit the winning runs to seal a five-wicket victory with eight balls to spare.

Azmatullah Omarzai and Gerhard Erasmus picked two wickets each for the Montreal Tigers.

Earlier in another GT20 Canada match, Brampton Wolves defeated Surrey Jaguars by six wickets. Thomas Draca and Beau Webster shared six wickets to book Jaguars for 124 runs.

George Munsey then struck a quick 46-run knock to lead his side to a dominant victory in 15.1 overs.

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Amir’s heroics in vain as Toronto Nationals edge past Vancouver Knights

BRAMPTON: Mohammad Amir bowled a brilliant spell in the first innings but his heroics went in vain as Romario Shepherd steered the Toronto Nationals to victory over Vancouver Knights in the 15th match of the GT20 Canada 2024.

While batting first Toronto Nationals were restricted to a mere 127-9, however, Shepherd’s three-wicket haul helped them bundle Vancouver Knights to 108, registering their third victory in GT20 Canada 2024.

Toronto Nationals had an unwanted start as they lost both opening batters with the scoreboard reading 16 runs in 2.2 overs.

Andries Gous (19) and Nicholas Kirton (13) added 29 runs for the third wicket but they both fell in quick succession leaving the team reeling at 55-4.

Roston Chase and Mohammad Nawaz knitted a 36-run stand from as many balls before Mohammad Amir removed both batters in the same over to halt their momentum.

Chase top-scored with a scratchy 23 off 27 while Nawaz scored 14 off 16.

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Jatinderpal Matharu (19) and Jason Behrendorff (12*) added valuable runs from the lower order to push the team’s total to 127-9 in their allocated 20 overs.

Mohammad Amir led the bowling attack with a brilliant spell as he returned with 3-27 from his four overs. Meanwhile, Rishiv Joshi and Harsh Thaker took two wickets each.

Vancouver Knights, while chasing, lost the first wicket on the first ball before Reeza Hendricks (17) also fell soon with 24 runs on the board.

Usman Khawaja and Richie Berrington then added 30 runs from 34 balls for the third wicket before the former departed after scoring 10 off 20.

Shepherd removed aggressive batters Dipendra Singh Airee (13) and Asif Ali (0) in the same over to further dent the Knights’ hopes.

Richie Berrington scored 52 runs from 44, being the only batter who posed a threat to the Nationals target, as the Knights folded for 108 in 18.54 overs. Shepherd claimed three wickets while Mohammad Nawaz picked two.

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Bowlers wreak havoc as Wolves crush Tigers in GT20 Canada

BRAMPTON: Andrew Tye and Thomas Draca decimated Bangla Tigers Mississauga’s batting lineup before David Warner led Brampton Wolves to a dominating eight-wicket victory in the 14th match of the GT20 Canada 2024.

Wolves’ captain David Warner’s decision to bowl first bore fruits as his bowlers ran through the Tigers’ batting lineup and booked them for a paltry 79 in 13 overs.

Leading the way with the ball were Tye and Draca, who shared six wickets between them.

But Tye was supported by Jack Jarvis in the early phase of the phase as the duo swept the Tigers’ top order before eventually restricting them to 13/5 in 4.2 overs.

Following the early debacle, Iftikhar Ahmed put together a fighting partnership with David Wiese and added 27 runs for the sixth wicket.

The pair showed notable resilience against the ruthless Wolves’ bowling attack until Draca dismissed both of them in his successive overs to leave the Tigers reeling at 49/7.

Iftikhar remained the top scorer for the Tigers with a 17-ball 19 while Wiese scored 10.

The Tigers then lost two more wickets before Shoriful Islam offered some fightback with a four-ball 12.

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Andrew Tye and Thomas Draca picked three wickets each for the Wolves while Abhijai Mansingh and Jack Jarvis bagged two each.

Chasing a modest 80-run target, the Wolves comfortably knocked the winning runs for the loss of just two wickets and 52 balls to spare.

The home side, however, had a contrasting start to the pursuit as they lost their opener Kobe Herft for a duck in the first over.

But Warner soon put the Wolves in control when he put together an anchoring 41-run partnership for the second wicket with Jack Jarvis, who scored a scratchy 11 off 16.

Wolves’ skipper David Warner was joined by Beau Webster and the duo combined for an unbeaten 39 partnership to steer their side to a resounding victory.

Warner remained the top-scorer for the Wolves with an unbeaten 44 off 36 deliveries, laced up with six fours and a six while Webster made a 15-ball 23.

For the Tigers, Ali Khan and Wiese could pick up a wicket.

The eight-wicket victory lifted Brampton Wolves to replace Bangla Tigers Mississauga to claim the second spot in GT20 Canada 2024 standings with six points in five matches.

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Tigers-Nationals GT20 Canada 2024 fixture abandoned due to wet outfield

BRAMPTON: The 12th match of the ongoing GT20 Canada 2024 between Montreal Tigers and Toronto Nationals was abandoned due to a wet outfield.

It rained heavily here on Friday, causing the outfield to be extremely dampened. As a result, the toss for the all-important duel between the Tigers and Nationals was delayed.

After a tireless effort from the ground staff, the outfield was deemed fit for the action and the coin toss finally happened.

The coin flipped in Toronto Nationals’ captain Colin Munro, who put Montreal Tigers into bat.

The Tigers, however, could only bat for two overs in which they scored 25 for the loss of two wickets before the rain returned and the match was soon called off.

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Dilpreet Bajwa remained unbeaten with a six-ball 18 which featured three boundaries while Jason Behrendorff bagged two wickets.

As a result of the stalemate, Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers shared a point each.

The Tigers remained at the top of the GT20 Canada standings with seven points in four matches while the Nationals remained at the third with five points in five matches.

Leaders Tigers next face Vancouver Knights on Sunday while Nationals will take on the same opposition tomorrow.

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Asif Ali’s blitz in vain as Brampton Wolves sink Vancouver Knights

BRAMPTON: Asif Ali’s quick-fire knock went in vain as Beau Webster and Nick Hobson helped Brampton Wolves sink Vancouver Knights in the ongoing GT20 Canada 2024.

While chasing a modest 150-run target, Brampton Wolves achieved the total in 18.1 overs, handing Vancouver Knights their fourth consecutive GT20 Canada loss.

Knights’ captain Usman Khawaja (17) opted to bat first and gave his side a cautious start, scoring 36 runs in 5.1 overs before Thomas Draca removed him.

The other opening batter Munir Ahmad (21) also departed soon with 47 runs on the board, while Reeza Hendricks played a scratchy knock of 27 runs from 30 balls.

Asif Ali came out to bat after Hendricks’ wicket and targetted Andrew Tye as he struck him for three sixes and two fours during his unbeaten 17-ball knock of 36 runs.

He was supported by Richie Berrington, who scored an unbeaten 38 off 25 with the help of three boundaries and two sixes.

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Thomas Draca led the bowling for Brampton Wolves, taking two key wickets, while Webster and Tye managed one each.

In response, the Wolves lost their first three wickets with only 30 runs on the board. David Warner was the main contributor from the top order with a 20-ball 25 with four boundaries.

Webster came out to bat at the fall of the second wicket and carried his bat through the innings as he played a calculated knock of 49 runs from 37 balls with two boundaries and three sixes.

George Munsey played a quick 20-run cameo from 12 balls, while Hobson scored an unbeaten 37 off 28, which included three sixes.

Webster and Hobson constructed an unbeaten partnership of 86 runs from 52 balls, leading the team to a dominant six-wicket victory.

For Vancouver Knights, Dwaine Pretorius, Rishiv Joshi and Sandeep Lamichhane picked one wicket each.

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All-round Wiese lifts Bangla Tigers Mississauga to down Surrey Jaguars

BRAMPTON: David Wiese backed his economical bowling figures of 2/17 with a quickfire cameo and steered Bangla Tigers Mississauga to a four-wicket victory over Surrey Jaguars in the 10th match of the GT20 Canada 2024 here on Wednesday.

Surrey Jaguars’ captain Marcus Stoinis’ decision to bat first after winning the coin toss did not turn out beneficial as his side was bundled out on a modest 101 in 19.5 overs.

The Jaguars, after having a disastrous start, lost wickets at an alarming rate and were consequently reduced to 46/8 in 10 overs.

Following the slump, Stoinis was joined by Logan van Beek and together they offered some resistance against the red-hot Tigers’ bowling unit.

The duo added 29 runs for the ninth wicket before Shakib Al Hasan finally drew curtains on Stoinis’ gutsy knock in the 16th over.

Marcus Stoinis remained the top-scorer for the Jaguars with a 29-ball 36 which featured five boundaries.

Meanwhile, van Beek continued to fight until he was dismissed by Dilon Heyliger on the penultimate delivery of the innings.

He remained a notable run-getter for the Jaguars with a cautious 31 off 37 deliveries, hitting two fours and a six.

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Shoriful Islam was the pick of the bowlers for Bangla Tigers Mississauga, picking up three wickets, followed by David Wiese and Shakib, who bagged two apiece.

Despite chasing a modest 102-run total, the Tigers had to make hard yards to claim the victory as they lost six wickets in the process and did so with just six balls to spare.

The Tigers too, had a dismal start to their innings as they had lost half of their side with just 45 runs on the board in 11.4 overs.

Iftikhar Ahmed then partnered with Wiese for an important 28-run partnership, that lasted with the former’s dismissal in the 16th over. He made a scratchy 13 off 21 deliveries.

Following Iftikhar’s dismissal, Wiese switched gears powered the Tigers to an important victory.

He was supported by Heyliger, who made 17 not out from 12 balls. Wiese remained the top-scorer for the Tigers with an unbeaten 27 off 19 deliveries, laced up with one four and two sixes.

Sunil Narine starred with the ball for the Jaguars with his three wickets while Stoinis, van Beek and Ben Lister made one scalp each.

The four-wicket victory lifted Bangla Tigers Mississauga to the second in the GT20 standings with six points in four matches while remained fourth with two points in three matches.

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