GT20 Canada Season 3 _ Qualifier - 1 _ Surrey Jaguars vs Vancouver Knights

In the first Playoff match of GT20 Canada Season 3, the top 2 teams on the points table were up against each other. The winner of this clash would go on straight to the Finals.

The Jaguars were asked to set a target by the Vancouver Knights. Both openers, Mohammad Haris and Jatinder Singh got starts but failed to make it count. At the end of the powerplay, the Jaguars were placed at 45/2. Pargat Singh ran himself out soon after, while Litton Das also departed after a promising start. Skipper Iftikhar Ahmed and Ayaan Khan put together a partnership, but both batters were scalped in pursuit of a higher run rate. Following their demise, their tail struggled to make an impact. Junaid Siddique was the standout bowler for the Knights with a 4-wicket haul, restricting the Jaguars to 139/9.

The Knights’ response fell apart early on. At the end of the powerplay, the Knights were struggling at 31/4 with the early dismissals of Rayyan Pathan, Mohammad Rizwan, Rassie Van Der Dussen, and Harsh Thaker. Following this, Najibullah Zadran and Fabian Allen were a glimmer of hope but departed soon enough. Expectedly the tail struggled to make a significant contribution despite Trumpelmann’s knock and were bundled out for 101.

The Surrey Jaguars made their way to the finals with a dominant victory of 38 runs.