Global T20 Canada

The Global T20 Canada is a 20-over cricket tournament played in Canada.[2] The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing.[2] Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers in each squad, along with international players.[3] The inaugural tournament in 2018 took place at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario, while the 2019 tournament took place at the CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario. Bombay Sports Limited are the owners of the league, and also the organizers of the Euro T20 Slam that was set to begin on August 30, 2019.[1]

Global T20 Canada
Official logo
CountriesCanada
AdministratorCricket Canada, Bombay Sports Limited[1]
Format20-over cricket
First edition2018
Latest edition2019
Tournament formatRound-robin and playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championWinnipeg Hawks (1st title)
Most successfulVancouver Knights
Winnipeg Hawks (1 title each)
Websitewww.gt20.ca

History

The International Cricket Council (ICC) sanctioned the tournament in February 2018, and it is the first fully sanctioned T20 league in North America outside of the Caribbean.[4] Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was pleased with the ICC's decision to approve the league.[5]

In May 2018, Cricket Canada announced that the inaugural edition of the tournament would start on 28 June, with the final being held on 15 July 2018.[6] Vancouver Knights won the tournament, beating Cricket West Indies B Team by seven wickets in the final.[7]

The 2019 league began on 25 July, with the final match taking place on 11 August.[8] The second-round game between Montreal Tigers and Toronto Nationals on August 7, 2019, was delayed for two hours in a protest over unpaid wages; some pay issues date back to the 2018 tournament. The protest occurred even though Toronto Nationals captain Yuvraj Singh's fundraiser for his YouWeCan Foundation, had been hosted two days earlier by League organizers.[1]

The third season of the tournament, scheduled to be held in 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[9] It was later rescheduled to held from 24 June to 11 July 2021.[10]

Teams

Current
Team Debut Captain Coach
Brampton Wolves 2019 Daren Sammy Phil Simmons
Edmonton Royals 2018 Mohammad Hafeez Stephen Fleming
Montreal Tigers 2018 George Bailey Tom Moody
Toronto Nationals 2018 Yuvraj Singh Geoff Lawson
Vancouver Knights 2018 Shoaib Malik Donovan Miller
Winnipeg Hawks 2018 Rayad Emrit Lalchand Rajput

Former
Team Debut Last
Cricket West Indies B Team 2018

Results
Season Final Final venue Player of the series
Winner Winning margin Runner-up
2018 Vancouver Knights
148/3 (17.3 overs)		 Won by 7 wickets Cricket West Indies B Team
145 (17.4 overs)		 Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks)
2019 Winnipeg Hawks
192/8 (20 overs)
21/0 (super over)		 Won super over by 5 runs Vancouver Knights
192/6 (20 overs)
16/1 (super over)		 CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks)

Media

Mediapro was appointed as "global consultant" for Global T20 Canada's media rights in 2019, handling aspects of world feed production and international distribution via its various regional subsidiaries. Locally, the tournament's broadcast rights are split between Asian Television Network and TSN.[11]

References
  1. Penna, Peter Della (7 August 2019). "Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers refuse to take field over unpaid wages". ESPNcricinfo.com. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  2. "Cricket Canada announces ICC-approved T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  3. "ICC gives green light to Global T20 Canada League, Justin Trudeau wishes luck". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. "ICC Gives Go Ahead To Global Twenty20 Canada". NDTV. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  5. "Justin Trudeau Pleased With ICC Approval For Canada's T20 League". News18. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  6. "Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 May 2018.
  7. "Chris Gayle-led Vancouver Knights win inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title". The Globe and Mail. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. "Global T20 Cricket League starts July 25th". GT20 Canada. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  9. "GLOBAL T20 CANADA POSTPONED". Cricket Canada. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. "EVENT CALENDAR FOR CANADIAN CRICKET, 2021". Cricket Canada. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  11. "Global T20 Canada League Appoints Mediapro as New Global Consultant". Sports Video Group. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
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