| 2023 Global T20 Canada | |
| Fromdate: | 20 July |
| Todate: | 6 August 2023 |
| Administrator: | Cricket Canada |
| Cricket Format: | Twenty20 |
| Tournament Format: | Round-robin and playoffs |
| Host: |  Canada |
| Participants: | 6 |
| Matches: | 25 |
| Champions: | Montreal Tigers |
| Count: | 1 |
| Player Of The Series: | Sherfane Rutherford (Montreal Tigers) |
| Most Runs: | Chris Lynn (Montreal Tigers) (234) |
| Most Wickets: | Matthew Forde (Surrey Jaguars) (15) Junaid Siddique (Vancouver Knights) (15) |
| Previous Year: | 2019 |
| Previous Tournament: | 2019 Global T20 Canada |
| Next Year: | 2024 |
| Next Tournament: | 2024 Global T20 Canada |
The 2023 Global T20 Canada was the third edition of Global T20 Canada, a Twenty20 professional cricket tournament that was played at the TD Cricket Arena in Brampton, Ontario, Canada. The tournament began on 20 July 2023, and concluded on 6 August 2023. It was the first time the tournament has been held since 2019, as subsequent editions were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
In the final, Montreal Tigers defeated Surrey Jaguars by 5 wickets to win their first title.[1]
The tournament is being held for the first time since 2019; the third Global T20 Canada tournament was originally scheduled to be hosted in 2020, but was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Canada.[2] Organizers announced plans to re-locate the tournament to the Kinrara Academy Oval in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for 2021,[3] but it was once again cancelled due to COVID-19.[4]
On 16 May 2023, it was officially announced that Global T20 Canada would return for 2023, being held from 20 July to 6 August at TD Cricket Arena at CAA Centre in Brampton.[5] Two new teams, the Surrey Jaguars and Mississauga Panthers, were announced to replace the Edmonton Royals and Winnipeg Hawks.[6] [7] The player draft was held on 14 June 2023 from Mumbai, with each team given a salary cap of $579,500.[8] The availability of Pakistani players was impacted by Pakistan's test series against Sri Lanka in late-July, which was expected to conflict with the tournament; it was expected that players named to the squad for the tests would not be released to participate in GT20.[9]
The following teams, squads and coaches were announced for the tournament. Each side will include two "marquee" players and three Canadian players from the national side, as well as three emerging Canadian players.[10]
| Team | Debut | Captain | Coach | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brampton Wolves | 2019 | Tim Southee | Shane Bond | |
| Mississauga Panthers | 2023 | Shoaib Malik | Lance Klusener | |
| Montreal Tigers | 2018 | Chris Lynn | Dav Whatmore | |
| Toronto Nationals | 2018 | Aaqib Javed | ||
| Surrey Jaguars | 2023 | Iftikhar Ahmed | Lalchand Rajput | |
| Vancouver Knights | 2018 | Rassie van der Dussen | Donovan Miller |
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The tournament will follow a round-robin format in the league stage wherein each team plays seven games, and the top four teams will qualify for the playoffs.
Advanced to the Qualifier
Advanced to the Eliminator
The tournament fixture was announced on 27 June 2023.[11] [12]
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| Player | Team | Innings | Runs | High score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Lynn | Montreal Tigers | 9 | 234 | 64 | |
| Sherfane Rutherford | Montreal Tigers | 9 | 220 | 84 | |
| Colin Munro | Toronto Nationals | 4 | 212 | 78 | |
| Mohammad Rizwan | Vancouver Knights | 5 | 190 | 68 | |
| Jatinder Singh | Surrey Jaguars | 8 | 183 | 57 | |
| Iftikhar Ahmed | Surrey Jaguars | 8 | 183 | 47 |
| Player | Team | Matches | Wickets | Best bowling | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Forde | Surrey Jaguars | 8 | 15 | 4/16 | |
| Vancouver Knights | 8 | 15 | 4/22 | ||
| Ruben Trumpelmann | Vancouver Knights | 8 | 13 | 4/25 | |
| Logan Van Beek | Brampton Wolves | 7 | 12 | 4/12 | |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | Surrey Jaguars | 8 | 11 | 3/6 | |
| Corbin Bosch | Vancouver Knights | 8 | 11 | 3/11 | |
| Carlos Brathwaite | Montreal Tigers | 9 | 11 | 4/21 |
The competition is being broadcast on the following television and streaming services around the globe:[13] [14]
| Location | Television broadcaster(s) | Streaming | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Fox Sports | foxsports.com.au cricket.com.au | |
| Canada | CBC Gem | ||
| United Kingdom | Free Sports | ||
| Bangladesh | T Sports | T Sports app | |
| India Nepal | Fancode | ||
| Middle East | Bein Sports | ||
| Pakistan | A Sports | Ary Zap | |
| South Africa | SuperSport | ||
| United States | MAQ TV | ||
| Other regions | Kwesé Sports | DAZN |