Canadian cricketers joins marquee names from abroad in fourth edition of GT20 Canada
TORONTO — Australian all-rounder Marcus Stoinis and Pakistan captain Babar Azam, vice-captain Mohammad Rizwan and pace bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi are among the marquee cricket names slated to play in this summer’s GT20 Canada competition.
The fourth edition of the T20 tournament runs July 25 to Aug. 11 in Brampton, Ont.
The six-team competition features the defending champion Montreal Tigers, Toronto Nationals, Brampton Wolves, Vancouver Knights, Surrey Jaguars and Bangla Tigers Mississauga.
This summer’s edition marks a homecoming for the 23rd-ranked Canada team that made its debut at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, currently in the Super-8 stage in the West Indies. Led by captain Saad Bin Zafar, the Canadians recorded their first win at the T20 World Cup when they beat No. 11 Ireland by 12 runs on June 7.