When there’s so much of cricket going on across the world in cricket playing countries, not many had their eyes on the 2023 Global T20 Canada, which was the third edition of this tournament taking place in Brampton, Canada. And after a couple of weeks of extraordinary cricket, the season is done and dusted, with the final ending on Sunday, 6th August 2023.
Six teams participated in GT20 Canada 2023 and today’s final was contested between Surrey Jaguars and Montreal Tigers. Jaguars were the table toppers but Montreal had the biggest names in their side, giving the latter a slight edge going into the final. And right enough, it was Montreal Tigers who became the 2023 Global T20 Canada winners…
Montreal Tigers wins 2022 Global T20 Canada
Tigers won the toss and opted to bowl first in the 2023 GT20 Canada final, and they only managed to put up 130/5 in their 20 overs. However, we’ve seen that this tournament hasn’t needed the highest scores batting first. Jatinder Singh from Oman top scored with 56(57)* and the stage was set for a good chase for Montreal.
The Tigers started slow and were struggling at 61/4 in the 12th over, when Jaguars captain Iftikhar Ahmed picked up 2 wickets in a single over. But from there, Sherfane Rutherford got together with Andre Russell to win the game in the final over, being crowned GT20 Canada 2023 winners, getting over the line with 5 wickets and no balls to spare.
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Rutherford was the hero in Qualifier 2 when he hit three consecutive sixes to book a berth in the final for his team, and he brought that confidence into the final today. Dipendra Airee from Nepal was struggling with the bat and he retired himself out at the end of the 18th over to get Dre Russ to the crease. And the latter hit 2 crucial sixes in the final over along with another boundary, recording a crucial contribution.
Russell had a quick interview after the game and he was delighted to have been able to complete the game for his side, and thanked the coaching staff for all their support. He ended with a much needed 20(6)* and that was definitely the game changing knock in the final. Overall, a massive boost for cricket in the country and we expect more successful seasons to come over the years.
Montreal Tigers becomes the champions of Global T20 Canada 2023 by beating Iftikhar Ahmed's Surray Jagguars by 5 wickets in grand finale at Brampton, Ontario 🏆🏏#GT20Canada pic.twitter.com/b2kDxHxNSp
— Shahzaib Ali 🇵🇰 (@DSBcricket) August 6, 2023
Colin Munro ended the tournament with the most runs (212 runs) while Matthew Forde was a surprise as he ended as the competition’s top wicket taker, with 15 wickets to his name. For all updates from GT20 Canada 2023 as well as from other cricketing events from across the world, stay tuned to ReadScoops.com.
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