Global T20 Canada 2024 Award Winners, Stats & Records As Toronto Nations Lift Title For First Time

Toronto Nationals clinched their maiden Global T20 Canada title after a dethroning defending champions Montreal Tigers by 8 wickets in an engrossing GT20 Canada 2024 final at the TD Stadium in Brampton on Sunday (August 11).

Toronto skipper Colin Munro won the toss and saw his decision to field first vindicated in spectacular fashion as Montreal suffered a batting collapse to only manage a paltry total of 96/9 in their 20 overs.

Colin Munro receives the Global T20 Canada Trophy after Toronto Nationals defeated Montreal Tigers

Andries Gous then came up with a match-winning half-century to ensure a rather one-sided victory for Toronto Nationals. The innings was even more remarkable due to the fact that he had suffered a broken finger, a short while after arriving at the crease.

But the USA international fought through the pain to remain unbeaten on 58 runs off 49 balls and ensure that Toronto Nationals secured victory in spectacular fashion.

The challenging batting conditions at the TD Stadium in Brampton were rendered even more difficult by a spell of heavy rain that delayed the toss by a couple of hours.

Australian pacer Jason Behrendorff made good use of the conditions to produce a superb display of swing bowling for remarkable figures of 3/8 in his four overs. That triggered a batting collapse in the Montreal top order and put Toronto firmly in the driver's seat.

The Tigers suffered their first blow quite early with Toronto pacer Romario Shepherd sending opener Praveen Kumar back to the pavilion in the second over.

Montreal suffered a double blow in the very next over as Jason Behrendorff dismissed Gerhard Erasmus (2) and Tim Seifert (0) off consecutive deliveries.

Chris Lynn (3) did not stick around too long either as the Montreal skipper tried a wild slog off Behrendorff only to offer an easy top edge to Toronto wicketkeeper Unmukt Chand.

Sherfane Rutherford (1) went back almost as soon as he arrived, offering an easy catch off Junaid Siddiqui's bowling to leave the Tigers in deep trouble with half their batting line-up back in the dugout before the end of the power play.

However, Corbin Bosch (35) and Jaskaran Singh (16) got together to add 46 runs between them and ensure that the Tigers' innings lasted the full 20 overs.

The Toronto chase was off to a poor start as skipper Colin Munro was trapped leg before for nought by Azmatullah Omarzai off the second ball of the opening over. Bosch bowled fellow opener Unmukt Chand (4) in the next over to raise hopes of a strong fightback by the Tigers.

However, if the Montreal fans were hoping for a turnaround by their team, Andries Gous and Rassie van der Dussen (30 not out) ensured that they would be severely disappointed with an unbeaten partnership of 85 runs that powered the Nationals over the line without any further hiccups.

Toronto Nationals' Romario Shepherd was adjudged the bowler of the tournament for his 14 wickets while Brampton Wolves' wicketkeeper-batter George Munsey was named the batter of the tournament for topping the charts with 218 runs.

Canadian youngster Dilpreet Bajwa, who represented the runners-up Montreal Tigers, was named the Emerging Player of the tournament, while Toronto Nationals' UAE import Junaid Siddique was awarded the Player of the tournament. Here is a look at the awards and stats:

Global T20 Canada 2024 Award Winners

Champions: Toronto Nationals
Runners Up: Montreal Tigers
Player of the final: Jason Behrendorff (Toronto Nationals) - 3 for 8 in 4 overs
Emerging Player of the Tournament: Dilpreet Bajwa (Montreal Tigers)
Player of the Tournament: Junaid Siddique (Toronto Nationals)

Global T20 Canada 2024 Stats & Records

Most Runs: George Munsey (Brampton Wolves) - 218 runs in 6 innings
Most Wickets: Romario Shepherd (Toronto Nationals) - 14 wickets in 7 innings | Junaid Siddique (Toronto Nationals) - 14 wickets in 8 innings
Most 50s: George Munsey (Brampton Wolves) - 2 fifties
Most 100s: Dilpreet Bajwa (Montreal Tigers) - 1 century
Most 6s: George Munsey (Brampton Wolves) - 15 sixes
Most 4s: Dilpreet Bajwa (Montreal Tigers) - 21 fours
Highest Individual Score: Dlipreet Bajwa (Montreal Tigers) - 100 not out from 55 balls vs Brampton Wolves
Best Bowling Figures: Kaleem Sana (Montreal Tigers) - 4 for 13 in 4 overs vs Toronto Nationals
Highest Total: 198/6 in 20 overs by Brampton Wolves vs Surrey Jaguars
Lowest Total: 52 All Out by Toronto Nationals vs Montreal Tigers