The 2024 Global T20 Canada was the fourth edition of Global T20 Canada, a Twenty20 professional cricket tournament that was played at the TD Cricket Arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The tournament began on 25 July and the final was played on 11 August 2024.[1] Montreal Tigers were the defending champions.[2]
In the final, Toronto Nationals defeated Montreal Tigers to win their maiden title.
Background
On 10 June 2024, it was announced that Global T20 Canada would return for a fourth season in 2024, being held from 25 July to 11 August at TD Cricket Arena at CAA Centre in Brampton.[1] On 21 June 2024, the players draft was held to determine the lineups of the six franchises for the 2024 season.
Mississauga Panthers were replaced by Bangla Tigers Mississauga.[3]
Teams and squads
The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament.
The tournament followed a round-robin format in the league stage wherein each team played seven games, and the top four teams qualified for the playoffs.
Montreal Tigers won by 33 runs TD Cricket Arena, Brampton Umpires: Arnold Maddela (Can) and Rohan Shah (Can) Player of the match: Ashton Agar (Montreal Tigers)
Bangla Tigers Mississauga won the toss and elected to field.
In the playoff stage of the tournament, the Qualifier 1 and Eliminator were not played due to rain. In Qualifier 1, the Montreal Tigers were declared winners and qualified for the final directly, as they finished higher in the group stage, while the Brampton Wolves advanced to Qualifier 2. In the Eliminator, the match was not played due to rain, but the match referee chose to play an Super Over between the teams to decide the winner. Shakib Al Hasan, the captain of Bangla Tigers Mississauga, did not attend the toss out of protest and, as a result, the Toronto Nationals were declared the winners, thus advancing to Qualifier 2.[7][8]
Broadcasting
The competition is being broadcast on the following television and streaming services around the globe
