Global T20 Canada 2018: Top 3 performances of the tournament

These are the three best performances of the 2018 Global T20 Canada tournament.

The first global T20 tournament was held in 2018 in Canada under the banner of Cricket Canada and proved to be a success with many big names taking part in the tournament. The main objective of the tournament was to entice the Canadian crowds back to cricket and it was successful.

The participation of stars such as Steve Smith, David Warner, Chris Gayle, Dwayne Bravo, and David Miller ensured global viewership too and the crowd (and the viewers alike) was treated to some mouthwatering clashes. It was also a showcase of talents for the West Indies, as they fielded two teams by the name of West Indies and CWI B.

Given the wonderful matches that took place in the tournament, Team COC shortlists the top three performances of the 2018 Global T20 Canada.

Here are the Top 3 performances of the tournament

PETER SIDDLE (4/13)
Australia fast bowler Peter Siddle, who played for Montreal Tigers, was amongst the top five wicket-takers of the Global T20 Canada tournament with 11 wickets to his name. He picked those wickets with an economy of 9.35 runs per over and his best bowling figures were 4/13.

This came against Edmonton Royals in the 9^th match of the tournament. Tigers had batted first and thanks to 50 from Moises Henriques put on 129/6 in 20 overs. Tigers needed to keep Royals under the target to win the match and that’s when Peter Siddle put his hand up and bowled the team to a victory.

Siddle picked the wickets of Agha Salman, Farhan Behardien, Shaiman Anwar and Hassan Khan to keep the Royals to 114 in 19.1 overs. Siddle was named Man of the Match for his match-winning spell of 4/13.  

FABIEN ALLEN (75* in 30 balls)
In the 6^th match of the tournament, the Edmonton Royals faced West Indies B and batted first to put on 155 runs thanks to 49 from Kevin O’Brien. The West Indies B team had to chase the not too big target to register a comfortable win.

However, the three experienced Royals’ pacers Mohammad Irfan, Sohail Tanveer, and Wayne Parnell rocked the West Indies B team, reducing them to 66/6. This is the time Fabien Allen walked in at no.8 with 90 runs to win off the last 10 overs.

What happened next was an assault by Allen of the highest class, as he hit Shahid Afridi for 3 sixes and a four in one over, on his way to 75* in 30 balls. When the dust settled, West Indies B won the match by 3 wickets and 2 overs to spare and Allen won the Man of the Match and hearts of the crowds in attendance and watching on TV.

SHERFANE RUTHERFORD (134*)
Vancouver Knights had batted first and thanks to fifties from Chris Gayle and Chadwick Walton and contributions from Babar Hyatt and Andre Russell put on a mammoth 215/6 in 20 overs against the West Indies B team in the first Qualifier of the tournament.

Chasing such a big total in such a match is huge pressure and to top that, the CWI B team lost three wickets for 11 runs by the 3^rd over. Then a 19-year old lefty from Guyana, Sherfane Rutherford stamped his class on the match, adding 130 runs with Nicholas Pooran to keep his team in the chase and then remained unbeaten on 134* off 66 balls with 11 fours and 10 sixes to take his team to victory in 20 overs, as CWI B scored 221/4.