GT20 Canada Season 3 _ Match - 11 Highlights _ Brampton Wolves vs Montreal Tigers

The clash of the table toppers, both teams coming undefeated into this contest. The Tigers were high on confidence, on the back of their last win against the Knights. The Wolves had their last game washed out, sharing 1 point a piece with the Jaguars. The Tigers won the toss and did exactly as per the trend of the tournament, and decided to bowl first.

The Wolves had their opening pair of Aaron Johnson and Usman Khan to open their inning. The pair having the license to attack started positively. But, the Tigers' skipper introduced Shakib Al Hasan early into the attack. He got rid of Aaron Johnson after being hit for a six on the previous ball. The Kiwi international Mark Chapman then joined Usman Khan, and they both started scoring at a brisk rate, bringing up the team's fifty inside the powerplay. The young bowler Aayan Khan from UAE got two wickets in an over for the Tigers, first removing his countryman Usman Khan and then Hussain Talat a few balls later. This brought the Kiwi pair - Mark Chapman and Colin de Grandhomme together. They had a little partnership before Abbas Afridi removed Chapman. At one end CDG was taking on the bowlers and at the other end, he was losing partners. Aayan Khan in his last over of the spell took two wickets on consecutive deliveries, taking his total to 4 wickets. At the late end of the innings, Carlos Brathwaite pulled the leash on the Wolves, with 3 wickets in the last over, restricting them to 143.

The chase saw some swing from Tim Southee straight up. Chris Lynn and Muhammad Waseem played a couple of good strokes but Shahid Ahmadzai got the better of Waseem. Shakib Al Hasan came out with intent and hit 3 consecutive boundaries in the first 3 deliveries he played. Then in a battle of Chris (Green) vs. Chris (Lynn) - Green won thanks to a one-handed stunner from Shahid Ahmadzai. The Canadian youngster Dilpreet Singh then came into the middle, and both he and Shakib played some delightful strokes. Shakib trying to put pressure on the Canadian bowler Shahid Ahmadzai got bowled over by a delivery that stayed a bit low. Soon, Tim Southee removed the young Dilpreet Singh, and van Beek got rid of Sherfane Rutherford. The all-rounder from Nepal, Dipendra Singh Airee held the fort for the Tigers but was losing partners at the other end. A sloppy end marked an uncharacteristic day for the Tigers, the Wolves won the match by 15 runs, bowling out the Tigers for just 128.