Tigers set up GT20 Eliminator clash with Knights as Wolves crash out

BRAMPTON: A combined bowling effort, followed by Chris Lynn’s blistering half-century propelled Montreal Tigers to beat Brampton Wolves in the first Eliminator of the ongoing GT20 Canada on Friday. 

Following a dominant victory in the eliminator, Montreal Tigers next face Vancouver Knights in the second eliminator on Saturday.

Set to chase a modest 105, the Tigers comfortably completed the run chase for the loss of just one wicket and 34 balls to spare, thanks to an unbeaten 63-run knock by Lynn.

Tigers’ openers Lynn and Muhammad Waseem laid a solid foundation for the run chase as they knitted a brilliant 72-run partnership.

The pair batted with utmost domination against the depleted home side and put the Tigers in touching distance to the glory before Shahid Ahmadzai finally got rid of Waseem.

The right-handed batter scored an anchoring 23 from 24 balls with the help of two sixes.

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Momentum-filled Chris Lynn was then joined by Srimantha Wijeyeratne and the duo made sure there were no hiccups in the run chase and took the Tigers over the line in the 15th over.

Lynn smashed seven boundaries and three sixes on his way to top score for the Tigers with a 47-ball 63.

Whereas, scored an unbeaten run-a-ball 15, laced with two boundaries.

For the Wolves, only Shahid Ahmadzai could pick up a wicket.

Earlier, after being put into bat first, Brampton Wolves managed to score 104 before being bundled out in 20 overs, courtesy of suicidal running between the wickets, which saw them losing four wickets.

The remaining six wickets to fall were bagged by Carlos Brathwaite and Aayan Afzal Khan – both taking two wickets each while Abbas Afridi and Dipendra Singh Airee claimed one apiece.

For the Wolves, opener Aaron Johnson top-scored with a 25-ball 31 with three boundaries and one six.

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Grandhomme aids Brampton Wolves to edge Montreal Tigers in GT20

BRAMPTON: An all-round effort from Colin de Grandhomme bolstered Brampton Wolves to sink Montreal Tigers by 15 runs in the top-of-the-table clash of the ongoing GT20.

The former New Zealand all-rounder backed his first-innings half-century with two wickets and a run out to dent the Tigers’ expedition of emerging victorious in the GT20 top-of-the-table clash.

Put into bat first, the Wolves could accumulate 143 before being bundled out in the final over despite Colin de Grandhomme’s gutsy half-century.

The Wolves had a dismal start to their innings as Shakib Al Hasan castled Aaron Johnson (6) to push the visitors on the back foot.

Wicketkeeper batter Usman Khan, however, stitched an anchoring second-wicket partnership with Mark Chapman before falling to Aayan Afzal Khan in the seventh over.

He scored a brisk 21-ball 33, laced with six boundaries.

The Wolves coped another blow in the same over when Hussain Talat perished for a three-ball duck.

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Following back-to-back dismissals, Mark Chapman joined forces with his countrymate Colin de Grandhomme and the duo stitched a crucial partnership for their side.

The Kiwi pair added 36 runs to their fourth-wicket partnership before Abbas Afridi got rid of Chapman, who contributed notably with a 22-ball 21.

Chapman’s dismissal sparked a frustrating collapse in the Wolves’ batting lineup.

Meanwhile, Grandhomme kept the scoreboard ticking singlehandedly whilst losing partners at the other end at an alarming rate and scored a fighting half-century before finally perishing in the final over.

He top-scored for the Wolves with a 40-ball 56 which featured seven boundaries and a six.

Carlos Brathwaite and Aayan Afzal Khan led the bowling attack for the Tigers with four wickets each while Abbas and Shakib made one scalp each.

Set to chase a modest 144-run total, the Tigers’ batting lineup failed completely and bundled out for a paltry 128.

Shakib Al Hasan (28), Dipendra Singh Airee (28) and Dilpreet Singh (24) offered brief resistance with their cameos while the rest failed clueless against the Wolves’ bowling attack.

For Brampton Wolves, Saad Bin Zafar returned with 3/20, followed by Colin de Grandhomme and Shahid Ahmadzai taking two each.

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