GT20 Canada: Montreal Tigers, Brampton Wolves Post Convincing Wins

Australian David Warner, who recently retired from international cricket, returned to the premier competition after almost six years and showed leadership qualities by leading Brampton Wolves to a 59-run victory over last year’s runners-up Surrey Jaguars. Reigning champions Montreal Tigers lived up to their promise by beating Bangla Tigers Mississauga by 33 runs, according to a press release from Global T20 Canada.

After being part of the inaugural GT20 Canada in 2018, Warner expressed his delight at the opportunity to return to the tournament and further build on the excitement. “I was done with international cricket and GT20 gave me a great opportunity to come back and I’m happy to be back here,” Warner said.

The Australian left-handed bowler opened the innings with Canadian national star Aaron Johnson and showed his best side by hitting three boundaries for his 15-ball score from 11 balls before being sent back by his opponent Mohammed Nabi.

Then Wolves’ Scottish import George Munsey went all out, scoring a 21-ball fifty. He led the rebuilding process with Kobe Herft by forming a 64-run partnership for the third wicket, putting Wolves on 99 by the ninth over of the innings.

The Jaguars got the match moving again thanks to the wickets of Herft and Munsey, who hit five fours and four huge sixes, before Canada’s rising star Akhil Kumar joined forces with Nick Hobson to add a blistering unbeaten stand of 52 runs, taking the Wolves to an impressive 198 for 6.

Akhil returned unbeaten after hitting a 34 off 16 balls, complemented by three fours and as many sixes, before returning with the wicket of Kyle Mayers during the chase.

The Jaguars could not recover after losing half their side for 48 runs and despite late resistance from the likes of Shreyas Movva and Terrance Hinds, the team finished on the wrong side, ending on 139/7 from their 20 overs.

-Montreal Tigers seize early momentum with 33-run win

In the first match of the day, Montreal Tigers got their title defence off to a promising start with a dominant win over Bengal Tigers Mississauga. Asked to bat first, Montreal put in a strong batting show to score 189/6. Aayan Khan then led a disciplined bowling attack with figures of 4/40 to restrict Mississauga to 156/8.

Montreal captain Chris Lynn reminisced about his brutal form with the bat last season when he hit David Wiese for two sixes in the second over before dismissing the same bowler. Then Tim Seifert and Ashton Agar came up with a magnificent display of power-hitting to take the Montreal Tigers past the 100-run mark in the 10th over.

Wiese, the Bangla Tigers’ most successful bowler with 3/30, led his team’s recovery effort for a while before Canadian national team star Dilpreet Bajwa and Benjamin Manenti provided a healthy total for Montreal.

In his reply, Rahmanullah Gurbaz helped Bangla Tigers recover from the early losses suffered by Hazratullah Zazai and captain Shakib Al Hasan and raised the hopes of the fans with a powerful 64 off 39 balls, hitting six boundaries and five towering sixes.

But when Agar outmaneuvered the Afghan troops, it became a tough fight for the Bengal Tigers.

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