Global T20 Canada 2023 | All You Need To Know

image-lkayicotWinnipeg Hawks were 2019 GT20 Champions.

The Global T20 Canada (GT20) is all set to make a scintillating comeback after four long years as the third edition of the Canada based cricket league is scheduled to commence from Thursday, July 20 in Brampton, Ontario.

The third edition?

Yes, this will be the third edition of the Global T20 Canada, which was first launched back in the year 2018 and could not continue after its second edition in 2019 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Yuvraj Singh, Steven Smith, Kieron Pollard, Faf du Plessis are some of the biggest names in world cricket to have already played in this league in the past. 

What about the teams?

Just like in the previous two editions, there will be six teams participating in the Global T20 Canada 2023 namely Brampton Wolves, Mississauga Panthers, Montreal Tigers, Surrey Jaguars, Toronto Nationals, and Vancouver Knights.

Any big stars?

The 2023 edition of the Global T20 Canada will feature some of the biggest T20 superstars from all around the globe including the likes of Chris Gayle, Andre Russell, Harbhajan Singh, Shoaib Malik, Alex Hales and many more.

What about the format?

As for the format, the Global T20 Canada will be played in an IPL-like round robin format with teams divided in two groups. Each team will play a total of seven games, twice against the two teams from the same group and once against the other three teams.

Basically, a total of 21 league matches will be played between July 20 and August 3, followed by another four matches in the playoffs which will conclude with the final taking place on August 6.

The teams finishing in the top four at the end of the league stage will go through to the playoffs, with an IPL-like format, comprising two qualifiers, one eliminator and a final.

Venue?

Just like in the previous edition in 2019, the entire competition will be played in the CAA Centre, a 5000-seat multipurpose sporting arena in Brampton, Ontario in Canada. This is the second time Brampton is hosting the tournament.

Where to watch in India?

For the cricket audience in India, there won’t be any television broadcaster for the 2023 edition of the Global T20 Canada. The tournament will be only available to watch on online streaming service FanCode.

Full Squads

Brampton Wolves: Harbhajan Singh, Colin De Grandhomme, Tim Southee, Mark Sinclair Chapman, Usama Mir, Hussain Talat, Usman Khan, Logan Van Beek, Jan Nicolaas Frylinck, Max O Dowd, Jeremy Gordon, Aaron Johnson, Rizwan Cheema, Shahid Ahmadzai, Rishiv Joshi, Gurpal Singh Sandhu.

Mississauga Panthers: Shoaib Malik, Chris Gayle, Azam Khan, James Neesham, Cameron Scott Delport, Shahnawaz Dahani, Zahoor Khan, Tom Cooper, Cecil Pervez, Jaskarandeep Singh Buttar, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nikhil Dutta, Shreyas Movva, Praveen Kumar, Mihir Patel, Ethan Gibson.

Toronto Nationals: Colin Munro, Shahid Afridi, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Zaman Khan, Saim Ayub, Abdullah Shafique, Hamza Tariq, Gerhard Erasmus, JJ Smit, Saad Bin Zafar, Farhan Malik, Nicholas Kirton, Armaan Kapoor, Sarmad Anwar, Rommel Shahzad, Udhaya Bhagwan.

Vancouver Knights: Mohammad Rizwan, Rassie van der Dussen, Naveen-ul-Haq, Reeza Hendricks, Corbin Bosch, Najibullah Zadran, Junaid Siddiqui, Vriitya Aravind, Karthik Meiyappan, Ruben Trumpelmann, Ravinderpal Singh, Harsh Thaker, Rayyan Pathan, Muhammad Kamal, Nawab Singh, Kanwar Tathgur.

Montreal Tigers: Andre Russell, Shakib Al Hasan, Chris Lynn, Sherfane Rutherford, Carlos Brathwaite, Muhammad Abbas Afridi, Zahir Khan, Muhammad Waseem, Akif Raja, Aayan Khan, Dipendra Airee, Kaleem Sana, Srimantha Wijeratne, Matthew Spoors, Bhupendra Singh, Dilpreet Singh, Anoop Chima.

Surrey Jaguars: Alex Hales, Iftikhar Ahmed, Jason Behrendorff, Litton Kumar Das, Karim Janat, Mohammad Haris, Sheel Patel, Sandeep Lamichhane, Jatinder Singh, Ayaan Khan, Bernard Scholtz, Pargat Singh, Dilon Heyliger, Ammar Khalid, Sunny Matharu, Kairav Sharma

Lastly, the fixtures

Brampton Wolves will take on the Mississauga Panthers in the opening fixture of the third edition of Global T20 Canada on Thursday, July 20, local time. The full fixture is given below.

July 20

Brampton Wolves vs Mississauga Panthers, Match 1

July 21

Vancouver Knights vs Toronto Nationals, Match 2

Surrey Jaguars vs Montreal Tigers, Match 3

July 22

Vancouver Knights vs Mississauga Panthers, Match 4

Brampton Wolves vs Toronto Nationals, Match 5

July 23

Mississauga Panthers vs Montreal Tigers, Match 6

Brampton Wolves vs Surrey Jaguars, Match 7

July 25

Toronto Nationals vs Surrey Jaguars, Match 8

Vancouver Knights vs Montreal Tigers, Match 9

July 26

Toronto Nationals vs Mississauga Panthers, Match 10

July 27

Brampton Wolves vs Montreal Tigers, Match 11

July 28

Brampton Wolves vs Vancouver Knights, Match 12

Mississauga Panthers vs Surrey Jaguars, Match 13

July 29

Toronto Nationals vs Montreal Tigers, Match 14

Vancouver Knights vs Surrey Jaguars, Match 15

July 30

Brampton Wolves vs Mississauga Panthers, Match 16

Toronto Nationals vs Montreal Tigers, Match 17

August 1

Brampton Wolves vs Surrey Jaguars, Match 18

Montreal Tigers vs Vancouver Knights, Match 19

August 2

Surrey Jaguars vs Mississauga Panthers, Match 20

Toronto Nationals vs Vancouver Knights, Match 21

August 4

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

August 5

Qualifier 2

August 6

Final