The 2018 Global T20 Canada (also known as Canada Dry Global T20 Canada for sponsorship reasons) of the Global T20 Canada, was a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament that was 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]
| Dates | 28 June – 15 July 2018 |
|---|---|
| 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 | 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 | www |
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
editThe following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament:[10][11][12]
Teams
editSquads
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Team[19] | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Vancouver Knights | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.417 |
| 2 | West Indies B | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | +0.403 |
| 3 | Winnipeg Hawks | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.630 |
| 4 | Edmonton Royals | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.091 |
| 5 | Montreal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | –0.322 |
| 6 | 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
editThe 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
editVancouver Knights
227/4 (20 overs) |
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Toronto Nationals
231/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks
203/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Montreal Tigers
157 (18.5 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Toronto Nationals
169/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Edmonton Royals
173/2 (15 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Montreal Tigers
184/9 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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Vancouver Knights
162/4 (17.4 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Edmonton Royals
155 (19.4 overs) |
v
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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
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Toronto Nationals
108 (17.2 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights
166/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Montreal Tigers
148 (19.4 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Montreal Tigers
129/6 (20 overs) |
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Edmonton Royals
114 (19.1 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Winnipeg Hawks
151/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Cricket West Indies B Team
155/1 (17.5 overs) |
- Cricket West Indies B Team won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights
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v
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Edmonton Royals
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to a wet outfield.
Toronto Nationals
128/5 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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Edmonton Royals
209/5 (19.3 overs) |
- Edmonton Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights
175/4 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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Toronto Nationals
179/9 (20 overs) |
- Toronto Nationals won the toss and elected to field.
Round 2
editCricket West Indies B Team
162/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Montreal Tigers
165/4 (17.3 overs) |
- Montreal Tigers won the toss and elected to field.
Toronto Nationals
103 (16.5 overs) |
v
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Vancouver Knights
104/2 (12.3 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Edmonton Royals
141 (19.5 overs) |
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Winnipeg Hawks
142/2 (16.4 overs) |
- Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
Playoffs
editBracket
edit| Playoff 1 / Playoff 2 | Playoff 3 | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Vancouver Knights | 215/6 (20 overs) | 2 | West Indies B | 145 (17.4 overs) | ||||||||
| 2 | West Indies B | 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) | |||||||||||
Vancouver Knights
215/6 (20 overs) |
v
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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
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Winnipeg Hawks
185/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Winnipeg Hawks won the toss and elected to field.
Vancouver Knights
152/5 (13 overs) |
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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
editCricket West Indies B Team
145 (17.4 overs) |
v
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Vancouver Knights
148/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Vancouver Knights won the toss and elected to field.
References
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- ^ a b "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. Archived from the original on 18 June 2018. 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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Windies B squad for Global T20 League in Canada". Cricket West Indies. Archived from the original on 13 June 2018. Retrieved 13 June 2018.
- ^ "Winnipeg Hawks Squad". GT20 Canada, via Twitter. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
- ^ "Global T20 Canada Table - 2018". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 July 2018.
- ^ a b "Match Schedule Unveiled for Inaugural Global T20 Canada". GT20.com. Retrieved 13 June 2018.