| 2019 Global T20 Canada | |
| Fromdate: | 25 July |
| Todate: | 11 August 2019 |
| Administrator: | Cricket Canada |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host: |  Canada |
| Champions: | Winnipeg Hawks |
| Count: | 1 |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 22 |
| Player Of The Series: | JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks) |
| Most Runs: | JP Duminy (Winnipeg Hawks) (332) |
| Most Wickets: | Ish Sodhi (Brampton Wolves) (12) |
| Previous Year: | 2018 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2018 Global T20 Canada |
| Next Year: | 2023 |
| Next Tournament: | 2023 Global T20 Canada |
The 2019 Global T20 Canada was the second edition of the Global T20 Canada, a professional Twenty20 cricket tournament that was played at the CAA Centre, Brampton in Ontario, Canada.[1] [2] It started on 25 July 2019, and concluded with the final on 11 August 2019.[3] It was slightly later in the calendar than the previous tournament, to avoid clashing with the 2019 Cricket World Cup.[4] Vancouver Knights were the defending champions.[5] A new team named New York Legends were announced to replace Cricket West Indies B Team.[6] However, the idea was later cancelled,[2] and the Brampton Wolves were named as the sixth franchise team in June 2019.[7]
On 26 July 2019, the start of the match between Montreal Tigers and Winnipeg Hawks was delayed by 90 minutes due to a bomb threat, when a suspicious package was found in the venue. The package was removed, with the match being reduced to twelve overs per side.[8]
The final, between the Winnipeg Hawks and the Vancouver Knights, finished in a tie.[9] Winnipeg Hawks won the match in the Super Over, to win their first title.[10]
The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament.[7] [11] [12] More than 1,000 cricketers from 42 nations were on the list for the players' draft.[13]
In July 2019, Steven Taylor, Jasdeep Singh and Timil Patel withdrew from the tournament, after signing central contracts with USA Cricket.[15] In early August, the majority of the Emirati cricketers were recalled to play in the Twenty20 International (T20I) series against the Netherlands.[16] On 5 August 2019, Brendon McCullum announced his retirement from cricket, with the tournament being his final matches.[17]
| Team[18] | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Wolves | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | +1.951 | |
| Vancouver Knights | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8 | +0.769 | |
| Toronto Nationals | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | +0.271 | |
| Winnipeg Hawks | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –0.722 | |
| Montreal Tigers | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 5 | –1.667 | |
| Edmonton Royals | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | –0.548 |
The full fixtures were confirmed on 25 June 2019.[19]
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| Player | Team | Innings | Runs | High score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP Duminy | Winnipeg Hawks | 8 | 332 | 85* | |
| Heinrich Klaasen | Toronto Nationals | 7 | 326 | 106* | |
| Shaiman Anwar | Winnipeg Hawks | 8 | 296 | 90 | |
| Chris Lynn | Winnipeg Hawks | 7 | 295 | 89 | |
| Rodrigo Thomas | Toronto Nationals | 7 | 291 | 73 | |
| Chris Gayle | Vancouver Knights | 5 | 277 | 122* |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ish Sodhi | Brampton Wolves | 6 | 12 | 5/8 | |
| Toronto Nationals | 5 | 11 | 3/26 | ||
| Shadab Khan | Edmonton Royals | 5 | 9 | 3/23 | |
| Rayad Emrit | Winnipeg Hawks | 7 | 9 | 3/40 | |
| Ben Cutting | Edmonton Royals | 5 | 8 | 3/27 | |
| Saad Bin Zafar | Vancouver Knights | 6 | 8 | 4/22 | |
| Jeremy Gordon | Toronto Nationals | 7 | 8 | 2/36 |