Bangla Tigers Mississauga and Brampton Wolves Secure Wins in GT20 Canada 2024

In the day's opening match, Bangla Tigers Mississauga bowled out Surrey Jaguars for a mere 101 in 19.5 overs. Each of the six bowlers used claimed at least one wicket, with Shoriful Islam delivering the standout performance with figures of 3/11. Shakib Al Hasan and David Wiese also contributed by taking two wickets each. During the chase, Sunil Narine briefly threatened the Tigers' innings by taking three quick wickets, reducing them to 31/4. However, David Wiese (27 off 19 balls) and Dilon Heyliger (17 off 12 balls) guided their team to a four-wicket victory in the penultimate over.

In the evening match, Vancouver Knights posted 149/4 in their 20 overs, with Richie Berrington (38 off 25 balls) and Asif Ali (36 off 17 balls) leading the scoring after early dismissals of Munir Ahmad and Reeza Hendricks. Brampton Wolves' Thomas Draca took two wickets for 17 runs, while Beau Webster bowled economically, conceding only 16 runs and taking the wicket of Ahmad. Chasing 150, Brampton Wolves reached the target in 18.1 overs, thanks to Webster’s unbeaten 49 off 37 balls and Nick Hobson’s 37 off 28 balls. George Munsey added a quick 20-run cameo, hitting a boundary and two sixes, overcoming the bowling efforts of Rishiv Joshi (1/23) and Dwaine Pretorius (1/30).

In the tournament's batting leaderboard, Dilpreet Bajwa remains the top run-scorer with 174 runs from three innings. George Munsey follows closely with 146 runs, while Harsh Thakur, Unmukt Chand, and Rahmanullah Gurbaz complete the top five. Nicholas Kirton and Reeza Hendricks rank sixth and seventh, with Marcus Stoinis and Iftikhar Ahmed tied for the eighth spot. Beau Webster rounds out the top 10.

On the bowling front, Junaid Siddique of Toronto Nationals leads the wicket-taking charts with 10 wickets. Aayan Afzal Khan follows with eight wickets, while Sunil Narine and David Wiese have taken seven each. Shoriful Islam and Shakib Al Hasan have claimed six wickets each, with Azmatullah Omarzai, Thomas Draca, Saad Bin Zafar, and Romario Shepherd all taking five wickets to complete the top 10.