International athletes set to compete in GTA cricket tournament
Global T20 Canada will feature six Canadian cricket teams, hosted in Brampton, streaming free on CBC Gem
The best of cricket is coming to Canada!
CBC Toronto is a proud sponsor of the Global T20 Canada cricket tournament, running from July 20 to August 6.
Hosted at the CAA Centre in Brampton, six Canadian teams will compete, featuring local GTA athletes playing alongside international greats.
Tickets are available but selling fast.
Be sure to join CBC Toronto for CBC Day on August 4. We'll have a CBC 360 photo booth and give away exclusive CBC swag.
CBC's Dwight Drummond and Shannon Martin will be in attendance. Be sure to say hello.
Global T20 Canada is the first major cricket league in North America. It features some of the biggest athletes in the game.
This action-packed tournament, now in its third year, features six teams from across Canada: Mississauga Panthers, Toronto Nationals, Brampton Wolves, Montreal Tigers and Surrey Jaguars.
Can't make the in-person event? You can stream all the action live (for free!) on CBC Gem, with the finals airing on CBC television. Here's how to watch:
Streaming
CBC Gem is your home for the GT20 Canada cricket tournament. CBC Toronto and CBC Sports are media partners for the event.
All 25 games will be streamed live on CBC Gem for free.
The tournament finals will air on CBC Television. Those games take place on Aug. 5 and 6.
How the tournament works
Games are played in a "20-over" format, which is a shortened version of cricket.
The tournament will follow a round-robin format in the league stage. Each team will play seven games, with the top four teams qualifying for the playoffs.
The star power
International stars will showcase their skills in Brampton, but there's plenty of homegrown talent, too.
Each team is eligible to have six international players including two marquee stars, four players from associate nations, and six Canadians.
Brampton's Saad Bin Zafar will take the pitch for the Toronto Nationals. He is the first Canadian player to be drafted for this year's tournament by the Nationals.
He is also captain of Canada's men's national cricket team.
Canadian national men's cricketer Harsh Thakar is also playing for the Vancouver Knights in his second GT20 tournament.
Players from the U.K., Australia, Pakistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Namibia and Jamaica, among other countries, are also expected to participate.
