Global T20 Canada
Official logo
CountriesCanada
AdministratorCricket Canada, Bombay Sports Limited[1]
FormatTwenty20
First edition2018
Latest edition2023
Next edition2024
Tournament formatRound-robin and playoffs
Number of teams6
Current championMontreal Tigers (1st title)
Most successfulVancouver Knights
Winnipeg Hawks
Montreal Tigers (1 title each)
Websitewww.gt20.ca
2023
Seasons

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 & 2023 tournaments took place at the Brampton Sports Park in proximity to 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 30 August 2019.[1]

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 be held from 28 June to 15 July at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario[6] The Vancouver Knights won the tournament, beating Cricket West Indies B Team by seven wickets in the final.[7]

The 2019 league was held at the Brampton Sports Park grounds by CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario from 25 July to 11 August.[8] The second-round game between Montreal Tigers and Toronto Nationals on 7 August was delayed for two hours in a protest over unpaid wages; some pay issues dated 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 to 2021.[9] Originally planned to be played in Brampton,[10] it was later announced that it would be held from 24 June to 11 July 2021[11] in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia due to ongoing pandemic restrictions in Canada.[12] Edmonton Royals were renamed as Surrey Jaguars.[13] The 2021 tournament was ultimately cancelled "due to evolving concerns regarding COVID-19 and strict preventive measures taken by the Government of Malaysia to contain the spread of the pandemic."[14]

The 2023 Global T20 Canada took place from 20 July to 6 August at the Brampton Sports Park by CAA Centre once again.[15]

Teams

Team Debut Captain Coach
Brampton Wolves 2019 TBA Shane Bond
Mississauga Panthers 2023 TBA Lance Klusener
Montreal Tigers 2018 TBA Dav Whatmore
Toronto Nationals 2018 TBA Aaqib Javed
Surrey Jaguars 2023 TBA Lalchand Rajput
Vancouver Knights 2018 TBA Donovan Miller

Former teams

Team Debut Last
Cricket West Indies B Team 2018
Edmonton Royals 2018 2019
Winnipeg Hawks 2018 2019

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)
2023 Montreal Tigers
135/5 (20 overs) 		Won by 5 wickets Surrey Jaguars
130/5 (20 overs) 		CAA Centre in Brampton, Ontario Sherfane Rutherford (Montreal Tigers)

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. In 2019, the tournament's Canadian broadcast rights were held by Asian Television Network, with selected matches being televised by the mainstream sports channel TSN.[16] For the 2023 season, the broadcast rights were acquired by CBC Sports, with all matches streaming on CBC Gem, and CBC Television to carry the championship match.[17]

Broadcasters for the 2023 season include:[18][19]

Location Television broadcaster(s) Streaming
Australia Fox Cricket
Bangladesh T Sports T Sports app
Canada CBC Television (finals only) CBC Gem
United Kingdom Viaplay Xtra
India
Nepal		 Star Sports Fancode
Middle East beIN Sports
Pakistan A Sports Ary Zap
South Africa SuperSport
United States MAQ TV
Other regions Kwesé Sports DAZN

References

  1. ^ a b c 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. ^ a b "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. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  4. ^ "ICC Gives Go Ahead To Global Twenty20 Canada". NDTV. Agence France-Presse. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  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. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  8. ^ "T20 cricket tournament returns to Brampton with hopes of surpassing 200M viewers worldwide". CTV News Toronto. 18 July 2023. Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  9. ^ "Global T20 Canada Postponed". Cricket Canada. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  10. ^ "Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021". Cricket Canada. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
  11. ^ "Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021". Cricket Canada. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
  12. ^ Sharma, Jatin (7 April 2021). "Third season of Global Canada T20 league to be played in Malaysia". Circleofcricket.com. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
  13. ^ "Welcome Surrey Jaguars". Global T20 Canada via Facebook. Retrieved 1 May 2021.
  14. ^ GT20 Canada. "Announcement". Twitter.com. Retrieved 16 July 2021.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  15. ^ GT20 Canada (16 May 2023). "Global T20 Canada Returns". GT20.ca. Retrieved 1 June 2023.((cite web)): CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Global T20 Canada League Appoints Mediapro as New Global Consultant". Sports Video Group. 30 July 2019. Retrieved 9 August 2019.
  17. ^ Mann, Colin (25 July 2023). "CBC Sports airs Global T20 Canada". Retrieved 26 July 2023.
  18. ^ "GT20 2023 Broadcast details". GT20 Canada Twitter. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  19. ^ "Cricket Canada to host GT20 2023 in July and August". Czarsportzauto. 9 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
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