The popular Global T20 Canada comes to a close this weekend in Ontario. The playoffs have been determined, and four teams prepare to grind their way to the tournament Final on Sunday. The first of four games begins Friday, August 9, at 11:00 AM EDT. This match sees first-place Montreal Tigers battle second-place Brampton Wolves. Here are our DFS fantasy picks for all four postseason games.
Global T20 Canada Game Time Information
All four postseason Global T20 games take place at the TD Cricket Arena. The Brampton, Ontario grounds hosted all 21 regular season games also. Each team played seven games each at this venue. So, each team is familiar with the TD Cricket Arena. Fantasy managers should expect all four teams to know the pitch conditions well.
The weather forecast for the playoffs shows no rain. This is a good sign for cricket fans this summer. Four disappointing regular season games were abandoned because of the weather. Friday shows a high of 80 degrees. Both weekend days have highs in the lower 70s.
Qualifier One: Montreal Tigers vs Brampton Wolves
The winner of this match immediately advances to the Global T20 Canada Final. The losing team faces the winner of the Eliminator. The start time for this opening match is 11:00 AM EDT on August 9.
Eliminator: Bangla Tigers Mississauga vs Toronto Nationals
The winner of this match faces the loser of the early game. The loser packs it up for the season. The start time for the Eliminator is 4:00 PM EDT on August 9.
Qualifier Two: TBD
This match is between the losing team from Qualifier One and the winning team from the Eliminator. The winner advances to the Final. The season is over for the losing team. This match starts at 12:00 PM EDT on August 10.
Global T20 Final: TBD
The final match of the 2024 Global T20 tournament takes place on Sunday, August 11, at 12:00 PM EDT. The winner of Qualifier One takes on the winner of Qualifier Two to determine the season champions. Based on the postseason structure, don’t be surprised to see the same two teams from the first Qualifier face off in the final.
Predicted Playing XI
Expect the lineups to remain consistent as teams advance through the playoffs. There were no major shake-ups during the regular season. So expect this to be the case in the Global T20 postseason. These teams know each other and the pitch well. Fantasy lineups should also remain consistent.
- Montreal Tigers: Dilpreet Bajwa, Chris Lyon (captain), Tim Seifert (wicketkeeper), Gerhard Erasmus, Parveen Kumar, Sherfane Rutherford, Azmattullah Omarzai, Corbin Bosch, Aayan Afzal Khan, Kaleem Sana, Zahoor Khan.
- Brampton Wolves: Aaron Johnson (captain), David Warner, Kobe Herft, Beau Webster, George Munsey (wicketkeeper), Nick Hobson, Akhil Kumar, Jack Jarvis, Thomas Draca, Andrew Tye, Abhijai Mansingh.
- Bangla Tigers Mississauga: Khalid Shah, Muhammad Waseem, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wicketkeeper), Shakib al Hasan (captain), Curtis Campher, Iftikhar Ahmed, David Wiese, Dilon Heyliger, Gurpal Sidhu, Pargat Singh, Shoriful Islam.
- Toronto Nationals: Colin Munro (captain), Unmukt Chand (wicketkeeper), Andries Gous, Nicholas Kirton, Roston Chase, Mohammad Nawaz, Saad bin Zafar, Jatinderpal Matharu, Jason Behrendorff, Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Rohid.
Fantasy XI Squads
The first Global T20 postseason match is expected to have high scoring. Tigers opener Dilpreet Bajwa and Wolves wicketkeeper George Munsey are the top two batters in the tournament. Look for strong bowling in the afternoon game. Bangla Tigers Mississauga bowler Junaid Siddique leads all players in wickets taken.
Montreal Tigers vs Brampton Wolves Fantasy XI
- Batters: Dilpreet Bajwa, Tim Seifert, David Warner, Aaron Johnson
- Wicketkeeper: George Munsey
- Bowlers: Kaleem Sana, Aayan Afzal Khan, Thomas Draca,
- All-Rounders: Corbin Bosch, Beau Webster
Bangla Tigers Mississauga vs Toronto Nationals Fantasy XI
- Batters: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Iftikhar Ahmed, Colin Munro, Roston Chase
- Wicketkeeper: Unmukt Chand
- Bowlers: David Wiese, Shoriful Islam, Junaid Siddique, Saad bin Zafar,
- All-Rounders: Curtis Campher, Shakib al Hasan
Final Thoughts
The unique Global T20 postseason format is set up for the first and second-place teams to face each other. The winner skips ahead to the final. The loser faces the winner between the third and fourth-place teams. This format usually sees a repeat of the opener as its finals. Expect this to be the case here, with the Montreal Tigers projected to win the tournament.
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