Surrey Jaguar and Montreal Tigers wins in GT20 Canada
Brampton,
The first encounter of the day was reduced to 18 overs a side after a delayed start due to a wet outfield. The Surrey Jaguars secured a dominant victory over the Toronto Nationals, by 20 runs, with match winning performances from skipper Iftikhar Ahmed and all-rounder Matthew Forde. The second match of the day saw the undefeated Montreal Tigers triumph over Vancouver Knights with 6 wickets and 11 balls to spare.
The Toronto Nationals won the toss and asked the Surrey Jaguars to set them a target.Th Jaguars to finish at 141/6.
In response the Nationals had a slow start to their innings, due to a lethal spell by Matthew Forde. At the end of the Powerplay they were in a precarious position at 30/3. In the final few overs, JJ Smit (23) and an injured Shahid Afridi (23) struggled to match the consistently rising asking rate. The wickets continued to tumble, and the Nationals finished short of their target at 121/9.
In the second match of the day, The Vancouver Knights were put in to bat by the Montreal Tigers. Opener, Rayyan Pathan (6) fell early to Brathwaite, but Fakhar Zaman (73) stewarded the Knights through to a steady start. At the end of the Powerplay the Knights were well placed at 49/1. Abbas Afridi and Kaleem Sana bowled well in two economical overs in the death, to restrict the Knights at 149/4
In the second innings of the match, the Montreal Tigers’ start was derailed by the bowling of Fabian Allen. Chris Lynn (0) was dismissed without troubling the scorers, followed by Mohammad Wasim (1). Shakib Al Hassan looked threatening but lost his wicket in the third over. At the end of the powerplay, the Tigers were poised at 48/3. Sherfane Rutherford (84*) came it at 21/3, along with Dipendra Singh Airee (21*) undertook the repair job on hand and put together a critical 83 run partnership and help the Montreal Tigers coast home comfortably, at 153/4.
Brief Scores
Surrey Jaguars: 141/6 (Iftikhar Ahmed – 47 runs in 35 balls, Jatinder Singh – 21 runs in 13 balls, Litton Das – 21 runs in 20 balls, Matthew Forde – 19 runs in 11 balls, Saad Bin Zafar – 2/14, Zaman Khan – 1/25
Toronto Nationals: 121/9 (Colin Munro – 43 runs in 27 balls, JJ Smit – 23 runs in 15 balls, Shahid Afridi – 23 runs in 21 balls, Matthew Forde – 4/29, Sandeep Lamichhane – 2/22
Jaguars won by 20 runs
Vancouver Knights: 149/4 (Fakhar Zaman – 73 runs off 53 balls, Rassie Van Der Dussen – 26 runs in 23 balls, Carlos Brathwaite 2-20, Dipendra Singh Airee – 1/16)
Montreal Tigers: 153/4 (Sherfane Rutherford – 84* runs in 53 balls, Dipendra Singh Airee – 22 runs in 22 balls, Dilpreet Singh – 21 runs in 21 balls, Fabian Allen – 2/18, R. Trumpelmann – 1/24
Tigers won by 6 wickets (with 11 balls remaining)