Chris Lynn-led Montreal Tigers (MON) cruised to the final of the Global T20 (GT20) Canada 2023 following a narrow one-wicket win against Vancouver Knights in the Qualifier 2. Lynn and Co. will lock horns with Surrey Jaguars (SJ) in the summit clash, slated to be played on Sunday, August 06, at the CAA Centre in Brampton.
In their last meeting, Montreal comfortably won the clash against Surrey in the group stage by five wickets and will be gunning to replicate a similar performance to lift the title. The two sides appear solid on paper; however, it remains to be seen which side outweighs the other in Sunday’s blockbuster.
MON vs SJ Match Details
Montreal Tigers vs Surrey Jaguars, Final, GT20 Canada 2023
Venue: CAA Centre, Brampton, Ontario
Date & Time: Sunday, August 06, 9:30 PM (IST)
Broadcast & Live Streaming Details: Star Sports and FanCode
CAA Centre Pitch Report
The 22-yard-strip at the CAA Centre in Brampton offers assistance to the pacers. The batters will need to be razor sharp to get the big runs. However, the tournament has not seen too many high-scoring matches and the trend is likely to continue in the final. The skipper winning the toss will fancy chasing.
MON vs SJ Probable Playing XI
Montreal Tigers (MON)
Muhammad Waseem, Chris Lynn (c), Srimantha Wijeratne (wk), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sherfane Rutherford, Dilpreet Singh, Andre Russell, Carlos Brathwaite, Kaleem Sana, Aayan Afzal Khan, Abbas Afridi
Surrey Jaguars (SJ)
Mohammad Haris, Jatinder Singh, Litton Das (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed (c), Pargat Singh, Matthew Forde, Ayaan Khan, Dillon Heyliger, Ammar Khalid, Sandeep Lamichhane, Spencer Johnson
MON vs SJ Head-to-Head
Overall
Played – 01, Montreal Tigers– 1, Surrey Jaguars – 0, No Result – 0
MON vs SJ Probable Best Performers
Probable Best Batter
Chris Lynn (Montreal Tigers)
The sMontreal Tigers Chris Lynn failed to play a vital knock in the Qualifier 2, as he could only manage to get seven off six balls. However, the batter has proven his lethal hitting exploits on a number of occasions and will look to carve out a brutal innings in the high-octane final.
Probable Best Bowler
Matthew Forde (Surrey Jaguars)
Matthew Forde played an instrumental role in Surrey’s success in the Qualifier 1 against Vancouver Knights as he racked up a four-wicket haul. He will be gunning to rip through the Montreal’s batting line-up in the final to keep his side ahead in the contest.