Global T20 Canada#Teams

{{Infobox cricket tournament main

| name = Global T20 Canada

| image = Global T20 Canada.png

| caption = Official logo

| country = Canada

| administrator = Cricket Canada, National Cricket League (NCL) Canada

| cricket format = Twenty20

| first = 2018

| next =

| last = 2024

| tournament format = Round-robin and playoffs

| participants = 6

| champions = Toronto Nationals (1st title)

| most successful =

| qualification =

| most runs = Rassie van der Dussen (699)

| most wickets = Sandeep Lamichhane (32)

| website= {{URL|www.gt20.ca}}

| current =

}}

{{Season sidebar|list=* 2018

2019
2023
2024|title=Seasons}}

The Global T20 Canada is a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament that is played in Canada.{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/22550013/cricket-canada-announces-icc-approved-t20-league |title=Cricket Canada announces ICC-approved T20 league |access-date=23 February 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} The first edition of the tournament took place during June and July 2018 with six teams competing. Each team featured four local Canadian cricketers in each squad, along with international players.{{cite web |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cricket/icc-gives-green-light-to-global-t20-canada-league-justin-trudeau-wishes-luck/story-FozTV0Kg34oxorCUFSNJvJ.html |title=ICC gives green light to Global T20 Canada League, Justin Trudeau wishes luck |access-date=23 February 2018 |work=Hindustan Times|date=22 February 2018 }} The inaugural tournament in 2018 took place at the Maple Leaf Cricket Club in King City, Ontario, while the 2019, 2023 and 2024 tournaments took place at the Brampton Sports Park in proximity to the TD Cricket Arena in Brampton, Ontario. The league was founded by Bombay Sports Limited.{{cite web | url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/_/id/27341194/toronto-nationals-montreal-tigers-refuse-take-field-unpaid-wages | title=Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers refuse to take field over unpaid wages | publisher=ESPNcricinfo.com | date=7 August 2019 | access-date=9 August 2019 | author=Penna, Peter Della }}

Cricket Canada announced the termination of their contract with Bombay Sports Limited on December 2024.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/3562/Cricket-Canada-Announces-Termination-of-Agreement-with-Bombay-Sports-Due-to-Breach-of-Contract |title=Cricket Canada Announces Termination of Agreement with Bombay Sports Due to Breach of Contract |date=December 23, 2024 |publisher=Cricket Canada |access-date=January 20, 2025}} The rights to the GT20 were acquired by Dallas-based National Cricket League in April 2025.https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-grants-long-term-license-to-ncl-canada-to-operate-gt20/

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.{{cite news |url=https://sports.ndtv.com/cricket/icc-gives-go-ahead-to-global-twenty20-canada-1816098 |title=ICC Gives Go Ahead To Global Twenty20 Canada |access-date=29 November 2023 |work=NDTV | date=22 February 2018 | agency=Agence France-Presse}} Canada's Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was pleased with the ICC's decision to approve the league.{{cite web |url=http://www.news18.com/cricketnext/news/justin-trudeau-pleased-with-icc-approval-for-canadas-t20-league-1669103.html |title=Justin Trudeau Pleased With ICC Approval For Canada's T20 League |access-date=23 February 2018 |work=News18}}

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{{cite web |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/content/story/1146794.html |title=Cricket Canada's inaugural T20 league to begin in June |access-date=16 May 2018 |work=ESPN Cricinfo}} The Vancouver Knights won the tournament, beating West Indies B by seven wickets in the final.{{cite news|url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/article-chris-gayle-led-vancouver-knights-win-inaugural-global-t20-canada/ |title=Chris Gayle-led Vancouver Knights win inaugural Global T20 Canada cricket title |work=The Globe and Mail |date=15 July 2018 |access-date=16 July 2018}}

The inaugural 2018 season was benefitted by the international suspensions of Australian players David Warner and Steve Smith, who were ineligible to represent Australia, and decided to ply their trade in the domestic Canadian competition.

The 2019 league was held at the Brampton Sports Park grounds by TD Cricket Arena in Brampton, Ontario from 25 July to 11 August.{{Cite web |date=2023-07-18 |title=T20 cricket tournament returns to Brampton with hopes of surpassing 200M viewers worldwide |url=https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/t20-cricket-tournament-returns-to-brampton-with-hopes-of-surpassing-200m-viewers-worldwide-1.6485042 |access-date=2023-07-26 |website=CTV News Toronto |language=en}} 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.

The third season of the tournament, scheduled to be held in 2020, was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic to 2021.{{cite web |title=Global T20 Canada Postponed |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=126 |publisher=Cricket Canada |access-date=16 August 2020 |date=14 August 2020 |archive-date=15 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200815010120/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=126 |url-status=dead }} Originally planned to be played in Brampton,{{cite web |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=145 |title=Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021 |work=Cricket Canada |access-date=18 February 2021 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225014947/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=145 |url-status=dead }} it was later announced that it would be held from 24 June to 11 July 2021{{cite web |title=Event Calendar for Canadian Cricket, 2021 |date=20 January 2021 |url=https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=145 |publisher=Cricket Canada |access-date=22 January 2021 |archive-date=25 February 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225014947/https://cricketcanada.org/news-single?nid=145 |url-status=dead }} in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia due to ongoing pandemic restrictions in Canada.{{cite news |url=https://circleofcricket.com/category/Latest_news/63845/third-season-of-global-canada-t20-league-to-be-played-in-malaysia |last1=Sharma |first1=Jatin |title=Third season of Global Canada T20 league to be played in Malaysia |access-date=22 April 2021 |work=Circleofcricket.com |date=7 April 2021}} Edmonton Royals were renamed as Surrey Jaguars.{{cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=280750570391312 |title=Welcome Surrey Jaguars |work=Global T20 Canada via Facebook |access-date=1 May 2021}} 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."{{cite web |author=GT20 Canada |title=Announcement |website=Twitter.com |url=https://twitter.com/GT20Canada/status/1413490705784217608 |access-date=16 July 2021}}

The 2023 Global T20 Canada took place from 20 July to 6 August at the TD Cricket Arena by CAA Centre once again.{{cite web |author=GT20 Canada |title=Global T20 Canada Returns |website=GT20.ca |url=https://gt20.ca/medianews?latest_news=global-t20-canada-returns.&newsid=23 |date=16 May 2023 |access-date=1 June 2023}}

The 2024 Global T20 Canada took place from 25 July to 11 August at the TD Cricket Arena by CAA Centre as well.

On December 2024, Cricket Canada terminated its agreement with Bombay Sports for breach of contract.{{cite web|url=https://www.cricketcanada.org/news-detail/3562/Cricket-Canada-Announces-Termination-of-Agreement-with-Bombay-Sports-Due-to-Breach-of-Contract |title=Cricket Canada Announces Termination of Agreement with Bombay Sports Due to Breach of Contract |date=December 23, 2024 |publisher=Cricket Canada |access-date=January 20, 2025}} Cricket Canada president Amjad Bajwa claimed that "the organizers have often been late with their payments and we couldn’t carry on in this fashion. They always wanted us to obtain permission to set up the league for the following year before we received any back payment and I viewed this as a form of blackmail."{{cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/other-sports/cricket-canada-pulls-plug-league-faces-court-cases |title=Cricket Canada pulls plug on Global T20 League, now faces court cases |author=Norm Da Costa |date=March 18, 2025 |publisher=Toronto Sun |access-date=April 12, 2025}} On March 18, 2025, in spite of the terminated agreement announcement by Cricket Canada, GT20 League director Karan Singh stated, "we will see you in Toronto in the summer. There are multiple things going on right now and we basically do not accept the cancellation. This has left a bad taste in the mouth as there hasn’t even been a courtesy call from their end. I cannot say anything more as our legal counsels in Canada and India are handling the matter."{{cite web|url=https://torontosun.com/sports/other-sports/cricket-canada-pulls-plug-league-faces-court-cases |title=Cricket Canada pulls plug on Global T20 League, now faces court cases |author=Norm Da Costa |date=March 18, 2025 |publisher=Toronto Sun |access-date=April 12, 2025}}

On April 14, 2025, Cricket Canada announced that they had awarded a long-term licensing deal to National Cricket League (NCL) Canada to operate the GT20 Canada tournament going forward.{{cite web|url=https://cricketcanada.org/cricket-canada-grants-long-term-license-to-ncl-canada-to-operate-gt20/ |title=Cricket Canada Grants Long-Term License to NCL Canada to Operate GT20 |date=April 14, 2025 |publisher=Cricket Canada |access-date=June 23, 2025}}

Teams

Team	Debut	Last
class="wikitable "
Edmonton Royals	2018	2019
Montreal Tigers	2018	2024
Toronto Nationals	2018	2024
Winnipeg Hawks	2018	2019
Vancouver Knights	2018	2024
West Indies B	style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" \| 2018
Brampton Wolves	2019	2024
Mississauga Panthers	style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" \| 2023
Surrey Jaguars	2023	2024
Bangla Tigers Mississauga	style="text-align:center;" colspan="2" \| 2024

Results

class="wikitable"
rowspan=2 scope=col\|Season !colspan=4\|Final !rowspan=2 scope=col\|Player of the series
scope=col\|Winner !scope=col\|Winning margin !scope=col\|Runner-up !scope=col\|Venue
style="text-align:center;" \| 2018 \| Vancouver Knights {{small\|148/3 (17.3 overs)}} \| Won by 7 wickets \| West Indies B {{small\|145 (17.4 overs)}} \| Maple Leaf Cricket Club, King City, Ontario \|Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks)
style="text-align:center;" \| 2019 \| Winnipeg Hawks {{small\|192/8 (20 overs)}} {{small\|21/0 (super over)}} \| Won super over by 5 runs \| Vancouver Knights {{small\|192/6 (20 overs)}} {{small\|16/1 (super over)}} \| TD Cricket Arena, Brampton, Ontario \|JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks)
style="text-align:center;" \| 2023 \| Montreal Tigers {{small\|135/5 (20 overs)}} \| Won by 5 wickets \| Surrey Jaguars {{small\|130/5 (20 overs)}} \| TD Cricket Arena, Brampton, Ontario \|Sherfane Rutherford (Montreal Tigers)
style="text-align:center;" \| 2024 \| Toronto Nationals {{small\|97/2 (15 overs)}} \| Won by 8 wickets \| Montreal Tigers {{small\|96/9 (20 overs)}} \| TD Cricket Arena, Brampton, Ontario \| Junaid Siddique (Toronto Nationals)

class="wikitable"

rowspan=2 scope=col|Season

!colspan=4|Final

!rowspan=2 scope=col|Player of the series

scope=col|Winner

!scope=col|Winning margin

!scope=col|Runner-up

!scope=col|Venue

style="text-align:center;" | 2018

| Vancouver Knights
{{small|148/3 (17.3 overs)}}

| Won by 7 wickets

| West Indies B
{{small|145 (17.4 overs)}}

| Maple Leaf Cricket Club,
King City, Ontario

|Lendl Simmons (Winnipeg Hawks)

style="text-align:center;" | 2019

| Winnipeg Hawks
{{small|192/8 (20 overs)}}
{{small|21/0 (super over)}}

| Won super over by 5 runs

| Vancouver Knights
{{small|192/6 (20 overs)}}
{{small|16/1 (super over)}}

| TD Cricket Arena,
Brampton, Ontario

|JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks)

style="text-align:center;" | 2023

| Montreal Tigers
{{small|135/5 (20 overs)}}

| Won by 5 wickets

| Surrey Jaguars
{{small|130/5 (20 overs)}}

| TD Cricket Arena,
Brampton, Ontario

|Sherfane Rutherford (Montreal Tigers)

style="text-align:center;" | 2024

| Toronto Nationals
{{small|97/2 (15 overs)}}

| Won by 8 wickets

| Montreal Tigers
{{small|96/9 (20 overs)}}

| TD Cricket Arena,
Brampton, Ontario

| Junaid Siddique (Toronto Nationals)

Statistics

class="wikitable"

!scope="col"|Category

!scope="col"|Statistic

!scope="col"|Record holder

!scope="col"|Value

rowspan="2" |Batting records

|Most runs

|Rassie van der Dussen

|699

Highest score

|Sherfane Rutherford

|134*

Bowling records

|Most wickets

| Sandeep Lamichhane

|32

rowspan="2" | Fielding

|Most dismissals (wicket-keeper)

|Ben McDermott

|10

Most catches (fielder)

|Rassie van der Dussen

|19

rowspan="2" | Team records

|Highest total

| Vancouver Knights

| 276/3 vs. Montreal Tigers

Lowest total

| Toronto Nationals

| 52 vs. 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.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsvideo.org/2019/07/30/global-t20-canada-league-appoints-mediapro-as-new-global-consultant/|title=Global T20 Canada League Appoints Mediapro as New Global Consultant|website=Sports Video Group|date=30 July 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-08-09}}

For the 2023 season, the broadcast rights were acquired by CBC Sports, with all matches streaming on CBC Gem, and the CBC Television broadcast network also carrying the championship match.{{Cite web |last=Mann |first=Colin |date=2023-07-25 |title=CBC Sports airs Global T20 Canada |url=https://advanced-television.com/2023/07/25/cbc-sports-airs-global-t20-canada/ |access-date=2023-07-26 |language=en-GB}}

Broadcasters for the 2023 season include:{{cite web|url=https://twitter.com/GT20Canada/status/1678385984847872000?t=eIoJG5d-uPe1zHN3xH-oPw&s=19|title= GT20 2023 Broadcast details |work=GT20 Canada Twitter |access-date=10 July 2023}}{{cite web|url=https://czarsportzauto.com/malaysia-host-2021-gt20-canada/ |title=Cricket Canada to host GT20 2023 in July and August |work=Czarsportzauto|date=9 July 2023 |access-date=10 July 2023}}

Location	Television broadcaster(s)	Streaming
class="wikitable"
Australia	colspan="2" \| Fox Cricket
Bangladesh \|T Sports \|T Sports App
Canada \|CBC Television \|CBC Gem
United Kingdom	Viaplay Xtra Sky Sports
India Nepal	Star Sports	Fancode
Middle East	beIN Sports Etisalat
Pakistan \|A Sports Geo Super PTV Sports \|
South Africa	SuperSport
United States	Willow	MAQ TV
Other regions	Kwesé Sports	DAZN