Montreal Tigers are a Canadian professional franchise cricket team representing the city of Montreal in the Global T20 Canada. It’s one of the six founding franchises of the league.[1] They became champions of the 2023 season.[2][3][4][5][6][7]
| League | Global T20 Canada |
|---|---|
| Personnel | |
| Captain | Chris Lynn |
| Coach | Dav Whatmore |
| Team information | |
| City | Montreal |
| Founded | 2018 |
| History | |
| GT20 wins | 1 (2023) |
Squad edit
This the squad for 2023 season.[8]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batters | ||||||
| Akif Raja |  United Arab Emirates
|
November 24, 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Chris Lynn |  Australia
|
April 10, 1990 | Right-handed | Slow Left-arm orthodox | 2023 | Captain |
| Dipendra Singh Airee |  Nepal
|
November 24, 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| Matthew Spoors |  Canada
|
May 6, 1999 | Right-handed | Legbreak Googly | 2023 | |
| Muhammad Waseem | United Arab Emirates
|
February 12, 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| Sherfane Rutherford |  West Indies
|
August 15, 1998 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| All-rounders | ||||||
| Aayan Afzal Khan | United Arab Emirates
|
November 15, 2005 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| Andre Russell | West Indies
|
April 29, 1988 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| Bhupinder Singh | Canada
|
(age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
| Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies
|
July 18, 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
| Dilpreet Singh Bajwa | Canada
|
Right-handed | Right-arm off-break | 2023 | ||
| Shakib Al Hasan |  Bangladesh
|
March 24, 1987 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2023 | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||
| Anoop Chima | Canada
|
December 20, 2002 | Right-handed | 2023 | ||
| Srimantha Wijeratne | Canada
|
July 3, 1989 | Right-handed | 2023 | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||
| Abbas Afridi |  Pakistan
|
April 5, 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Akif Raja | United Arab Emirates
|
November 24, 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Kaleem Sana | Canada
|
January 1, 1994 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
| Zahir Khan |  Afghanistan
|
December 20, 1998 | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2023 | |
References edit
- ^ "Toronto Nationals and Montreal Tigers refuse to take field over unpaid wages".
- ^ "Montreal Tigers storm past Surrey Jaguars to claim GT20 Canada cricket championship".
- ^ "Iftikhar Ahmed takes two wickets in an over, gives eight runs in four overs in miserly GT20 Canada final spell | GT20 Canada 2023".
- ^ "Liton scores 12 as Surrey lose GT20 final to Tigers".
- ^ "Montreal Tigers Roar To Victory, Clinch GT20 Canada 2023 Title With Thrilling Last-Ball Win".
- ^ Amanda, Jelowicki. "Montreal Tigers cricket team secure big win at Brampton tourney".
- ^ "Montreal Tigers professional cricket team back in action despite no home stadium".
- ^ "GT20 Canada 2023: Teams, Squads & Complete List of Players".